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Newspaper
Big Piney Examiner
Location
Big Piney, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1918
Page
4
An old advertisement promotes mixing two lemons with three ounces of Orchard White to create a inexpensive skin whitening lotion. It claims rapid fading of freckles sunburn windburn and tan and urges readers to apply to the face neck arms and hands. The ad asserts the product is harmless and widely available.
The passage argues that listening to a book read aloud helps children learn pronunciation and comprehension. It notes that words heard leave a stronger impression than silent reading and encourages asking about unclear meanings.
The advertisement promotes GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules as a centuries old Holland remedy for kidney and bladder disorders. It promises relief from back pain headaches indigestion insomnia and urinary issues with a five drop capsule dose and offers a money back guarantee for the genuine brand.
Sergt Jimmy Wilde the world flyweight champion shares a war story of a chaplain trying to help a stuck wagon column. The driver humorously asks the chaplain to keep away so the horses won’t understand what he sees.
Elsie returns home with a silver mounted walking stick found floating on waves while bathing. Her sister asks for the owner’s name, but Elsie denies knowledge. The sister reveals she tested the stick in the bath and it sank, leaving the origin unanswered.
A muddled passage recalls Better Not Try and a character named Mia, describing admiration for a woman as a test of sanity. The text riffs on belief in a tale told to a patient audience and hints at a frail lie about a fish story.
The first American permissionaries on leave reach Aix les Bains in France, welcomed by a cosmopolitan crowd, a negro band, and a French orchestra. Soldiers, tired from the front, enjoy eight days of recreation with baths and sights, while locals cheer Vive l Amerique and Vive la France.
American soldiers on leave in Aix-les-Bains enjoy a broad program organized by the Y M C A including free theater and canteen access, hotel cooperation, and varied leisure. They attend boating on Lake Bourget, concerts, rides, and social events while lawmakers provide precautions to safeguard them. The eight days spell a rare break from war duty, leaving many grateful and inspired as they return to the front with renewed vigor.
Wyoming items report upcoming fairs and races from Aug 10 to Sept 2 with the State Fair in September. Other notes cover road and rail work, oil discoveries near Douglas and Emigrant, sheriff and pool licensing changes, a fatality in Sheridan County, prominent candidates, and Frontier Days events.
The paper notes croquet as a favored game among French Pollus during real periods behind the fighting front. Mrs Flatbush and Mr Platbush discuss croquet's role, saying it has produced many fighters in this world.
In a clipped boot camp exchange a colonel orders bayonets while a private confirms his readiness though unsure about the drill. The terse dialogue underscores training tension and command obedience on the line.
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