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Newspaper
Denver Tribune
Location
Denver, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1916
Page
9
An ad touts Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as a remedy for kidney liver and bladder issues. It claims the tonic neutralizes uric acid and relieves rheumatism and urinary troubles. The offer invites readers to test a sample for ten cents by sending to Dr Kilmer Co. in Binghamton New York and to mention the paper.
A short tale about Little Louis a clever boy who wins a bank job. A wealthy uncle mocks his dream of becoming bank president as Louis jokes he is already a draft clerk and keeps doors and windows in order.
The excerpt notes a sentimental line about motherhood from Collier's, recalling the perpetual care a baby receives and the indifferent gaze of those in between. It suggests that many view life as a mix of kindness and trouble, with the world often seeming fair overall.
A Royal Academy painting by a captain on active service depicts a plowed field at sunset with six fallen soldiers near a cannon. The artist spent five months at home working on the piece after a leave, and the canvas was then completed in sixty hours.
Advertisement notes itchy burning scalp and dandruff with hair loss and thinning. It claims Cuticura Soap with hot water, Cuticura Ointment, and a Cuticura treatment as effective, offering sample by mail from Boston and urging readers to try the product.
The article sketches Near East agriculture where 50,000 have perished and farming relies on small village land held in common. Fellah families plow with crude oak implements, use oxen, goats and camels, and sow without fertilizer. Reaping is grueling, with gleaning by women, parched grain, and threshing by foot or animals. Olives and grapes dominate, with harvest methods harming olive trees and yielding sparse but vital food.
R W Child notes an American businessman travels to Betrograd to sell war goods. He faces repeated dinners before any orders, then insists on charging production and sales costs to the price. He adds 400 dollars per day in expenses until a contract is secured ten days later.
Fragmentary OCR style text shows a speaker named Raith Betzy and phrases like could'nt get word in. The passage appears as a garbled dialogue fragment without clear context or event.
A Rockefeller Institute report to physicians details discovery of a germ in the brain and spinal cord of monkeys inoculated with infantile paralysis. The organism is minute and hard to cultivate, limiting immediate diagnostic value. Monkeys inoculated developed disease akin to infantile paralysis in humans. The study shows nasal and throat mucous membranes of healthy persons may harbor the virus and carriers can exist without illness. Virus remained detectable six months post inoculation and survived drying and dust mixing.
A witty remark questions the abundance of courses and utensils at a formal dinner. The speaker notes seven kinds of forks at each plate, highlighting the opulence and novelty of the meal.
Unclear dialogue notes Howell and Powell as unlucky and always in the wrong place, with speakers describing Howell as Johnny on the spot in a teasing exchange.
Electric wheel chairs similar to those shown at the Panamna-Pacific exposition are used by wounded soldiers in Europe. Convalescents prefer to direct their own chair. A Swiss made chair costs 1 small sim and has a quarter horse power motor. It runs on 16 long plate cells with 50 ampere hours capacity for thirty to forty miles. Five forward and five reverse speeds operate via a simple steering mechanism.
Quip and mimicry highlight a light exchange about telephones as time savers. A caller jokes about who rings in changing the value of making calls, suggesting social humor rather than practical efficiency. The banter reflects everyday chatter and attitudes toward phone use.
A toper’s blunt view links Jones resignation to a run of bad luck and a string of drink fueled misfortunes centered on a soft drink metaphor and the club’s troubled leadership.
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