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Newspaper
Big Piney Examiner
Location
Big Piney, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1918
Page
5
Watertown plans demolition of the Galen tavern built in 1740 once hosted George Washington as a guest. The longtime landmark will be removed to make way for new development.
An advertisement touts Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules as a remedy for overwork fatigue and various ailments. It claims immediate relief from uric acid and kidney issues, urges daily use, and offers a money back guarantee. The copy emphasizes year 200 historically tested potency and direct action.
A brief exchange reflects mood about dark nights and looming possibilities. The speaker frames nights as foreboding, hinting at unseen dangers or challenges ahead.
A plainspoken ad touts mixing juice from two lemons with three ounces of Orchard White to create a cheap tanning and skin whitening lotion. It promises removal of freckles sunburn windburn and tan with daily facial application and claims the product is harmless.
Ted Hammond leads a search for acceptance into a secret society by selling a copy of The Simple Life to Uncle Chester Ackerman. Ackerman buys the book, mocks it, and Ted then receives consent from Miss Drury for marriage. The chapter ends with the committee satisfied and Ted thanking them for the ordeal.
Lesson outlines a distinct Christian ethic for a world under Christ’s reign. It contrasts worldly gain with divine generosity, cites Do to Others as You Would Have Done, Love Your Enemies, Forgive, and Be Merciful. It emphasizes giving with means to labor, not handouts, and highlights the widow’s mite as true generosity.
A fragment quotes a remark praising the Bible for containing more specimens of genius and taste than any other volume, noting its holiness and authority as part of a larger discussion on its literary value.
A large marine sergeant on the Star building steps salutes waves of service members as they pass. He jokes that if salutes won the war they would win it right there in Washington, grinning through the endless salutes borne by fatigue.
Advertisement explains dandruff and dry scalp cause early baldness and promotes Cuticura remedy. Instructions advise rubbing the Ointment into the scalp and finishing with a hot Cuticura Soap shampoo. Free sample offer to Cuticura Dept X Boston. Soap 25 cents Ointment 25 and 50 cents.
An officer in San Francisco observed a girl lingering near a fountain and discovered she had thrown several expensive dolls into the water. He rescued the apparent victims and found a German trademark on each doll, leading to a humorous punchline about a wooden leg being an amendment to the constitution.
A quoted Arkansas resident from Rumpus Ridge hails American soldiers as fierce fighters while Gap Johnson vents about a dragon and hoarding candy, adding a humorous regional tableaux. the piece captures colorful, rustic dialogue in a Kansas City Star fragment.
Quote from Jones at a recruiting station challenges a sergeant with a remark about choosing married or smirked men. The sergeant counters that married men are preferred as they require less effort to teach obedience. London Vit Bits.
A Newark woman describes three years of nervous breakdowns and daily headaches. After two years under a physician and trying various treatments she found relief with Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She reports rapid improvement and endorsement for others to use the remedy.
A fragmentary quotation jokes about Saxony and rumors of eating dog meat. It contrasts a supposed rumor with a feigned insult about sausages, reflecting a satirical or ironic tone.
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