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Newspaper
Dermott News
Location
Dermott, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1917
Page
3
A clipped wartime note recalls a British admiralty discussion on the Belgian Prince disaster and a German submarine towed into an English base. George Harding in Harper's Magazine relays a captain’s reflections on peril faced by Allied sailors and the grim fate of crews and captains.
An advertisement extols Cuticura with hot suds for hand care and a free sample by mail. The text also mentions a cough remedy, a note on German influence in Russian royalty, and a quip about camouflage with a Shakespearean nod.
An antique advertisement lauds Red Cross Ball Blue as superior laundry bleach, claiming it makes clothes whiter than snow and appealing to grocers. It includes a mock dialogue about a sad fountain and a sensational explosion couplet for period flavor.
A collection of vintage ed listings touts Laxative Quintine for coughs colds and influenza with cheap price. Femenina promoted as a female health remedy priced at 1.00 with secretive promises. other lines promise a brighter future and rainbow imagery as persuasive rhetoric.
Edward B. Clark analyzes domestic policy for handling Austro Hungarian aliens amid wartime. Government plans include reassigning labor, keeping workers under observation, and avoiding widespread internment to prevent crippling industry. Debate over declaration of war, congressional unity, and potential offensives against Austria Hungary shapes policy and public stance.
A humorous performance shows an entertainer blindfolding a partner and prompting audience guesses about items and actions. The routine includes guessing an apple and a watch, then a nonresponsive act where the crowd calls the participant as unable to tell what he is doing, followed by applause for the playful misdirection.
War era report outlines urgent need for at least 600 trained nurses for hospital camps due to measles outbreaks and pneumonia. Details cover nurse pay, application to Army Nurse Corps, and conditions at interned German crews in Hot Springs South Carolina.
A Philadelphia reporter quotes Officer Casey and a judge in a quirky case about a hungry man caught stealing a pumpkin pie from an abandoned window ledge. The judge asks the accused if he did it, framing the act as a winter spirit driven theft.
An advertisement extols Boschee's German Syrup as a fifty one year remedy for coughs bronchitis and colds. It claims relief from night coughing easier mucus clearance and healing of inflamed parts aiding recovery with sales in all civilized countries priced 50 and 90 cents.
A playful exchange compares minds to vehicles and time to a truck. The wife notes minds run noisily without Tom and smoothly when loaded, while the husband quips the mind is the shower and time a truck, using light satire.
An alarming ad warns that Renovine can cure a weak heart but cautions delay carries a penalty. The malformed copy targets a solitary man whose disappointment stems from the world being nude without his advice, with price listed as 1.00 and 50c.
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