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Newspaper
Ashton Gazette
Location
Ashton, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1918
Page
3
A vintage ad urges mothers to use California Syrup of Figs for sick or constipated children. It claims a coated tongue indicates digestive buildup and promises gentle relief within hours without griping. It warns to demand the genuine California Fig Syrup Company product and avoid counterfeits.
A fragment discusses American infantrymen arriving in France and being issued picks and shovels as part of fighting gear. It notes their surprise at first but quick adaptation, contrasting with some who in the U.S. had clerical roles and limited combat training.
An old newspaper advertisement promotes Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root as a herbal remedy for kidney bladder and urinary troubles. It claims quick kidney strengthening effects and offers a sample bottle for ten cents by mail from Dr Kilmer company in Binghamton New York.
A quip about being dead in ear nest contrasts with a grave expression. A remark notes most Uruguayan structures use brick with cement plaster, highlighting common building practice.
Thirteen years post betrayal, Joseph rises from pit to power through Pharaoh's dreams. He interprets the visions, gains trust, and becomes savior of Egypt, paralleling Christ's humility and exaltation. Naturalized with Asenath, his rule spares the land from famine as he organizes the nation for seven prosperous years.
A reflection on character as a loom of life where thoughts and actions shape self. Each moment sews threads of behavior into a robe we wear, dye, cut, and stitch, becoming the solid precipitate of conduct like a Nile delta.
A short reflection on divine filling and human emptiness. The passage asks how God can fill what man has already filled and asserts that emptying is required before embracing true goodness, humility, love, peace, and joy.
A compact reflection deeming pleasure as base animal instinct and progress as life’s law. Henry Drummond frames God as having arranged life for continual evolution, with progression as the driving principle guiding humanity’s ascent beyond mere pleasure.
Seijiro Bayashi ma writes in Dai Nippon proposing complete disuse of cash and national ownership of essential utilities. A ticket system would replace exchange, with in kind barter initially and eventual cessation of circulation, aiming to end wealth inequality and create a peaceful world paradise.
The Detroit News recounts a meeting where a French general doubted tired American troops yet saw resolve. An American infantry regiment and five batteries crossed from Metz toward Paris and halted German advances at Bouresches, Château-Thierry, and the Bois de Belleau, lifting Allied morale.
Sergeant-Major Klora Sandes, a Scottish woman, and Mile nka Savic, a Serbian girl, serve in the Serbian army. Sandes was severely wounded by Bulgarian grenade fire and received a decoration. Savic has been wounded several times and awarded honors including the gold medal or evator and made a Knight of the French Legion of Honor.
The martial bands are brave as they march into combat, playing to spur courage and guide the course. It is their business to provide inspired music and bolster resolve through performance.
An advertisement claims Danderine removes dandruff and prevents itching within ten minutes. It asserts new hair will grow after weeks of use, making hair lighter plumper and lustrous. Directions describe applying a cloth with Danderine to one strand at a time for quick effects. The ad urges purchasing Knowlton's underine at drug stores to prove hair can be beautiful and soft.
A dated quip has a woman asking if she is the first love and a man replying he is still single. A science note warns that burning coal renders 300,000 cubic feet of air unfit to breathe per ton. A line reflects on a man who thought himself never a fool becoming a fool. A brief mention highlights China’s growing telephone service.
A little girl reports a classroom moment where she was asked about Casabianca and explains the boy stood on the burning deck because it was too hot to sit. The mother responds with playful disbelief about the exchange and the teacher's reaction.
An advertisement promotes Cuticura Soap as a daily toilet soap and Cuticura Ointment for occasional use to soften soothe and heal. Free samples offered via Cuticura Dept X Boston. Soap and Ointment priced 25 each and 50.
Mr Jagsby explains to Sam at the poker club that he was not there while his wife reveals she watched him. The wife notes she saw him at the telephone, exposing his ruse in the wee sma hours.
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