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Newspaper
Dermott News
Location
Dermott, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1916
Page
7
A vintage ad clause touts Q-Ban or Qian Hair Color Restorer as a no dye solution to darken gray hair. Claims of a harmless liquid product sent prepaid for 50 cents from Memphis Tennessee. Also mentions imitation warnings and a brief humorous military exchange about wristwatches.
A quirky item notes people take an old remedy to fortify against summer heat as strength affects tolerance. A man asks a boy about the noisy scene of a windy newspaper cluster, and the boy cheerful replies, unaffected by the noise.
Report suggests applying Stanford's Balsam as an antiseptic to treat ivy poisoning with expected prompt relief after first use. Dialogue notes then shift to social comments and playful banter about party invitations and dress expectations.
A Mississippi diarrhoea cordial is advertised as a speedy and certain remedy. The ad warns of danger from delay and notes a price of 260. It emphasizes quick relief and urges prompt rental if needed, with cautious language throughout.
A Kentucky woman describes illness from female weakness that left her unable to work until Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound restored her health after three bottles She urges others to try the remedy and notes its forty year reputation as a tonic for the female organism The letter from Mrs James Connery of Frankfort Kentucky appears to promote the medicine and offer guidance for those seeking advice from the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co.
The state objects to Caldwell Drake claims exceeding 100000 while arbitration proceeds to hear testimony. The state seeks to refine its counterclaim for 14141 for alleged defective work, with 10 days given to file the proper complaint. Testimony will follow after the amended complaint and contractor answer. The board also considers dismissal of Pye claims and other budget items, including a 12 million tax campaign and a five stock campaign to preserve soil fertility.
Articles of incorporation filed for The King Sawmanl Company of King Sevier with capital 120000 and subscriptions. Renfro is president with RB Byrne and W A Hecker as directors. The Helena Compress Company shows capital stock 40000 with 10625 subscribed. Incorporators include W N Straub Lee Pendergrass H Swenson KR Burke Victor Newman and others.
Leo M. Farrot associate supervisor of rural schools notified by the Education Board Rich ard Va that DW Hughes of Machin a Chester and Henry Yeager of Hope and PL Foster of Camden, negro teachers, had been awarded free a) hplaraty at the Summer Training und at Manton Va from May 25 to July 12.
The Supreme Court reversed and remanded the Helena Circuit Court holding a $75,000 damage suit against Mre Owens. The case involved a widow and children and consideration of spousal disabilities under the 1900s statutes. The court’s ruling emphasized lifted limitations on married women’s legal capacity to sue and be sued.
The report blends details of a defendant Glover in a murder case and a plea about sanity, plus a plan to sell stock, road project notices in Pike County, a burglar pardon, and a warehouse closing order. It mentions Gov Haya, an insane condition, a stock at five hundred per share, and a railroad closure until October 1.
Local updates report highway jurisdiction questions near Fort Smith and route proposals via Hackett. Marianna advances utility street improvements, improving over a mile of dirt roads. Batesville discusses a hay press factory setup with Dr Johnson demonstrating equipment. Levee Board awards contract to Brown & Foley for height adjustments using 90 000 cubic yards of earth. Pine Bluff Sand and Gravel leases rent in Tet for court needs, payment for river sand and gravel. Thomas School Board elects De C C Price president and J N Moore secretary, approves additional bond for building. A Winslow neighbor reports milking chickens, a trap catches a large wild cat. Marcella Arthur leads six day extension course attendance hits 68 first day. Rogers Ice and Cold Storage starts a 65 by 105 foot cold storage building at about 1800 cost.
A mid war roundup notes French gains north of Arras and at Labyrinth with retaken Souchez refinery, Austrians checked by Russians near Lemberg, fierce Isonzo action at Tolmino, Zeppelin raids on England, and ongoing battles across the Dniester, Galician fronts, and Pola. Sub Lieut Warneford sinks Zeppelin. British and Italian forces report advances and setbacks as nations tally losses.
A varied roundup reports on sanitation and child health advantages of clean homes, wild guesses on sea life density, and national blindness rates by country. It notes asphalt beds in Honduras, rodent trapping in New Orleans, measles and whooping cough mortality trends, an induction balance to locate buried shells, and a gleam of public health curiosity.
A fragmented page blends political booster rhetoric with ads for Allen's Foot-Fase Red Cross Ball Blue and Hanford's Balsam. The text juxtaposes praise of a public servant candidate with consumer product promotions and stray exclamations about politics and cannons.
A clipped exchange ridicules Miss Gladys remarks on her manners versus looks. The dialogue twists by asking whether her posed polish refers to behavior or facial enamel, reflecting social teasing in a restrained era.
The fragment hints at a dialogue where a philosophical man proclaims vanity in appearances while a sarcastic woman deems him insincere. References to Renovine as a heart and nerve tonic surface amid patient tone and ad advertising phrasing. The text appears from a damaged OCR of a broader page.
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