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Newspaper
Dermott News
Location
Dermott, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1916
Page
3
A collage of old advertisements includes Arabian Soap claiming non poisonous cleaning power for hands fabrics and vehicles with price and agent details. Kilmer's Swamp Root kidney remedy promotes samples and pamphlets. A lighthearted joke and an imitation hair product pitch round out the page.
An old ad copy touts Plantation Chill and Fever Tonic as a tonic for babies and growing children to tone the system and regulate the liver. It claims no calomel and highlights mothers using it with “wonderful success” despite a fragmented text and scattered remarks about local town events and social chatter.
Arkansas and Little Rock will gain from a federal road fund totaling seven million dollars over five years with annual allocations rising from six to twenty five million. State must appropriate matching funds and spend all annual allotments within the year. Arkansas militia officers in six appointments include Oscar French James Russellville E R Ragidon William Agnew Fred VanHook Wallace Milton and others.
The Arkutians National Guard mustered into federal service shows 2,098 officers and men, 20 rejected for physical failures, leaving the two regiments 691 under minimum peace strength.
The State Highway Commission completed plans for two roads costing about 450000. A 50 mile macadam road in Polk county from the Sevier county line to the United States Forest Reserve carries an estimated cost of 200090, while a 64 mile gravel road near Forrest City in St Francis County is expected to cost about 260. The commission sends road blanks to county judges to record improvements for the next biennial report to the Legislature.
Governor Fass issues proclamation releasing bondsmen for Dave Warnock after a prior indictment for robbery and payment of costs. Willie Williams sentenced to five years for second degree murder. Mulaski County jail to penitentiary. New Bank of Hazen approved with capital 310,000 and surplus 16, others named. Cross of Mintonville sentenced for manslaughter. commitment papers seized at clerk’s office. Anthrax cases in Monroe County show marked improvement. state veterinarian Dr T M Gow says outbreak is under control.
W BR Owen state highway commissioner will depart for Washington August 10 to represent Arkansas in the distribution of the 6 000 000 road fund provided by the federal road act.
Receipts in the game protection fund from January 1 to July 17, 1916 totaled $9 425 75, officers in the State treasury say the sum is several thousand dollars less than last year.
Local notes report no agitation for a fire department in Arkade PHA. major delays and costly fires are blamed on slow response. Dine slow census shows school age blacks two thirds. Revival comforted at First Baptist Lockesburg. pastor change at Second Baptist Masyers. County officials consider traction engines and graders. Polk County may show best year yet. New gin planned at Carble by Reed. Wade of Maribrook unveils walnut dining table from grandfather’s tree planted 1867. Anglen dies after sun stroke near Van Buren. Avis Johnson nearly loses arm after soda bottle explosion at home near Hope.
The governor granted several pardons and reliefs in Arkansas. Cecil Martin of Yell County, convicted of selling whiskey, was relieved of a $10 fine. HL Plant, and Howard and Luelln Howard received reduced or suspended penalties related to previous sentences in Grint and Miller counties. Norman of Cauetiita County was pardoned from burglary and grand larceny, and other adjustments affected indictments in July and December 1944. Incorporation notices include The Plasters Gin and Tea, Calicarust and Land Company dissolution, and Sunflower Mining Company filing for incorporation in Yellville with capital changes noted.
A bold advertisement touts Dodson's Liver Tone as a safe vegetable alternative to calomel. It promises quick relief from sluggish liver symptoms and claims the product won’t salivate, urging readers to demand their money back if not satisfied. The promo ends by noting the speaker’s local familiarity and includes a humorous aside about a baseball figure’s waning snap.
An odd advertisement touts a remedy named Femenina with a dubious promise of curing female troubles. The text mocks a political figure and includes fragmented dialogue about a former leader and a goat joke, reflecting a cryptic, satirical style in the clipped OCR clipping.
An old advertisement touts Cuticura Soap to cleanse the scalp and Cuticura Ointment to soothe irritations with a free sample offer by mail. Also quoted is a rural crime exchange from Iowa Topics mentioning a lynching party and sheriff actions over a trampled keep off the grass sign.
Advertised claims cite Mrs M A Moviney and Mrs Rubie Clark praising Lunge Vita for cures of tuberculosis asthma and other respiratory issues. The Nashville Medicine Co offers a 1.75 dollar bottle and a booklet from Room 5 Steger Building Nashville Tennessee.
Mayor John Purroy Mitchel praises military drill comforts in New York. A banker jokes with a Yale alumnus broker-sergeant at Plattsburg, sparking a quip about “hump off your back” and waking hair growth amid camp life memories.
Preparedness advice for washday promotes Red Cross Ball Blue as a clear white helper. The jingle praises the true blue dye and promises snowy clothes, then shifts to a woman's defiant remark about throwing stones and having one’s own way.
Fragmented clip mix shows an advertising line for Terovine heart tonic priced at one dollar and a barrage of campaign jargon. It notes First Symptoms use and warns against waiting until repair is needed. Also mentions Miss Mary Gare rent Whieldrman and Buckley remarks about campaign speech and funds.
A fragmented advertisement notes a cure for liprrhoea and diarrhoea with Diarrhoea Cordial priced at 25c and 60c. The text also references a Lancashire merchant and a cryptic telegraph item showing a family dressage from Lencon with no particulars or shop details.
Readers seek strength during hot months by using Grove Tasteless Chill Touih, a long standing remedy marketed to fortify the system against depression from summer heat. The piece critiques weak and strong dispositions, mentions price appreciation, and quips about a prodigy.
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