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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1917
Page
6
In a dinner in New York Lord Northcliffe commented on a Zeppelin attack on London. He quipped that when Britain wants to label a fool it says he hasn’t sense enough to come in out of the raid.
An advertisement touts Cuticura as a fast remedy for pimples with a trial offer and free sample by mail. It includes instructions to apply Ointment then wash with Soap and hot water, and promotes using Cuticura daily. A bride changes her surname to Bernnys after marriage in New York, choosing to keep her maiden name.
August Flower is described as a gentle laxative that regulates digestion, cleanses the alimentary canal, and stimulates bile production to aid many stomach ailments. It is sold worldwide in 80 and 90 cent bottles. The British national physical laboratory employs about 100 women. A girl’s idea of a slow young man is one who hasn’t acquired the halting habit.
This weekly digest surveys Bolshevik actions in Russia and the fragile armistice shifts, German western offensives, Italian front stalemate at the Piave, Jerusalem’s capture, and Allied naval and political moves. It notes Russia’s turmoil, Bolshevik consolidation, and rumors of clashes with Korniloff and Kayedines, while detailing German asks in peace talks, Italy’s renewed defenses, and Allied strategic responses. The piece also covers U.S. war mobilization debates, railway policy plans, and Hoover’s food conservation drives amid wartime scarcity.
An Indianapolis News item recalls eight year old Isabel, daughter of a Winchester couple, at dinner when talk turns to a neighbor who had recently obtained a divorce. Isabel blurts out that she believes the neighbor herself went downtown to get it, highlighting childlike innocence in a social custom.
A vintage advertisement touts Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as a pure non stimulant remedy for kidney liver and bladder issues. It promises purity strength and excellence in every bottle and offers a sample for ten cents with a letter to Dr Kilmer Co Binghamton NY.
Johun, asked if he enjoyed the movie just seen, offered a wry remark that he did not enjoy it but added that it makes no difference now since it is all over. The comment reflects a deadpan reaction to the cinema experience.
The piece notes Tonawanda and North Tonawanda in New York plan to consolidate their governments. It mentions public health elixirs and a historic price rise for a popular medicine and references wide usage in civilized nations and British women workers.
Uncle Lige brings a clock that breaks and begins to strike late at night. The clock unexpectedly rings 102 times, waking the old nan who urges his wife to rise and watch the moment. The scene captures a rustic, humorous home moment as described in Everybody's Magazine.
Frank J. Cheney swears before Notary Gleason that his firm J Cheney & Co of Toledo will pay one hundred dollars for any case of catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Medicine. The affidavit, dated December 6, notes internal use and absorption through mucous surfaces and cites testimonials for the remedy.
The piece argues the economy would be simpler if many luxuries had not been elevated to necessities, highlighting the societal shift in value and consumption.
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