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Newspaper
Dermott News
Location
Dermott, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1915
Page
3
Mrs Mary West of Wallace Virginia describes a decade of poor health with back pain weakness and mobility loss. After taking Cardus at her mother’s urging two to three weeks produced relief and within two months she could walk and work again. She reports permanent improvement over the past two years with continued good health due to Cardus.
The article surveys Finlands education landscape noting folk schools with cooking departments and practical training feeding poor children, plus a wide range of schools from elementary to lyceums, forestry, navigation, and commercial institutes. It contrasts schooling with cultural life, mentions art and industry ties, and briefly references a dramatic anecdote about a theater actor misjudging audience reception.
The article reports on a massive naval buildup led by Victor Elliott, promising the strongest fleet under the Stars and Stripes at Guantanamo, with repairs, new fighting machines, and planned maneuvers. It describes a reorganized fleet structure, its four battleship divisions, and future deployments to Narragansett Bay, New York, and the Panama Canal for celebrations and further exercises.
Miss Caroline Hautman defeated her instructor Eddie Foy by decision after four rounds at Brown's Gymnasium on West Twenty third street New York City.
Government officials debate a ban on absinthe exports as wartime regulation tightens trade. A vote cited a fatal accident tied to absinthe use and defense supporters urge suppression, with promises to propose a regulatory measure by May first.
Experiments by the Wireless Society of Watts College show messages can be transmitted and received without aerial antennas. Ground antennae yielded the best results, suggesting wireless apparatus could be deployed in much less time than with traditional aerial setups.
Fragmented dispatches from Petrograd describe large scale attacks and shifting fronts in Europe, with references to German forces, Austrian actions, and allied responses. The text mentions battles in Poland forests, potential treasury deficits, and political figures moving amid a broader wartime crisis.
About 100 Villa soldiers led by General Rosalia Pernantes crossed into Piedras Negras, the Mexican town opposite here, in a menacing incursion. The action marks a bold move near the border and raises tensions along the frontier.
Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo is in a Washington hospital preparing for an appendicitis operation. Attending physicians report his condition favorable for successful treatment.
A bill to prohibit alcohol in Alaska was introduced in the territorial house by Representative K. Snow. The proposal seeks to establish a dry policy across the territory and outlines enforcement and penalties. The measure signals a push for statewide temperance during the session.
In a tense exchange, Mr Meekton approves of his wife’s public spanking, adding he would rather she discuss her views on economies and sociology with the crowd than share them privately. He quips about bedtime stories to underline his stance.
Fragmentary text appears to mock moral judgments of women and social conduct. Mentions a hat, pleasures, and a travel balm, with garbled phrases about shedding tavbes and staying busy. No clear event or names established.
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