Speaking of War and Women Knitting for Soldiers
In Gotham the talk shifts to engagements among Americans and foreigners as the war effort grows. A humorous vignette shows a conversation about knitting socks for soldiers with a one legged recipient.
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Newspaper
Dermott News
Location
Dermott, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1915
Page
7
In Gotham the talk shifts to engagements among Americans and foreigners as the war effort grows. A humorous vignette shows a conversation about knitting socks for soldiers with a one legged recipient.
An advertisement extols Cuticura Soap and Ointment as a one night treatment for red rouged and chapped hands with free samples by mail. It also references aviators safety parachutes and a French inventor’s design for plane wing chutes, plus a fragment about British volunteers and military marks.
A long front report notes hard fighting and heavy losses on both sides near Arras as trenches and counterattacks define the battles. Zeppelin raids on England provoke vigorous British air action with several air losses and possible Zeppelin hits near Ghent.
A Western town woman shares how digestive troubles and weight loss improved after starting Grape Nuts. She details heartburn and gas easing, weight gain to 116 pounds, and renewed strength, crediting Postum Co and the line “The Road to Wellville” for guidance and evidence that the letters show.
Dispatches received by the State Department from Nixh describe ongoing campaign efforts against typhus in Servia. The reports emphasize public health measures and the strategic importance of disease control in allied regions.
Sir Edgar Speyer, who recently quit the Privy Council amid criticism over a German native holding the post, sailed for York after his resignation.
The budget committee approved increasing the standing army by about 24,900 men or adding two divisions as part of a naval expansion plan.
A chaotic collage promotes Dodson's Liver Tone as a safe calomel substitute and touts various wedding customs and European wartime notes. The text blends medical ads with fragmented cultural anecdotes and promotional chatter across multiple topics.
A royal grant offers rewards for inventors at the year ending March exhibitions. Prizes include £250 to a Mr Tyrtarner at Kesat Gin factory for improving nitro compounds and related apparatus. Other awards total £40 for various improvements and processes in steel, machinery, and related fields.
The fragment describes a skin treatment claim with instant relief and doctor prescription language, then shifts to unrelated musings about a ball park scene and a conversation in a grandstand.
A commuter on a train discusses troubles with bulbs that won’t grow and pests in rose beds. A passerby comments on escape from distractions while another voice questions fiction and expenses, reflecting a collage of casual in-car and outdoor topics.
A Providence reader reports backache and fatigue eased after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The testimonial notes heavy displacement and inflammation, relief from pains, improved sleep and appetite, and willingness to publish her name to endorse the remedy. Additional letters praise the product for similar symptoms and urge others to try it.
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