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Newspaper
Fulton County Tribune
Location
Wauseon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1918
Page
8
Day of shipping calves changed from Tuesday forenoon to Saturday forenoon due to new government shipping orders. Highest market price noted for deacons and dealers. AN. LUTTON. Onk Shade Phone.
Public sale to quit farming offering horses cattle hay grain and farm tools at the Gype farm one-half mile east of Ottokee Ohio on February 16 1918 starting at 1 o'clock. Includes several Holstein cows with due dates milkers two aged boars a sow with due farrow March 15 oats hay 12 acres wheat ground fertilizer corn and a full line of machinery such as binder manure spreader hay loader planters mowers plows cultivators wagons and harness with terms announced day of sale. Lunch provided. Proprietor W J Leininger. auctioneers L J Ryan.
Secretary McAdoo, head of the Railroads, urges the South to produce more food and feed for its people to ease railcar strain during the war. He notes cotton can be grown, but hay and corn should also be raised locally to reduce nationwide transport needs and help win the war. In Port Royal, Marines Stokes and Brown tried to drive a government auto for a veteran noncom, only to find it a foot powered prop, highlighting a trick of the trade.
President Wilson appeals to farmers to grow canning crops for the war effort. He says money, men, and food are needed, urges gardens and canning crops near factories, and promises government demand for canned goods. The piece also notes labor will be scarce in 1918 and foresees high crop prices, urging careful preparation and timely procurement of seeds and fertilizers.
A local father, whose two sons are at war, says he aids the country and endorses Mayr's Wonderful Remedy. He claims it cured years of severe stomach trouble and bloating, removing mucus and inflammation in the digestive tract. One dose convinced him, money refunded. Punk & Haumesser druggists. Valentines at Rend & Wager's.
A large chorus of American users touts Deans Kidney Pills for backache and kidney distress. Mrs L A Buchanan of 218 E Chestnut St Wauseon credits relief from dull back pain, fatigue, headaches, and dizziness after using the remedy bought from Fink and Haumesser. She reports lasting effectiveness and recommends Doans Kidney Pills as a reliable kidney remedy.
Excerpt discusses patriotic thrift and war effort messaging for students from sixth to fourth grades. It highlights saving with Thrift Stamps, supporting government funding, and civic duty. Also covers USDA campaigns to boost food production in Alaska Hawaii Porto Rico and Guam, with increases in grain sowing and seeds distribution.
Women suffer from pains attributed to kidney trouble with dizziness fullness under the eyes and discolored urine. The ad promotes Foley Kidney Pills as a medicine to cleanse sluggish kidneys and remove poisonous wastes, claiming broad testimonials from county residents.
A minister argues sanctification is a sudden act by faith not a gradual growth, and must occur at conversion through full consecration. He disputes Calvinist and Armenian views, cites Rom 6:6 and 1 Thessalonians, and warns against growth-by-grace theories while urging biblical study and obedience.
An advertisement extols Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a quick constipation remedy with no griping and mild, pleasant effects. It also contains a farmer’s note urging preparation for spring by hauling, mending, and planning while roads are good, noting sledding and winter mud as contrasts to productive hauling.
A U S Marine dispatch from France describes a Paris bootblack dubbed the mad mud specialist who can identify a soldier’s origin by mud on boots. The anon author recounts how the bootpolisher correctly guessed Verdun and another reader’s home base. Also notices a Saturday roast market ad.
An advertisement claims rheumatism is caused and cured by removing poisonous waste from the bowels and kidneys using Trusler's Rheumatic Tablets. It asserts a box or six boxes can treat even obstinate cases and that the product is sold by all druggists.
Auction begins at 10 A M with a large range of horses offered under guaranteed representations. Private sale, commission sales, and army horse buyers will be present. The event targets all classes incl war horses for the U S Government, promising reliable, widely accessible bidding.
Ohio State University and State Board of Agriculture cooperate to run a free tractor school at the State Fair grounds in Columbus from Feb 11 to 16. Lectures by OSU and University of Illinois and Purdue experts cover engine theory to transmission and plow hitching. No fees. all attendees urged to stay the full week. contact H. C. Ramsower for details.
An advertisement touts Musterole as a non blistering mustard substitute. It claims quick relief for sore throat bronchitis tonsillitis croup stiff neck asthma neuralgia headache and chest colds with a price of 0c 2 50 and 2 50.
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