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Newspaper
Dermott News
Location
Dermott, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1917
Page
7
Four leading Southern sheriffs across separated states publicly endorse Tanlac, praising improved health and reduced nervous debility. Ex-sheriffs from Georgia, Arkansas, Texas, and other regions recount personal recoveries and urge friends and communities to try the remedy.
An old ad touts Boschee's German Syrup as a fifty year tested remedy preventing pneumonia by promoting sleep and easy morning expectoration with 25 or 75 cent bottles. A separate anecdote has Alger forgetting ice cream in the snow but later praised for obeying his mother's injunction.
An old ad promotes Grove's Old Standard Tonic touting tonic properties of quinine and iron. It claims benefits for the liver malaria blood enrichment and overall health. The copy includes scattered phrases about love and danger and a price of 28 cents.
More than 200 young men from Louisiana and Arkansas fled applications under Major Hawkins. The officers recruiting station in Little Rock received War Department orders to postpone the Fort Logan H. Roots training camp opening. The camp, planned for May 14, will now start a week later. Joseph R. Hamlen left for Washington to join the Red Cross central finance committee as assistant to Eliot Wadsworth.
A Hempstead County bank arranges with Texas breeders to bring a carload of registered Durham bulls to Hope on May 12, offering loans at low interest with two-year payment terms. Prescott Sutton High School closes due to measles with 127 total students and 10 graduates. Also notes record radish shipments from Blevins, expected cantaloupe shipments, a $50,000 claim for an eye injury from a broken window in a telephone booth, and plans to overhaul Ozark Telco plant.
The seventh Orack trail meeting in Jonesboro closes after a three day session with speakers on good roads from Springfield to Memphis connecting with Amarillo main line. Notable talks by Senator John J. Carter and others praised progress and urged attendance at the June Amarillo meeting. Strong resolutions thanked local groups and leaders.
In a cryptic exchange, a boy notes his mother’s influence on Stanley’s choice of the “nicest little boy in school.” The dialogue hints at a larger social dynamic as they discuss who should be chosen, exposing tensions around friendship and belonging.
Cuticura offers Soap for cleansing and Ointment for healing itching skin and scalp conditions. Daily use helps prevent minor troubles from worsening with free samples by mail. Includes a distressing family note about a missing boy and a police arrival in the latter fragment.
The speaker explains an apology for missing multiple funerals and family duties, noting plans to visit a sister’s new baby instead. The message emphasizes desire to avoid further bereavement duties and seeks permission to take time off.
A fragment shows a minister defending his position amid questions about church attendance and distrust of a surgeon selected to operate. The exchange hints at contrasting trust in religious leadership and medical expertise.
An advertisement copy touts La Creole Hair Dressing as a quick fix to look ten years younger by darkening gray hair. It presents a bold claim and targets readers seeking beauty solutions despite the article’s odd, disjointed phrasing.
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