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Newspaper
Dermott News
Location
Dermott, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1917
Page
7
Frederick H Davenport argues in Outlook that pacifism and feminism weaken schooling. He contends masculinity should return to leadership roles in township schools and industrial education, with men filling key positions and commanding higher pay to sustain a vigorous nation.
A health conservation board akin to the general munitions board is needed to supervise health conditions in government plants. Dr Frederick Martin says experts would approve such an organization, with cooperation from state boards to regulate private plants. The move aims to curb health costs and ensure safer, steadier work, though it faces opposition to avoid extravagance and wasted funds.
J D Hawkins of Bartlett Tennessee recounts driving from Bartlett to Raleigh to Memphis and back totaling forty miles to obtain Tanlac. He says his wife’s health has dramatically improved after three bottles, gaining fifteen pounds, with digestion relief, increased appetite, and steadier sleep. He praises Tanlac and urges others to try it through local dealers.
In a bemused fragment from a late issue, Mrs Seuverlindy accuses her husband of trickery as she recalls a note she wrote. The note, dated a week earlier, triggered the realization her husband might have posted it the same day she handed it to him. The scene features Scatterbrain and Drato reacting with astonishment to the misdated message.
Fragmentary wartime note discusses offering services to a country in case of war and recruitment critiques. Mentions American beef at $1 per pound to Paris and the cost of a Paris hat in America. References Red Cross and a laundress admiring white clothes. Ends with a grocers haul plows around Greene.
A study blending John Luke and Mark on Mary Magdalene visit to the tomb the discovery of the empty tomb and appearances of Jesus. Emphasizes the resurrection as proof of Christ as the Son of God and the call to witness to others.
The Boy Scouts of America executive board at national headquarters in New York endorses a war service plan to aid the nation. In conference with the navy department the department of agriculture and the American Red Cross, the board urges all officers and members to extend and develop gardens under the slogan Every Scout to Feed a Soldier. The plan calls for cooperation with agriculture, the Red Cross, and the navy to form an emergency coast patrol along seacoast towns.
The Boy Scouts of Amelia insist no boy grows without recognizing duty to God. The pledge centers on doing one’s best to duty to God and courtesy. Religion is non sectarian in practice, with each faith guiding the boy through his spiritual life via his chosen faith community.
During Governor Exige inauguration in Trenton N J delegates stood at various points directing attendees to the capitol. Guides worked at railroad stations while officers directed the crowd. A triangle formed behind the reviewing stand to keep the crowd from the governor as he walked. Police and individuals lauded the boys for faithful service on a cold day and the governor praised their work and character.
Organize hiking parties to promote food production and conservation and distribute literature to truck farmers. Urge county fair boards to offer premiums for achievement and encourage food production. Report poor crops to the State College of Agriculture and request literature. Write to the States Relation Service U S Department of Agriculture for a national Good Turn. Seek cooperation of local papers. the national council will credit merit badges.
An old advertisement touts Dodson's Liver Tone as a safe, vegetable alternative to calomel. It claims calomel harms bones and liver while promising all‑in‑one relief, with a money‑back guarantee if it fails to “straighten you right up.” The piece also references unrelated local anecdotes about a phonograph and a lodge.
A vintage advertisement describes making a lemon based facial lotion using two lemons and three ounces of orchard white to whiten and beautify skin. The recipe instructs straining the juice and massage daily on face neck arms and hands for softening and rosy complexion improvement.
A humorous excerpt features Farmer Cobbles telling a visitor that he and his hired men will be too busy defending rails and food supply to entertain city boarders this summer. The exchange highlights rustic dialect and rural labor.
Advert shows Allen's Foot Bane powder for shoes plus Allen's Foot Ease for red dry feet. Mentions foot care products and a separate 25 and 50 cent Mississippi Diarrhea Cordial. Includes wartime back to farm movement reflection and a quote on bearing malice.
Fragmentary text suggests a local grocery item story with mentions of prices and a person named Carl J Courter and a Crescent area. Readable parts indicate a bargain on staples with references to potatoes and a sale.
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