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Newspaper
Dermott News
Location
Dermott, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1917
Page
7
A Kentucky man J F Holley of Lexington credits Tanlac for restoring his health after two years of muscle stiffness and inability to raise his left arm. He reports improved digestion, appetite, and overall strength, calling Tanlac a “new me” and urging others to try it.
In Pine Bluff two special school elections formed rural districts. District No. 27 voted to create a rural district and elected six directors. District No. 31 also approved forming a rural district including part of No. 27, with six directors. Judges Cheek will review the actions and authority for these elections.
President Wilson issued a proclamation to draft state troops into the U S Army delaying the draft to August 5 to mobilize regiments simultaneously. Fourteen camp sites have been chosen for sixteen divisions with seven sites in the southeast department five in the south and two in the west. The Ninth division including the California guard heads to Linda Vista and the twentieth division for Oregon Washington and other northwest states heads to Palo Alto California.
The War Department announced that men of small stature will not be rejected for service if recruiting officers judge that deficiencies in height and weight will not materially impair usefulness as a soldier. The policy echoes Britain’s Yorkshire Bantams and expands eligibility.
Maj. Gen Hugh Scott chief of staff of the United States Army and head of the American commission to Russia arrived at the southern front just as the Russian offensive began on July 1. Paris reports the Lafayette Aviation Corps of American aviators will move from French to American army soon, with arrangements completed.
Pat Jobin Graber an industrial worker accused of spying for the German government was arrested in Scranton on charges of serving as a German spy. The case centers on Graber as a World War I era espionage suspect linked to foreign agent activity.
The War Office announced Gen Sir B. H. H. Allenby arrived in Egypt and assumed command of the expeditionary force. Washington reports promised adequate supplies for national guardsmen and army units when called out. Navy staffing has nearly doubled since war began and now needs under 25 000 more to reach 159 000. Internal Revenue details incomplete in the fragment.
Advertisement touts Dodson's Liver Tone as the gentle, effective alternative to calomel for cleansing the liver and bowels. Claims morning relief, headache and dizziness vanish, vegetables-based and non salivating, with money back guarantee and wide consumer use.
The text presents a collage of mock adverts and quips from the Washington Evening Star. It includes a medical pitch for Renovine and Repovine, a scene of art display critique, a mock civic question about the Star Spangled Banner, and a farmer’s remark about registration day plus a White Clothes promotion by Red Cross Ball.
London relief workers find a use for discarded gloves. Old leather is sterilized and stitched onto heavy cambric or buckram to make sleeveless wind proof jackets. The garments are in demand for men in the trenches and the navy.
A collage of vintage advertisements touts Bond's Liver Pill to prevent malaria and illnesses, La Creole Hair product promising natural darkening, and Femeolina for female troubles. Also features quips about financiers, barbershop soap, and Ball Blue whitening with grocer mentions and cold storage egg notes.
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