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Newspaper
Dermott News
Location
Dermott, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1917
Page
7
An advertisement touts Dodson's Liver Tone as a safe, vegetable alternative to calomel. It claims calomel causes sickness, bone decay, and foul breaths, while Liver Tone cleanses the liver and bowels without griping. The pitch includes a money back guarantee and appeals to families and children.
A fragmented society column notes Mrs. Olga Kahler Florman of New York receiving $25 000 yearly from her late father’s estate and seeking an increase citing debt and husband’s earnings. The court granted a $120 000 bonus. Also mentions Honduras mint reopening and unrelated quips on nerves and housekeeping.
The text announces The Gritiah Rifle as a British gun from the South African War era, noting a ten cartridge capacity and sights from 200 to 2800 yards. It includes a dubious health ad Femenian and miscellaneous quips about women and hotel clerks.
A fragmentary page blends an old remedy advertisement for Cutleura products with social notes on child education and self expression. It cites pictorial soaps and ointments, plus a London air raid warning report and a remark on poverty as a universal issue.
Piersol convicted of the Reet kidnapping case in Marshfield Maine. The defense planned a motion for a new trial while the jurors requested possession of letters from testimony. Judge Skinker set bonds for defendants on related conspiracy charges as the court prepared for formal proceedings.
Disjointed text notes a plan abandoned by authorities and Red Cross efforts referenced with Verdun. It mentions residents of states and persons connected to central powers areas and lists several named individuals with towns across Massachusetts Maine Missouri and New Jersey.
An official Berlin announcement states Germany’s August grain crop estimate indicates bread rations must be cut by 10 percent from November 1 to stretch supply through the year. The measure targets alleviating shortages amid tightening grain stocks in Copenhagen and Berlin.
The Uruguayan charge d affaires in Berlin reports severed relations between Tirigins and many parties, per a Berlin dispute note. The charge also requested passports as part of the dispute. The Rockefeller Foundation received $154,009 for army cantonment work, funded by the Playground and Recreation Association of America, with $50,000 appropriated September 14.
A garbled report notes a guilty verdict tied to espionage and mentions Camp Sheridan restrictions and a wartime Navy construction program. It references U.S. ships and various vessel types including dreadnoughts and submarine chasers.
Orders directed that concessions be granted at training camps within the camp precincts for privately owned amusements or recreation in view of entertainment facilities planned by the government.
Albany reports the death of B Manka a veteran Mississippi River pilot aged 9S years cousin of Abraham Lincoln. The survivor list and exact date not provided.
The report portrays drafted men on leave and trainees at Camp Pike performing pool halls as restaurants, detailing inspection mockups, War Service readings, and a drive to ready troops for Berlin. It notes men in uniform, improvised gun carriage training, and a mindset to finish quickly and return home.
A reflective piece suggests people should depart from time to time and stay away long enough to feel homesick, encouraging renewal through distance and return.
A note advises saving $100 yearly at 4 percent to reach $3,097 in 20 years while mentioning tomato seeds and a soap made from them. The text blends financial guidance with an odd claim about soap production from tomato seeds.
An old advertisement urges attention to kidneys noting their role in filtering waste and warns of trouble signs such as back pain and urine issues. It promotes Kilmer’s herbal kidney remedy and offers a sample by mail, with testimonials and unrelated political blurbs mixed in.
A Portland Oregonian noting a whale industry possibility cites Sinesie White who claims a 14,000 pound yield and suggests the owner of four inlets should examine the business as there may be money in white whale ventures.
An old ad copy touts Laxative Quiniding Tablets as a remedy for a cold head and La Grippe. It also claims use for severe headaches and ends with a cryptic line about repentance after being caught with the goods.
The advertisement urges women to try Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound citing ongoing evidence it relieves suffering and is the grand old medicine for women.
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