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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1918
Page
7
An old advertisement urges mothers to use California Syrup of Figs for constipated children and even adults. It claims a gentle laxative effect within hours, promotes a coated tongue as sign, and warns to avoid counterfeit products while directing to buy from the California Fig Syrup Company.
A quirky exchange reveals a traveling drummer with a whisk broom chin and a weary sheriff. The sheriff critiques ego and ambition, noting some men start strong but grow lazy and fail to finish what they begin.
In harsh weather, Troop No 1 of Fairbanks, Alaska, with 35 boys, aimed for 12 000 but surpassed it, reaching 67 100 in subscriptions and possibly 69 100 with a 2 000 pledge. The drive, early boosted by a large clock, ended as half the district total.
Lewis Kayton, a seventeen year old San Antonio Scout, has earned 31 merit badges and visited national headquarters in New York. He began scouting before age twelve, joined a local troop on his twelfth birthday, and now aims for a West Point appointment, traveling to Washington after Texas congressional slots filled.
Scout Commissioner Dan Beard says wider interests expand capability for enjoyment. A regular scout, engaged in woodcraft, athletics, sailing, natural history, botany, and outdoors, stays lively and finds fun anywhere. The Camp Fire Club of America is cited as an example of bul gtime and energy.
Colonel Roosevelt says the boy scout movement is a distinct asset to the country aiding efficiency virility and good citizenship Leaders must be men of strong wholesome character and unmistakable devotion to the nation with wholehearted loyalty to this country and its ideals
Washington reports how Red Cross workers guided hundreds of thousands displaced by Austrian invasions through Bologna trains amid chaotic arrivals. The piece describes salvage efforts at Kelly Field, new permit rules for German alien females, Belgian and French relief plans including vast food and supply pledges, and labor training initiatives for war industries as shortages bite.
A captured Prussian officer protested riding with captured private soldiers in France. An American retorted and, using a penknife, cut the officer insignia from his shoulder. The officer was reduced in rank, losing his officer status and ordered back to the ranks.
An old advertisement claims Bond's Liver Pills relieve bilious headaches by stimulating the liver and regulating the bowels. It recommends taking one pill each night for two to three nights and notes a large bottle costs Me at drug stores.
A dialogue reveals tension over a policy forcing someone to both work and fight. The speaker notes that the army appears to demand dual duties from the individual, creating a conflict between employment and military obligation.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment offered for cleansing and beautifying the skin hands and hair. Free samples available by addressing Cuticura Dept X Boston. Soap 25 cents Ointment 25 and 50 cents. Adv.
Dialogue notes a shift as an actor confirms returning to straight drama after performing in a crook play. The exchange hints at typecasting and career moves within stage work.
A clipped exchange about a boat name delivers a quirky quip on wordplay as a light aside within a broader era text. The piece then pivots to health warnings and public notices advising Vader-Falm for colds pneumonia and croup and noting a wartime statistic that ten thousand men drafted found tubercular.
A Southern parson challenges Sam about staying on the straight and narrow path, with Sam replying he can manage if there are not water million patches along the road. Boston Evening Transcript context.
An old advertisement claims that worms cause pale skin and stomach upset in children. It promotes Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as a two to three week remedy to enrich the blood improve digestion and act as a general tonic. The copy asserts the tonic will expel worms and restore health and notes the product is pleasant to take in a pet bottle.
A witty exchange suggests a riddle about taxonomy and language. The line implies a playful mishearing where “family tree” cues “ances tree” as a humor variation. It highlights how wordplay blends biology with linguistic punning.
A new ash receiver design rises from a vase centered to hold flowers. The device merges ash containment with a floral display, simplifying cleanup and presentation in the home.
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