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Newspaper
Checotah Times
Location
Checotah, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1918
Page
8
Local druggists report a drop in calomel sales as Dodson's Liver Tone gains popularity. The liver tonic is claimed safe, pleasant tasting, and effective for liver sluggishness and constipation with a money back guarantee. It promises no next day weakness and avoids calomel’s griping effects.
A reader notes the era's fear of government control seeping into daily life. A woman at dinner jokes about authorities pursuing someone for using a knife, saying the government will get after you that’s against the law. A duck display prompts a sharp remark about being "gassed" at a Smithfield poulterer.
A short excerpt contrasts a father's question about his son's flaw with a reply noting he is already prosecuting his studies. The line plays on expectation and misdirection, offering a wry observation about ambition and belief.
Fragmentary OCR note mentions age of youth and a few fractured phrases. It references Holland with year counts from last year and a remark that repentance may avert evil, signaling a reflective wartime context and a few proper nouns but largely unreadable.
Paris is warned of a long distance German siege gun, located west of Laon in St Godain forest, 76 miles from Paris city hall. March 23 bombardment began with two 240 mm Austrian made cannons, delivering shells every twenty minutes. Limited damage and casualties noted as population kept to Sunday routines.
Canadian forces launched the largest projector gas barrage of the war between Lens and Hill 70 near St Austin and Boise de Dix Hut, releasing 6000 gas drums at 11. Artillery followed with creeping barrage, destroying German positions and causing heavy casualties as troops advanced. Senator Owen accused German spies of tapping US wires and urged the Senate to seek reports on countermeasures and devices to detect wiretapping.
A vintage advert promotes lemon juice mixed with three ounces of orchard white to create a quarter pint skin lotion. It claims to lighten freckles, sallowness and tan while softening and beautifying hands arms and face with daily massage.
Former Confederate vice president Alexander H. Stephens sued a Georgia newspaper for slander after it claimed he weighed 90 pounds. He replied that his weight is 94 pounds, noting his own habit as editor of long articles. The paper declined to retract, joking that Stephens might have had an editorial in his pocket when he stood on the scales.
Green's August Flower is hailed as a household remedy for constipation, indigestion, and liver troubles. The ad claims it relieves nervous dyspepsia and related symptoms, acts as a gentle laxative, and is sold worldwide through druggists.
In a Seattle Federal court Judge Cushman questioned an applicant about his residence. The man said he had lived in the United States ten years except for three months in Tacoma. The judge, a Tacoma native, deliberated for several minutes before granting the papers.
A Cuticura advertisement touts a new method to shave tender skin twice daily without irritation. It promises no slimy mug or germs and offers free samples at Cuticura, Dept. X, Boston. Soap 25 cents, Ointment 25 and 50 cents.
A fragmented ad copy notes Geraldine asking why someone didn’t enlist, with a back-and-forth about cold or flat feet. An endorsement for Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets claims liver and bowels regulation. A claim states half a trillion in annual US education spending and a remark on men doing their own thinking.
A collage of quips and snippets from historical papers. The dialogue contrasts a mission driven woman with a misunderstood one while offering commentary on gender roles and social mores. It parodies advice and advertising lines, pairing humor with blunt social observation.
Joke panel features Mrs Flatbush and Mrs Bensonhurst discussing a husband’s New Year’s resolution. The punchline reveals the husband avoids coal this year, implying it is easy to keep because he avoids burning coal rather than changing personal habits.
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