13 Jun 1918
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Newspaper
Goshen Daily Democrat
Location
Goshen, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1918
Page
1
A druggist claims an instant remedy from D. H. Hawks will aid sour stomach gas or constipation and may prevent appendicitis. The message asserts quick relief and relief from digestive discomfort for readers in Goshen and surrounding areas.
The Democratic ticket lists Benby A. Barnhart for Congress Emil Franz for Prosecuting Attorney and James L. Harman as Superior Court Judge. This straight-ticket slate highlights three named officials in a local party slate.
A collection of brief notes on mountain bog flora in Hawaii with lobella blooms and sundew, followed by advocacy for children reading aloud to build vocabulary and confidence. The piece emphasizes time for kindness and education as valuable pursuits.
The report describes how divers swallow stones to sink quickly and rest water-pressured balance issues observed in the North with divers repeating actions when resurfacing. It notes a method used to enable deeper dives and mentions reactions on return to the surface.
The best conductors are metals, carbon in various forms, salt solutions, and water. The least conductive insulators include india rubber, gutta percha, dry air, and gases, followed by wool, ebonite, silk, wax, sulfur, resin, and paraffin.
Thousands of mothers praise Mother Gray's Sweet Powders as an excellent remedy for children with headache colds feverish stomach troubles and bowel complaints. The product is tasty easy to take and has been widely used by families for 30 years priced at 25 cents.
Paris dispatch reports renewed French progress near Belloy wood and St Maur with 400 prisoners taken, while Ambleny and St Pierre Aigle attacks hold. Germans push on toward the Compiègne area as Allied forces retreat from Cartepont Wood to Bailly in a costly salient.
The report details French counterattacks southeast of Montdidier driving back German formations that threatened the area as German divisions massed along a 3 000 yard front. It notes Allied artillery and infantry repelling assaults near Machemont Bethancourt and Chevincourt with no major changes elsewhere on the British front.
The Food Administration urged Americans to limit beet and meat use to preserve supplies for the army and allies. Households should cap beef to one quarter pound weekly per person, ban beefsteaks, and reduce roasts, while pork products should substitute for beef in meals.
Ascension Island, a lonely naval base linked to St Helena, hosts thousands of sea turtles yearly. The local garrison at Georgetown harvests many turtles for food and occasionally sends some as gifts to the Lords of the Admiralty.
The London Chronicle reports a superstition dating before Christianity: Jews observed the new moon by naked eye only, without viewing its crescent through water, reflection, clouds, or glass. Travelers spread the tale to the West, where seeing the new moon through glass remains unlucky.
A cork lined monastery called Convento da Cortica lies in an isolated rock dwelling near Claotra. The Capuchin monks inhabited it from 1560 to 1834, practicing strict silence except on certain occasions. Since 1834 the monastery has been vacant but open to the public with a caretaker.
An excerpt from Thomas Batley Aldrich’s reminiscences notes the first Boston to Portsmouth train passed through a once isolated Portsmouth. Locals watched as the new line bridged seas of distance and drew outsiders, marking the start of broader contact and change for the town.
The text outlines France's revolutions from TS18, leading to a republic and Napoleon I empire, followed by Bourbon restoration. It notes the 1848 upheaval bringing Louis Napoleon to power and later empire, with limited wars but heavy Paris fighting and thousands killed.
June 18 report from Copenhagen says the Finnish government agreed to Soviet assurances not to seize the entire Murman coast but to limit any occupation to what was promised Finland. The Roatan government remains tied to earlier promises.
A Popular Mechanics Magazine description details a crane with a clam shell like grapple using curved steel tines to lift and stack many logs at once. The system dramatically reduces labor and increases piling height for logs ties posts and pulp wood.
Ostriches display remarkable speed as they race across the plains. Young birds are trained early to run, building skills for survival and self protection. The Munya race showcases honors won by the young ostriches in this feathered competition.
A fragment discusses famine bread among Nordic peoples noting a heavy reliance on bread made from poor materials. It describes potato flour bread as common and makeshift, with ground potatoes mixed with rye or wheat producing soggy, weak loaves and low nourishment.
A collector of testimonies from 1916 reports relief from kidney issues using Doan's Kidney Pills. Mrs. Joe Knapp of Washington Street and Mrs. Raapp near the March date praise the product, noting improved kidney function while paying 66 cents at Hawks' Drug Store and other dealers. Foster Milburn Co. markets the remedy from Buffalo, N.Y.
Rome reports Austrian air strength significantly reduced as estimates show 100 planes lost in past five teatimes, signaling heavy air warfare costs for Austria.
A brief eye-witness note describes a severe motorcycle collision involving a rider named Jim and a female passenger, hitting a lamp post and resulting in extensive damage. The account notes observers’ astonishment and mentions broken effects and injuries.
Lightest wood Sitka spruce takes 70 to 80 years to mature, is compact and nearly odorless with light yellow sapwood. Widely used in shipbuilding masts and instrument sounding boards. Douglas fir and spruce are heavier but popular in forests along the coast.
Vernon county offender asks the judge to allow collection of $8 due him from whisky profits before starting his county jail sentence for bootlegging. The request was voiced after the conviction and prior to sentencing.
Census data indicates cattle in the republic grew from about 2.58 million to over 3 million. Natural milk is common in most parts of Cubs while condensed milk consumption remains widespread.
A garbled OCR snippet references corsets and a crowd with phrases about keeping away from interference. The text includes incoherent speech and fragmented names, lacking clear event or identifiable entities.
A speaker recalls a crust of bread and cup of water offered by a mother as a teaching about dignity. The dialogue frames a student’s claim of maturity and the value of simple sustenance in a moment of need.
The earliest patent records attribute submarine ideas to William Bourne with later grants to Symmons in 1747 Day in 1778 Bushnell in 1776 and Fulton in 1801. The submarine is presented as a collective progression rather than a single inventor’s creation.
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