Italians Plan Monument to Inventor Volta in Italy
A movement launched at a Rome Alpine Club dinner seeks a monument to Alessandro Volta, the 18th century physicist and inventor of the voltaic pile. Volta, native of Como, taught at Como and Padua and is famed for contributions to electricity, especially the voltaic pile. The monument may be unveiled in 1927, marking the death centennial.
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Rome
Alessandro Volta
Italian Alpine Club
Luigi Spada
Volta
Como
Padua
Milks Emulsion Advertises Appetite and Strength Restorer
A Helena Arkansas reader recalls a severe cough night sweats and weight loss. He credits Milks Emulsion with restoring appetite strength and flesh after costly treatments, praising its palatable form and manufacturer guarantee. Sold by druggists nationwide with a money back offer.
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Arhur Coleman
Helena
Ark
Milks Emulsion Co
Terre Haute
Ind
British Experiment With Clay Soap
Extensive experiments in Britain test colloidal clay as a substitute for fatty acids in soap production. If successful, this could cut manufacturing costs significantly for the Apne tactare Coane and related industries.
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Associated Press
London
Mail
Dyspepsia Remedy Praised Across Generations
Advertises a tonic described as a superior purifier for dyspepsia and stomach ailments. Claims to provide entire satisfaction to three generations and lists uses for Serefula, Catarrh, Rheumatism, and kidney complaints.
Japan Plans 10 Preserve Peace With Expanded Budget
Japan outlines a next fiscal year budget totaling about 637.97 million dollars with a 108 million dollar rise sought by the army and navy. Finance officials say stronger defense and communication networks are essential, with naval plans to build four battleships four battle cruisers twelve cruisers thirty seven destroyers five gunboats twelve service ships six mine sweepers and submarines. Revenue will be boosted by higher income tax and a higher sake tax, offset by suspending domestic loan redemptions.
Calomel versus Liver Tone: A Patients’ Choice
An old line ad warns calomel wrecks the liver and causes sickness and salivation. It promotes Padson's Liver Tone as a harmless vegetable substitute that purports to purify the liver without side effects, claiming quick relief and safe for children.
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Padson
Dodson
Papes Cold Compound Promises Quick Relief
An advertisement claims Papes Cold Compound breaks a fever cold in hours. A dose taken every two hours until three doses relieve nasal congestion headache fever sneezing and stiffness. It is described as quick sure relief that costs only a few cents and contains no quinine.
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Pape
Grippe
Papé
Philippine seeks 159 American teachers for new school program
Washington dispatch reports the Philippine government plans a four year program costing 15 million dollars to hire 159 American educators. The positions cover high school and normal school needs with specialists in commercial agricultural and physical education. Two year contracts run from June and include a base salary of 1200 dollars annually plus a 15 percent bonus, with higher pay for special qualifications. Transportation arrangements are mentioned.
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Washington
Philippine Mission Press Bureau
Aspironal elixir marketed as quick cold relief
An obnoxious sensational claim for Aspironal promises two minute relief from colds and coughs with a ready refund if relief is not felt. Advertises European and American army surgeon endorsements and urges immediate purchase at drugstores nationwide with a two spoonful dose.
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U. S
Aspironal
Form Society To Pray For Kaiser
Berlin reports a new Prayer Association for the Kaiser Pair formed in the Bohemia Silesia mountain region. The Kreul Zeitung says members will intercede by prayer for the former emperor and empress, called the noble martyrs of Amerongen, with annual fund collections on Count Hohenzollern and his wife’s birthdays as a loyalty monument.
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Berlin
Bohemia
Silesia
Kreul Zeitung
Amerongen
Hohenzollern
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