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Newspaper
Darlington Herald
Location
Darlington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1917
Page
3
Mrs W C Brown of Cleveland Ohio describes years of severe lower body pain and fainting, four weeks in hospital with little relief, then relief after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She urges others to try it before leaving hospital.
The piece surveys unusual bridges from Srinagar in Kashmir to Lucerne and Croyland. It notes Srinagar’s wooden, dilapidated spans over the Jhelum, the Kapellbrücke’s 112 painted triangular panels in Lucerne, and the ninth century Croyland crossing with a stone Saxon king statue, all highlighting historic engineering and imagery.
Advertisement for Cuticura creamy emollients claiming quicker relief for itching burning crusts scales and skin troubles of all ages. Promises prevention of minor issues into serious conditions with daily use and offers free mail sample via postcard to Cuticura Dept L Boston. Sold everywhere.
A messenger boy rushes in demanding a white U-boat. The clerk slides a vanilla chair aside and the U-boat is consumed in three bites, a vivid slang moment noted in Boston.
Red Cross Ball Blue offers unequaled service to every housewife with a large five cent package that makes clothes whiter than snow and delivers genuine merit. Available at all good grocers.
Gardener notes that onions are showing early growth and gaining vigor. The second grower reports steady advancement as bulbs thicken and foliage brightens, signaling a promising harvest ahead.
A real estate dealer promises buyers substantial value for money with a wide range of properties. The statement emphasizes affordability and smart purchasing through professional guidance and market access.
Brown rot is a widespread fungous disease harming peach, plum, and cherry, with lesser impact on apple and pear. It thrives in wet seasons, spreads via spores on mummies and fruit surfaces, and can devastate orchards unless mummies are removed and timely sprays 8-8-50 lime sulfur are applied.
The text explains seedling grass identification focusing on vegetative traits rather than flowering parts. It details Meadow fescue as a tufted glabrous perennial with specific leaf and nerve features and contrasts it with Italian ryegrass and perennial ryegrass. It then describes Quack grass as a pale-green perennial with creeping rootstocks, hairy sheaths, and distinctive nerve and blade traits, noting its aggressive growth and seasonal hair visibility.
The lesson outlines Jesus’s crucifixion at Golgotha beginning about nine oclock, with Pilate’s role and the charge on the cross. It notes the crowd’s mockery and the sorrowful procession, the significance of I am the King of the Jews, and Jesus final words It is finished as the atonement completes God’s redemptive plan.
An advertisement claims freezone soothes tender corns without pain. A few drops applied to the corn supposedly lifts the root and dries, shrinking the corn and callus. The ad suggests buying a small bottle from a druggist or wholesale house to remove all corn or callus.
A Muncie boy aged ten pinned an all American flag to a seat to deter a post school beating. He told his father the principal had warned a schoolwide lashing for paper wad shooting, and the flag would shield the nation’s flag from punishment.
An advertisement promises freckle removal with ethine double strength. Apply an ounce nightly and morning to fade spots, claiming most freckles vanish or clear skin is achieved. The product is sold with a money back guarantee if ineffective.
At a Boston mill the workers sought the quietest man, listing hundreds of names. A minder finally vouches for Bill Kite, then the judge reveals Kite is dead and has not spoken to the minder in nearly twenty years.
The American Bible Society sent the Goodwill to Panama for Bible distribution to ships via the canal. Now the boat speeds as a gun mounting government patrol vessel, reflecting wartime shifts in mission and armament.
A humorous exchange centers on respect for bread at ten cents a loaf and butter at sixty cents a pound, illustrating frugal wisdom between father and son. The dialogue highlights practical household economics and family humor.
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