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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1918
Page
8
An old fashioned herbal remedy promises renewed energy and clear skin by purifying blood. The ad touts Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery made from Golden Seal Blood Oregon grape and other roots with no alcohol or narcotics. Tablets cost sixty cents at drug stores.
A churchly note on a boy who loses to a girl, with a father’s ire and a teachable moment. A parodied quip from a Pittsburgh Sun item shows children mishearing adult terms, while a Cuticura ad promotes eczema relief and sample requests from Boston.
Doctors report a widespread grip epidemic leaving many with run down systems and kidney troubles. Advertisers pitch Dr Kilmer Swamp Root herbal remedy with sample offers while druggists stock regular sizes. Intermixed jokes show a bustling early 20th century page tone.
Washington May 10 President Wilson asked Hughes to help Attorney General Gregory investigate alleged dishonesty in aircraft production. Hughes agreed to enter the inquiry promptly. Senate panel backed a Chamberlain war conduct probe with limits to army operations and a proviso barring a broad inquiry. The president said such a vote would betray confidence in the administration.
New York May 15 Reports claim thousands of rifles secretly imported from Krupp works at Essen to Germanize the United States. State Attorney General Lewis probes hoarding rumors as Edgar A Holmes testifies that James H Crossley spoke of 1,000,000 rifles landed at Hoboken docks aboard two German steamship lines for use if Germans reach Hug-Ush channel ports.
Captain Antonio Silvio Resnati of the Royal Italian flying corps died at Hempstead flying field while test flying an American built Capron bombing biplane. He flew solo with a payload of 60 bombs, the machine rose to about 100 feet before a wing collapsed and he was crushed by the engine.
Paris May 16. M Duval the former director of the Germano phile Bonnet Rouge newspaper faced treason charges. Condemned to death by courty martial. Six other defendants received prison terms from two to ten years.
Hoover asks appropriations committee for seven million dollars to fund offices and clerk hire for the 4,000 county food administrations. Porto Rican laborers to be shipped to the United States within a month for farms in the South and for war industries along the Atlantic coast. An amendment to post office funds boosts clerk salaries and rural carrier pay by 20 percent. Aerial patrolover German lines Lt Frank K Knopp of the RAF disappears on April 16. fate not known. Red Cross funds await autographs of President Wilson. Philadelphia streetcar strike deepens with 1,500 to 2,000 men out. Swiss accord in Berne on POW exchanges and camp management. German birth-rate drop in 1916-17 reported from London. Three men killed near Pleigant City, O. by nitroglycerin explosion. President Tarogoyen delivers annual message defending Argentina’s neutrality.
Washington May 16 Aerial mail service became a fact as army aviators carried mail from New York and Philadelphia to Washington and Philadelphia to New York. A flight to Philadelphia was forced to land at Waldorf Maryland due to a broken propeller. Daily trips on the New York Washington route are planned except Sundays, with a typical three hour and twenty minute flight from New York to Washington piloted by Lieut Torrey H Webb.
The War Department selected Neville Island in the Ohio River near Pittsburgh as the site for a government ordnance plant. Built and operated by United States Steel, the $75,000,000 facility will be the largest in the world, with construction pushed to begin promptly.
Chicago markets list opening highs and lows for corn and oats, with extensive price ranges for flour, hay, live poultry, cattle, hogs, and sheep. The report details standard hour-based pricing across multiple grain and livestock categories, reflecting varied demand and supply conditions.
In England three and a half years of war have stirred religious fervor through personal loss and fear. H G Wells, once hard headed, now treats religion as a discovery, while Sir Oliver Lodge’s Raymond claims to convey communications from a son. The war drives literature to ponder death and what comes after, prompting a closer, more earnest relation to life.
A giant redwood in Mendocino County endures despite wind and forest fire. After the top was broken in a storm and the trunk scorched, a young shoot rises from the old stump within the protective trunk, promising a large successor when the stump falls.
An OCR style advertisement promises clear skin by using Othine double strength nightly and morning applications. It claims most freckles vanish quickly with the product and includes a money back guarantee. Also a humorous household dialogue fragment follows about gossip and marriages.
A Birmingham Age-Herald cartoonish quip has a man claiming to be a tailor visiting about a bill. The reply notes the speaker will attend the funeral of a rich relative from whom a large inheritance is expected. He clarifies no relative was lost, but the frequent tailor visits warrant a sharper remark.
A reader warns mothers to examine Castoria bottles for the signature of use for over 80 years. A cheeky exchange follows between newlyweds about Bob Spilkins and a misunderstanding over a cutting remark, ending with a declaration of blunt phrases about Bob Spilking.
A clipped, paradoxical exchange features a precocious child in a cryptic dialogue about lions and a meatless day. The text plays with rule of conduct and surreal imagery of a cradle atop the ocean bed, creating a whimsical, enigmatic vignette.
After building a European reputation an actor pursues a U S salary. In a bird game outcomes hinge on a strong player and solid play depends on a solid deal.
An old advertisement promotes GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules as a remedy for backaches fatigue headaches and urinary issues. It claims the oil soaks into kidney walls and eliminates harmful microbes quickly. The copy urges readers to buy from their druggist and promises renewed health within 24 hours plus ongoing use for prevention and a money back guarantee.
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