Peplac Secret Revealed From Roots to Remedies
A Peplac expert recounts a long family formula said to cure stomach liver kidney ills and nervousness. The name Peplac derives from initial letters of medicinal elements and the expert notes its commercial spread through local drug stores including Harding Bella my, Elvington's, Bunting's and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peplac
Wittington
Harding
Bellamy
Elvington’s
Bunting’s
Green’s
Jarman & Futrelle
Payne’s
Fentress
Hanover Drug Stores
The Value of a Hike and Walking Pleasure
A prose piece extols walking as the best form of exercise and a source of pleasure and solace. It compares urban walks to country strolls, notes seasonal moods, and recommends practical attire and cotton stockings for comfort. It also suggests more outdoor walking for women to improve health and appearance.
The Eternal Sin at the Royal draws crowds today
Patrons tired of dull stories rush to see Herbert Brenon s second Selenick Pictures production The Eternal Sin starring Florence Reed at the Royal today. The photodrama claims unmatched splendor with Renaissance era Italy and Lucretia Borgia cited as influences amid intrigue poison plots and dramatic crime set against lavish palaces.
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Moving Picture
Herbert Brenon
Selenick Pictures
Plorence Reed
the Royal
Brenon
Italy
Lucretia Borgia
The Siren with Valeska Suratt at Grand Theatre
The Siren starring Valeska Suratt arrives at the Grand Theatre tomorrow. The tale follows Vivian Courtney whose choices lead to an untimely, deplorable end, delivering a moral lesson on transgression. Supporting: Clifford Bruce, Robert Clugston, Curtis Eaton, Isabel Rea, Armand Kalisz, Cesare Gravina, Rica Scott.
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Valeska Suratt
Fox
Miss Suratt
Grand Theatre
Vivian Courtney
Clifford Bruce
Theda Bara
Robert Clugston
Curtis eBaton
Isabel Rea
Armand Kalisz
Cesare Gravina
Rica Scott
Germans Belittle American Troops Ad from Iron Mineral Ad
A wartime clipping notes German morale claims about American troops and urges readers to stay fit at home. It touts Acid Iron Mineral as a natural iron supplement aiding digestion, strength, and appetite, and claims it helps wounds heal, with drugstore availability in 50c and 1 sizes.
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Germany
Store Potatoes for Summer Early Store Potatoes for Summer Early
Washington D C Aug 14 Department specialists urge storing the second crop for winter use and advise against carrying over large first crop stocks. They recommend vented open slat crates or lighted pits for well matured tubers and caution against storing immature damaged or decayed potatoes to avoid heating and disease.
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Washington, D. C
South
United States Department of Agriculture
Department
First Woman Pensioned for Heroic Deeds Margaret Corbin
Margaret Corbin became the first woman pensioned by the government for heroic deeds. She lost an arm and suffered serious wounds while operating a gun at the Battle of Fort Washington on November 16 1776.
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Margaret Corbin
Fort Washington
Markets solve glut problem with Providence plan
Washington reports the Bureau of Markets and U S Department of Agriculture coordinate to relay daily market news to growers dealers and press. The system aims for fair prices and reduced waste by signaling supply levels by 5 a m, boosting sales and stabilizing prices for spinach and other produce in Providence.
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Washington
Providence
R. L
Bureau of Markets
U.S. Department of Agriculture
U. S. Bureau of Markets
Providence Market Gardeners’ Association
Ambulance Units for Italian Front Planned by American
Arrangements are under way to send several ambulance units to the Italian front. The first unit is expected to arrive in October, following operations similar to those in France since the war began.
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Associated Press
Milan
France
Town’s full quota drafted as one man enrolled
Carlisle Massachusetts reports a 100 percent draft record for its small population with Jacob P. Detsch the sole inductee after passing the physical, waiving exemption, and enlisting in the new national war army.
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Associated Procr
Carlisle
Mass
Jacob P. Detsch
National War Army
Prohibition Fight Rises in Maryland Ahead of 192? Legislature
Advocates for and against prohibition gear up for a new battle in Annapolis next winter as the Anti Saloon League recruits candidates for the general assembly. The plan includes seeking statewide prohibition by law and, if that fails, a push to make all dry counties completely dry by barring liquor shipments.
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Maryland
Baltimore
Annapolis
Anti Saloon League
General Assembly
American Miners Needed in France by United Press
The article urges immediate dispatch of American miners to northern France to reopen deep coal mines around Lens and Flanders. It highlights the strategic importance of coal for France and Britain, noting depths of mines and past production, and warns destruction or flooding by retreating Germans.
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United Press
Lens
France
Sir Douglas Haig
America
Loire
Burgundy
Nivernadis
Gard
Bianzy
Aubin
Decazeville
Carmaux
Belgium
Flechines c
Thi
Anzin
Douai
Flechinelle
United States
Texas Farmers' Union Opens Fifteenth Convention in Dallas
The Texas State Farmers' Union begins its fifteenth annual convention in Dallas on August 14 with a large representative attendance. Sessions run through Friday focusing on crop production marketing credits and other agriculture issues of live importance to members.
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Texas Farmers’ Meeting
Dallas
Texas
Texas State Farmers’ Union
America Angers Japan Over China Note Shock Rumors
The note to China sparked furious Japanese press and Foreign Office reaction. Editors claim American interference violates tradition while Tokyo seeks government response and warns of strained ties and possible repercussions in the Far East.
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Japan
America
Fato
Republc
China
Lansing
Peking
Tokio
Foreign Office
Terauchi
Asahi
Far East
Orient
Sekai
Baron Hayashi
Paul Reinsch
United States
Minnesota weighs armed rural guard to replace National Guard
Minnesota acts on forming an armed rural guard as the National Guard serves Federal duty. The Minnesota Public Safety Commission calls 86 county sheriffs to conference to discuss a plan for automobile squads and a force of minute men kept armed and ready to aid sheriffs in quelling disorders.
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St. Paul
Minn
Minnesota
Minnesota Public Safety Commission
King Signs Every Commission In Britain War Effort
London reports that King George personally signs every commission for the navy and army. The task, intense over three years of war, means many officers with over six months' service still lack official commissions due to the heavy workload.
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King
London
England
King George
Bread crumbs help stretch wheat in war bread
A Washington report describes women testing bread crumb substitutions to conserve wheat. Abby Marlatt explains brown crumb bread using stale crumbs mixed into dough, with guidance on proportions and shelf storage.
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Abby L. Marlatt
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