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Newspaper
Darlington Herald
Location
Darlington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1917
Page
3
Swollen hands ankles and feet arise from a dropsical condition often due to deranged kidneys. Anuric doublestrength quickly eases inflammation from uric acid and improves urine and backache. Dr. Pierce’s Anuric is advertised with a trial offer and a large package for 6c.
A. B. Wigham of Logansport Indiana reports relief from stomach trouble after using six bottles of Dr Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery. He says the medicine improved him more than any other and urges readers to buy from druggists or request a trial package from Buffalo New York.
A 140 pound man with no excess weight is described as the ideal recruit for the National army. Tests at Princeton and training camps show this build scores lower on strength but higher on endurance, adapts to camp diet, and endures heat while heavier men falter.
An advertisement extols Boschee's German Syrup as a long proven remedy for coughs bronchitis colds and lung troubles. It promises restful nights and easy morning expectoration while nature heals inflamed parts and aids recovery. The ad notes bottles priced 30 and 90 cents sold in civilized countries.
A tramp pleads for a nickel and explains his need for work while a refined lady questions his profession. The dialogue exposes class tension as the tramp defends begging as his livelihood.
Bliggins objects to the national anthem saying he cannot sing it. Officials respond that the war cannot be postponed while a tune is found Bliggins can sing.
After a long marriage a husband finds that nights downtown are not as enjoyable as expected when his wife goes on a visit. The remark suggests a theme of jaded expectations and marital strains.
A compact aphorism on enduring affection versus casual friendship. It laments lost idealism and condemns dishonesty, noting that cheating at solitaire marks a moral boundary.
The poet aviator D Annunzio helped move Italy toward war in 1915. His Quarto speech and Rome arrival galvanized public support, with 150000 people cheering him in the Piazza delle Terme as Giolitti resigned and Salandra faced political crisis.
Frank J. Cheney declares his firm will pay one hundred dollars for any catarrh case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Medicine. The oath was sworn in Toledo Ohio on December 6 1886 before Notary A W Gleason. The ad states the medicine is taken internally and works through the bloodstream. druggists charge 75 cents. testimonials are free.
A Kansas City Star item quotes a waitress recounting Spike's declaration of lifelong love to one partner and a counterclaim about Goldie, noting prior talk before marriage. The exchange reveals romantic entanglements at a rapid fire restaurant.
In a conversation with Charley, Mrs. Torkins reveals she will keep a goat to preserve vegetables and consume tin cans rather than waste them. The exchange highlights domestic thrift and unusual household plans.
Advertisement promoting land in upper Wisconsin from 40 to 1000 acres with easy payments. Contact R. M. Padgett at 6541 Ellis Ave, Chicago Illinois.
A brief note suggests that light dressing improves the appearance of turkey meat, while simple preparation can suffice in some cases. It frames dressing as a way to enhance appeal beyond raw, unadorned preparation.
The item notes a humorous view that few bachelors would object to taxes if funds protected them from designing mothers, reflecting a playful social debate on taxation and marriage.
Ad promotes LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE with bold claim to cure a cold in one day. Urges readers to call for the full name LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE and to look for the signature of B. W. GROVE. Provides the 30c price.
A measured call for consistency urges people to align their words with actions. The remark emphasizes integrity and the need to abandon double standards.
A historical court decision considers the fate of a silent defendant whose spoken words were not repeated in testimony. The judge weighs silence against evidence, highlighting how silence can influence judicial outcomes in this case.
This devotional lesson cites Nehemiah 13 16 22 and Ezra to urge religious reform. It links Sabbath neglect to national decline, notes priestly defilement and offerings shortfalls, and argues Christ reinterprets the Sabbath as a principle not a Jew only obligation with Sunday worship as the day of privilege.
A column notes Portuguese beliefs about spiders portending good news, wind doors, palm itching indicating money, and cats signaling luck or death. It also mentions cantos storytelling in the Azores and bread kneading crosses. A separate item describes US collectors saving postmarks from U S Army Postal Service letters from France as potential peace talks unfold.
An advertisement promises improved skin by applying Cuticura Ointment and washing off after five minutes with Cuticura Soap and hot water. The routine should continue for ten days, with a free sample offered by mailing a postcard to Cuticura Dept. L in Boston, noting the claimed superiority of the toilet preparations.
A Verdun battle anecdote describes a gallant poilu who, when asked his religion, salutes and replies that he follows the faith that looks God in the eyes. The officer honors him as the pollu magnificent, a title cited by Captain Gustav P. Capart in the New York Herald.
In 1917 North America imported over six billion bananas. Each fruit weighs about a pound and costs roughly five cents, making bananas a cheap nutritious staple relative to present market prices.
A vintage advertisement touts Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic with Quinine and Iron as a malaria remedy and health builder. The label claims a tasteless formula and lists a price of 60 cents.
Bulletin of the Chicago section of the American Chemical Society notes that oleomargarine commands higher prices than butter in certain parts of Germany, reflecting market divergence and price sensitivity between margarine and dairy fats.
A brief note describes a strong sentiment expressed by a person who squeezes the hand of another. The passage emphasizes the emotional impact and perceived sincerity behind the gesture.
A spectator recalls telling police of seeing Willie Okersmeer seize an ax to attack his mother, but another voice jokes that the boy’s father is an artist and the incident is a prank for a comic kid series.
An old advertisement promotes Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets as the original liver pills from forty years ago that regulate liver and bowels. The copy jokes that even a man fond of elaborate rules will balk at a hundred yards of red tape.
A fragment notes a Laxative Brom quinline product with the Groves signature on the box and mentions a witty critique about diplomacy and horse sense.
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