Shipping Conditions Improve as Europe Supplied With Food
Food shipments to Europe dominate export activity as 12 transatlantic liners carrying 72 253 tons of food departed Portland Maine between April 25 and May 9. Most sails went to Italy with two to England. Substantial port congestion eases with new fleet control by the Shipping Board and Food Administration expectations. Warehouses along the Atlantic remain full awaiting lower ocean freight rates. Labor troubles at ports ease, reducing New York port congestion compared with thirty days prior.
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Europe
Atlantic
Portland
Maine
Italy
England
United States Food Administration
Shipping Board
Food Commission
New York
Atlantic Seaboard
Cut This Out and Take It With You
An advice notice recommends cutting this out to ensure buying Chamberlain's Tablets for constipation and indigestion, claiming they are satisfactory and effective.
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Chamberlain
Prohibition Law Again Upheld by U S District Court
Houston May 31 Judge J C Hutcheson upheld the Texas prohibition law in a ruling overruling John Young's motion for new trial and arrest of judgment after Young pled guilty to bringing liquor into Texas from Louisiana. Hutcheson had imposed a $350 fine and three months in prison.
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Houston
J.C. Hutcheson
United States District Court
John Young
Young
Texas
Louisiana
Huutcheson
Freezone Removes Corns Without Soreness
Advertises a tiny bottle of Freezone that costs only a few cents at drug stores. It claims a few drops on corns and calluses lift them away, leaving the skin pink, healthy, and never sore or irritated.
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Freezone
Lawyers Seek New Trial Over Texas Prohibition Law
Attorneys asked the court for a new trial arguing that Texas prohibition legislation is unconstitutional.
Iowa Mayor Resigns After Clash With Returned Soldiers
In Lowden Iowa returning soldiers confronted Mayor Fred Hartwig after a pro German remark. The conflict left the mayor defending pro German views, filing charges against Charles S Struck and others. Six alleged pro Germans fled the town as authorities reported.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Lowden
Fred Hartwig
Charles S. Struck
Cough Remedy Ad From Albany Man on Torpedoed Ship
A testimonial from Thomas A Breslin of 645 Brod way Albany New York recounts his lingering cough after a torpedoed ship voyage from England and credits Foley's Honey and Tar with a cure. The ad asserts the remedy can stop the cough or cold that has persisted since spring and claims availability everywhere.
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Thomas A. Breslin
Brodway
Albany
N. Y
England
Foley
Loose Teeth and Gum Disease Mentioned as Health Ailments
The notice lists dental issues such as pyorrhea or Riggs disease causing tooth loss, along with stomach and bowel troubles, rheumatism, neuragia, and headaches. It presents a catalog of ailments linked to dental and systemic health.
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Riggs
Gum-Cur-I Home Treatment Claims Cure for Disease
An advertisement touts Gum-Cur-I as the best medical cure for a disease, noting 30 years of private dental practice success and offering a free Book of Facts. Medicine sold by drug stores with a three week course priced at $1.50. Dyer & Jones distribute.
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Dyer & Jones
Man and Woman The Difference
A Temple Mirror style piece contrasts male and female packing habits. It humorously notes a man packs minimally and buys a ticket last minute, while a woman plans a week ahead, shops, coordinates hairpins, powder, trunk transfers, clock checks, jitney arrivals, and frantically reopens the suitcase as the train runs late.
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Central
Temple Mirror
Rubber Muscles Enable a Wood Doll to Walk
A June Popular Mechanics feature shows a wood doll animated by rubber band resiliency substituting for muscle action. With a gentle sway and arm guidance it bows and executes a few dance steps, offering a fair promenade imitation.
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Popular Mechanics
Imitations Troubling Consumers Warned by Advertisers
A newspaper blurb warns that 666 has more imitations than any other chill and fever tonic, but warns against accepting imitations as they are dangerous in the medicine line.
Hall's Catarrh Medicine and Pills Promote Systemic Cure
Catarrh cannot be cured by local application. It is a constitutional condition requiring an internal remedy. Hall's Catarrh Medicine is taken internally and works through the blood to the mucous surfaces. Prescribed by leading physicians, it combines tonics and blood purifiers to address catarrhal conditions. Testimonials and sample notices are offered. 76c at all druggists. Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Hall
J. Cheney & CO
Props
Toledo
Great Merchant Marine Will Be By-Product of War
Secretary of the Navy Daniels spoke at the Hog Island yards on the launch of five ships stating that a great merchant marine would be one of the by products of the war and would place America once more in the forefront as a marine power.
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Philadelphia
Hog Island
Daniels
America
Pazo Ointment Promises Quick Pile Relief
Druggists advertise Pazo ointment as a cure for itching bleeding or protruding piles. It claims instant itch relief and restful sleep after the first application.
Rub-my-Tism Pain Killer Ad Copy
Medicine ad asserts Rub-my-Tism relieves pain and soreness from rheumatism neuralgia sprains and similar ailments. Includes a personal endorsement by Ady and emphasizes rapid relief and wide applicability.
Will Looney Furniture and Undertaking Ad Sets Low Margin Deals
A local dealer named Will Looney advertises furniture and undertaking services with a small profit margin and fast stock turnover promising savings to customers. The notice emphasizes low margins and frequent inventory turnover.
666 Cure for Malaria and General Ailments
An advertisement claims 666 cures malaria chills fever bilious fever colds and grippe. It purportedly kills the parasite causing fever and serves as a laxative and general tonic.
Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic Strengthens Blood With Iron
Purifying and enriching the blood is promoted by GROVE'S TASTELESS Chill TONIC. The tonic claims to restore energy and appetite, improve color in the cheeks, and is described as iron and quinine in syrup available for 60 cents a bottle. It is not a patent medicine.
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GROVE
Fordson Tractor Designed for Wide Farming Conditions
The Fordson tractor results from long trials by Henry Ford. It has been tested in actual farming conditions across the country and abroad. The small light tractor is favored for varying conditions and strong continuous power. The motor is robust and reliable, with proven features used successfully in other fields.
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Henry Ford
Fordson
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Oklahoma
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