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Newspaper
Emmons County Record
Location
Linton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1919
Page
6
An old health advertisement urges mothers to use California Syrup of Figs for fevers, upset stomachs, and constipation in children. It promotes a gentle cleansing effect within hours and warns to seek the genuine product from the California Fig Syrup Company.
An ad extols Haarlem Oil Capsules and Capeases as a cure to preserve youth and vitality. Claims to restore vigor and prevent aging, with advice to take capsules daily to maintain condition. Mentions sale by merchants and retailers, and warns that friends may turn on a provocation.
An old time remedy for gray hair, Sage and Sulphur Compound now available in store bottles. It promises natural darkening with even color, using a sponge or brush to apply strand by strand. The ad touts ease of use and discreet results, ending with a humorous line about habits.
Green's August Flower advertised as a universal cure for disordered stomachs and liver inactivity. It claims to ease sick headaches constipation sour stomach nervous indigestion and gas related heart palpitations by gentle laxative action and bile stimulation. Sold worldwide with a trial invite.
A brief witticism contrasts two versions of Smith’s misfortune. One claim states a $50,000 failure while the other counters that the failure stemmed from lack of funds rather than a specific sum. The remark highlights how motives and amounts can be misrepresented in rumors.
Paris reports Andre Tardieu said the peace conference aims to finalize key issues between March 8 and 15, seeking guarantees to bar German use of the Rhine as a base. France wants safeguards not annexation, while pushing Polish and Roumanian questions and a financial section for the League of Nations.
George W. Perkins reports to the National War Work council that American soldiers in Coblenz and elsewhere are desperate to get home. He notes vast idle time and little to do, making occupation for leisure hours the key issue for Y M C A service to the army of occupation.
Washington March 1. The Navy Department orders officers to duty in connection with German submarines. They will bring surrendered U boats to the United States. Four or five submarines are expected to begin the voyage soon.
London reports the Dutch minister of war urged keeping the army ready to resist any attempt to annex Dutch territory. He warned that current disarmament would be dangerous as tensions rise in Europe. Separately, Yugoslav authorities accused Italian troops of mistreating Serb, Croat, and Slovenian residents in Fiume, sparking a clash that wounded a Serbian major.
A State Department summary from refugees via Helsingfors describes extreme shortages in Russia under the Bolshevik regime. Reported are high prices, scarce clothing and food, widespread typhus with 1000 new Moscow cases weekly, three-tier food rations, and government-controlled supplies with cards and fixed prices.
New York dispatch reports President Wilson will not be a candidate in 1920. The Tribune cites a White House luncheon with the Democratic National Committee as the setting for the announcement. It says he will devote postterm years to writing history.
Warsaw reports that Danish Red Cross passports have been used by Moscow Bolshevists with Inter-Allied mission complicity for two months. Three passport holders arrived from Moscow including Dane Dr. Jean Beamer, Bolshevik Red Cross delegate Alexia Orsvich, and Danish Red Cross delegate Gabriel Bryckgold.
In hazy weather off Liberty Island the troopship Aquitania rammed the Canadian freighter Lord Dufferin cutting its stern to 20 feet. The freighter sank in 15 minutes at 36 feet. One crewman, George Eperus of New York, was killed. Twenty seven crew were rescued. the remainder stayed aboard as the ship settled. Aquitania proceeded on with 8000 troops and civilians.
Budapest reports former Premier Wekerle and other ex officials including Hazar Balogh and Palavicini are interned on a charge of prolonging the war. Troops move to Salgotarjan coal mines to suppress Bolshevik agitation there.
Washington March 1 Director General Hines said with President Wilson approval that the railroads will not be released from government control until there is a chance to gauge whether a constructive permanent program of legislation can be adopted within a reasonable time.
Major General Crowder judge advocate general and provost marshal general will travel to Cuba to advise the Cuban president and Congress on revising election laws. Secretary Baker announced President Wilson approved the trip.
Washington February 28 the Senate public lands committee approved a House bill to enlarge Yellowstone National Park by one third adding 1266 square miles of forest reserve land in Wyoming and ordered the measure reported.
At the annual Amer conventions in New York on March 1 resolutions urged the swift return from France of army engineers skilled in road building and called for a committee to confer with Secretary Baker on the matter.
Frederick Gillett of Massachusetts won the Republican conference ballot for speaker with 130 votes as the party prepares for a House majority. James R. Mann carried 69 votes and Philip Campbell 13, with two scattered. Minnesota Republicans split their votes among Gillett Mann and Campbell. After the vote, Gillett's nomination was made unanimous and other officers were chosen.
President Wilson opposes sending a joint House and Senate foreign relations committee to an inter Allied parliamentary conference in Paris during peace negotiations. Chairman Hitchcock says the move might be undesirable and cause confusion.
Swiss troops have been reinforced along the Bavarian and Baden frontiers due to unrest across the German boundary. Munich reports confusion in the Bavarian capital as the Central Congress calls for a soviet government.
Representative Mann refused the floor leadership of the next house. Republicans said his stance may not be final. Champagne to be 100 a quart in New York market by June 30 as importers claim control of French bubbles.
In Basel on March 1 the Saxon assembly chose Dr Diestel a German Democrat as first vice president and Deputy Lipinsky as another leading figure in Saxony. The selection signals continued political restructuring.
An advertisement touts Knowlton's Danderine claiming dandruff will vanish in ten minutes and hair will regrow. It describes applying a small amount to a strand by strand method to yield light fluffy lustrous hair and urges purchase at drug stores. The closing line shifts to a dating joke about marriage and finances.
An ad touts Pape's Diapepsin as the quickest stomach reliever for sour, gassy, bloated or indigestion pain. It claims immediate relief after taking a tablet, notes low cost at drug stores, and markets the product as the best in the world.
Fragmentary note describes a gray hair remedy called Barbo Compound with directions to mix lightly and apply without greasiness. Mentions April 1 and a birthday for birds, plus ad hoc shop or personal notes.
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