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Newspaper
Blue Island Sun
Location
Blue Island, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1918
Page
8
Philadelphia mother reports chronic fatigue and back ache from nervous indigestion. After one week on Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for three months she says she feels well, can eat freely, and no longer experiences distress or nervousness. The ad urges other overburdened mothers to try the tonic to restore health.
A testimonial claims Peterson's Ointment ends years of eczema agony within a month with no itch remaining. The ad asserts a broad guarantee and 30 cent price, promising refunds through druggists if unsatisfied, and offers mail orders from Peterson Bros. Buffalo New York.
Aloysius Fawcett a firerman first class and two crew members crawled through a steam filled fireroom to reach a hot engine room after a bottom blow valve was carried away on a U S navy vessel. His quick action hauled the fires and prevented a serious boiler accident. Fawcett enlisted in 1911 at Cincinnati.
A mother recalls her morning disruption by her small son who softly declares love. She asks how much and he answers with a playful line about loving her to the end of the counting. The moment captures a simple, tender exchange between parent and child.
A fragmented-collected aphorism compares living on words to a union of tedious phrases and stardust ideas. It muses that shooting stars might reveal the earth as a steadfast revolver, anchoring the imagination with a blunt natural image.
The article narrates how the tune Yankee Doodle arose in 1755 near Albany as a raillery from English officers toward colonial volunteers. It notes the volunteers later embraced the march as they fought at Bunker Hill and Yorktown, linking the song to American independence.
Central meteorological office assesses northwest France using 50 year rainfall maps 1851 to 1900. Variation across small areas. annual totals exceed 40 inches at few stations, 48 inches in Monts d Arree, 20 to 24 inches in Seine Loire and Oise basins. October is wettest overall. February is driest.
Reports from Breslau describe Mrs. Gohla a 48 year old wife of a municipal clerk who built a fortune on war contracts and bribes then collapsed under fraud bribery and lottery law violations. The article notes American naval aid to Britain and praise from Archibald Hurd on Allied cooperation and U S Navy contributions to convoy and anti submarine efforts.
Two middle aged men discuss rising living costs and thrift in a Herald Square bootblack shop. They contrast their frugal youth in the Midwest and in New York with a modern generation, noting small wage earners’ spending and a lack of thrift as a messenger boy purchases snacks and a magazine.
In London the ex Ambassador Gerard discusses German espionage and surveillance tactics. He recalls urging German officials to take breaks and go shooting to avoid suspicion. He notes spies open bags and read letters while advising diplomats to publish only what can be publicly shared. Zimmermann reacts to absence of routine reports.
Charles Lathrop Pack urges in the People's Home Journal that Americans win the war by growing food at home. The essay envisions every man tending a backyard or vacant-lot trench to boost nourishment, equating home gardens with front-line effort and declaring victory through collective farming.
A youthful British soldier stationed at Bethlehem writes from the site of Jesus birthplace. He describes guarding the manger and a 14 pointed silver star gift from France, with lamps from many countries lighting the stable and a rock manger preserved with marble.
BE. D. Zellner of Junction City Kansas quits a major pigeon farm raising squabs for Chicago and New York markets. Pigeons fed on wheat increased his grain bill to 30 to 150 dollars monthly. He shipped 1000 homers to Boston by express, transportation at five cents per bird.
Camp Lewis American Lake Washington report notes camp record blanks could not fit an Australian arrival from Spokane. The man identified as Jones originated from a Welsh parish with a complex name and had lived at Waenarlwydd near Govorton before enlisting, per the Methodist Centenary Bulletin.
Experts in the department of biological studies of Mexico report that lands reclaimed by Lake Texcoco drainage near Mexico City now yield about 80,000,000 tons of mineral salts. The minerals include common salt caustic soda and bicarbonate of soda with broad national demand across industries.
Health culture excerpt emphasizes simple living as a test of fitness for success. Without health, fame or wealth cannot profit a man who sacrifices health. Elmer Lee MD notes that humanity's wealth will be measured by health and happiness.
In Clackamas County Oregon a demented man found wandering with a book of plans for a Chautauqua park has been examined as a possible German spy. He admits being German and has been turned over to federal authorities for internment until war’s end.
In downtown Denver a building excavation uncovers bones of a huge ancient creature. Teeth measure 18 inches, a femur and skull fragments indicate a size many times larger than the largest elephant.
Motion pictures capture movement differences between artificial and natural limbs. Geissler tubes attached to thigh and calf glow under current as a cripple walks before a camera in a dark room, producing diagrams of leg motion for study.
A Garden City farmer hired Linn Overbrook an eighteen year old for a winter thrashing job after a positive impression. Sheriff Oll Brown later confronted Linn who confessed a girl named Mabel had run away from home. Mabel was taken to town and then returned to Nebraska.
John A. Brown, Gary and Crown Point banker, announced adoption of wartime farming practices on his 6,000 acre Lake County ranch below Lowell Indiana. Half the land will grow corn with rye replacing wheat, and the operation will employ day and night labor to boost production. The ranch also holds 500 head of cattle.
Uncle Eben laments a single loud singer spoiling not only the choir but the entire congregation, noting how such off-key performances disrupt communal enjoyment. The remark underscores tension between individual talent and collective harmony within a church setting.
Munroe Smith reflects on a Naples museum inscription from the Augustus era that proclaims perpetual peace. He notes how, even during wars across the Roman world and beyond, people have long hoped for a warless future.
A Collier's Weekly piece argues for backyard food self sufficiency using the phrase to the kitchen door as a slogan. It contrasts home grown produce with freight logistics, imagining vast surpluses reducing terminal congestion and packing needs.
The article praises wooden barrels for their rolling ability and efficiency. It claims a single worker can unload a carload of 200 barrels of sugar in under an hour, and notes that heavier containers require lifting or machinery.
An advertisement for EATONIC by H L Kramer promoting quick relief from indigestion and upset stomachs. It claims EATONIC neutralizes acids, reduces gases, improves appetite, and aids digestion with one or two tablets after meals. Sold by druggists 50 cents per box with a Chicago address for samples or guarantees.
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