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Newspaper
Dermott News
Location
Dermott, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1915
Page
2
A Rehoboth Sunday Herald item recounts a southern governor telling a chestnut to a friend as men waited in the anteroom. The friend notes the joke was old, while the governor points out the few who laughed were those who would not gain access to his private office.
Miscellaneous advert and prose snippets list Cuticura Soap as a scalp cleanser with ointment for hair growth, followed by anecdotes and jokes about famous figures, dental fashion, and a Turkish political note. The collage-style text weaves product pitches with deprecated humor and unrelated anecdotes from varied topics.
In Little Rock on April 2, the Democratic State Central Committee announced plans to defer the state primary date by six weeks to sit after the third Wednesday of next March 1918. Discussion notes that the primary should be held later than the usual mid March slot to align with consolidated elections and the general state primary scheduling.
World War II era dispatch notes German submarines sinking three more merchant ships off Beachy Head and Cape Finisterre, with 11 crew lost on the British steamer Seven Seas. Reports also recount Allied air attacks on German submarines at Hoboken and Zeebrugge, plus various unrelated wartime items and local notices.
Cleveland closes its segregated district for the first time in city history. Inmates were warned a month earlier they would be driven from the city. The passage occurred without disorder as the district was exited.
Tom Green county stayed in the wet column after returns from the election show a large vote for legalization. Officials report the dominant result confirms the wet status for the area and reflect voter support.
An advertisement parades Dodsons Liver Tone as a harmless remedy to replace calomel. It promises quick liver stimulation, cleanses bowels of sour bile, and a month long family benefit with no sickness or griping, urging readers to buy a 50 cent bottle at any drug store.
An old advertisement touts Resinol as a universal cure for eczema with claims from physicians over twenty years. The copy also includes fragmented, unrelated chatter and mock dialogue, typical of era catalogs and filler text.
A woman with serious heart weakness credits coffee and caffeine as the cause. After months of illness and bed rest, her husband brought home Postum and she improved rapidly. She reports weight gain from 92 to 158 pounds and says she would not return to coffee. Postum is offered in Regular and Instant forms with brewing directions and prices.
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