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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1918
Page
3
An advertisement promotes a blood tonic B S S as the best treatment for catarrh. It says purified blood removes the cause of catarrh including drips, hawking, and bad breath, offering free medical advice and a mailed address in Atlanta for the product.
June 5 saw a rare air duel when two German flight groups attacked a decoy Halberstadt. British leaders maneuvered into the melee, Seyr guiding their patrol to neutralize the attackers while several German scouts went down. A chaotic dogfight ended with both sides suffering losses and another British patrol engaging midair.
Brooklyn woman Mrs B Richter endorses Vinol as a constitutional cod liver and iron tonic that improved appetite, digestion, and weight after pneumonia left her weak. She urges showing the formula to a doctor and notes it is sold by druggists like Mixer Bosco and in rural drug stores nationwide.
A British patrol intercepted a formation of nearly fifty German airships and fighters. In fierce combat two dozen enemy machines were shot down or forced to crash, while a British pilot and observer survived a brutal clash with four attackers, one of whom fell as the crew member was killed.
We express gratitude to friends and kind neighbors including Wayne Knitting mill and the Knittery for their beautiful offers of sympathy during the long illness and death of our beloved Tis and father and brother. Sisters and brothers and families extend thanks.
At noon in the Commercial building the all county campaign committee will be formally opened and present delegates from each township. CW McContbs of Core reds township will preside and Maree Douglass the state Tender in the campaign will be principal speaker.
An ad touts purified bicarbonate magnesium as a remedy for indigestion. It claims fast neutralization of stomach acidity prevents fermentation and gas, promising relief after meals with powder or tablets and water. It urges readers to try magnesium to ease heartburn wind and discomfort.
A frenzied health trend touts drinking a glass of hot water with a teaspoon of phosphates each morning. Proponents claim it flushes the stomach liver kidneys and intestines of prior day waste toxins reducing headaches bad breath colds and other ailments. Critics warn against overclaiming and advise caution with purifying regimens.
The forty eighth annual convention of the Chicago synod of the Evangelical Lutheran church will convene in Chicago next Friday for six days at the Evangelical Lutheran church. It aims to unite the synods into one general body and to advance cooperation among church institutions with ~914,900 members across the merged body and 442 communicants in the Lutheran church in the United States. The program lists services, sermons, reports, and debates on merger and missions led by pastors such as Rev Charles J. Warstlir and Rev T. Fe M. Wingers, among others, with sessions through June 15.
A garbled notice outlines a fifty year anniversary and church convention events. It lists morning worship with sermons by Reverends War ren Roth and A. Anda, reminiscences, ordination plans, committee reports on seminaries and travel expenses, and a keynote on duty to country. Delegates are urged to notify pastors and arrange lodging via local church, with travel guidance for arriving delegates.
An ad promote Step Lively corn remover Get-It claims quick relief from corns without pain. It highlights use on toes and feet, allowing wear of new shoes and dancing. Distributed by Lawrence & Co Chicago Port Wayne and Dreier Drug Co through Do & N Pharmacy and J. C. Wenger.
A sermon urges men to recover strength vitality and ambition instead of wasting energy. It laments wasted youth leading to nervousness and decline and warns of future health problems if vigor is not renewed.
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