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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1917
Page
8
The text asks what is required to be in good odor in society. The first thing noted is a strong smell of gasoline, suggesting a satirical or skeptical tone about moral standards and appearances.
The advertisement touts Cuticura products for sore hands, claiming rapid relief from burns, cracks, chaps, and breed. It promises a free sample with a postcard request and describes using Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment with simple care steps.
Wartime diaries and pamphlet excerpts recount German conduct in Belgium and France during 1916. Witnesses describe villages burned, civilians killed or enslaved, and pillaging as soldiers advanced, with some soldiers expressing horror at the acts.
The London Times quotes Duncan Miller asking the minister of national service whether households employ excessive indoor servants. The minister replies that no person should hire more servants than absolutely necessary for national interest and urges immediate restraint with a plan outlined in the coming general statement on war.
The Springfield district Republican Mr. Gillett becomes House minority leader in this Congress. Veteran of the body since 1833, he brings tested leadership and a firm party line. He faces a heavy workload with war measures and large expenditures likely to dominate months of legislative activity.
Howard B Coffin, former letter carrier and UM graduate, heads the aircraft production board with 040,000,000 from Congress. He aims to triple aircraft output in six months, surpassing all rivals in a race to build the war’s crucial air power.
Captain Andre Tardieu, French high commissioner to the United States, praised U S aid to France and urged unity in directing military and economic efforts. He noted U S orders in France exceeding 200 million dollars and highlighted rapid delivery and favorable terms. He cited 2000 agricultural implements shipped in eight months as a key example of U S support.
Rear Admiral Frederic R. Harris leads a reoffered organization aiming to build a new American merchant marine of six million tons or 86. He is known for tackling large tasks with energy and practical sense. Chairman H. N. Wartley has mobilized the Emergency Fleet corporation’s machinery for high activity, matching Harris’s swift approach.
A sweeping assessment extols agriculture as the nation’s cornerstone, noting Western Canada as a premier breadbasket. It highlights high crop yields, rising farm profits, and growing migration to fertile lands, with investors and tenants eyeing new homes amid favorable land prices and wartime demand.
In a Hutchinson Gazette shopping dialogue a woman weighs two bargain dresses. She debates whether to hire alterations or buy new accessories, noting the skirt, sleeves, waist, and buttons while considering matching shoes and a hat. The fragment captures retail concerns and style decisions.
An advertisement promotes Red Cross Ball Blue as a superior whitening agent for clothes with claims of unmatched service. The snippet also includes a humorous exchange about college life, salaries, and an athletic brother, illustrating a light interlude within the page.
The San Francisco Argonaut reports hundreds of women serving in France with the British Army Auxiliary Corps. They work in bases and country quarters near Grae Lowns. Pay ranges from 28s to 32s3d weekly for ordinary and shorthand typists with overtime. a five pound bonus after 12 months. uniforms provided. board and lodging up to 14s weekly.
Catarrhal deafness cannot be cured by local treatments and requires a constitutional remedy. Hall's Catarrh Medicine, claimed to act through the blood, treats inflammation of the Eustachian tube, restores normal function, and promises $100 for a case that fails to respond. Circulars free from WS. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio.
A placard in an office building urges coal conservation and warns elevator and lighting services will be reduced. A handwritten seal asks if rent will be reduced too. The snippet humorously notes reliance on wages and wages’ dependent workers amid the era.
Advertises Boschee's German Syrup as a century old remedy for coughs bronchitis and throat irritation. Claims it aids restful sleep easier expectoration and faster recovery while marketing 80 and 90 cent bottles nationwide.
A humor vignette shows Mr Chuggins defending his motorcar as a source of laughter rather than anger. A visiting lady questions Convick about his romantic woes, as the scene plays on mistaken affection and comic mischief.
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