08 Mar 1918
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Newspaper
Goshen Daily Democrat
Location
Goshen, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1918
Page
1
William Masse of West Park Ohio credits Peterson's Ointment with curing a years long severe leg sore after doctors failed. He praises many friends who report cures for eczema piles skin diseases pimples and blemishes. The product sells for 380 cents at druggists nationwide.
Goshen readers learn that Osage orange wood is among the toughest, though it is not an orange but part of the nettle family. A recent forest service report notes a block 30 inches long and 2 by 2 inches in cross section breaks under a stress of 13,666 pounds when bent.
Instructions note that filling a hot water bottle, then screwing the stopper in while cold prevents leaks. Heat expands the metal socket, so a cold stopper fits slightly deeper. as it warms it expands to tighten the seal and stop leaks.
A severage grasshopper weighs one thirty second of an ounce and each day can consume its own weight in corn ear wheat or forage crops. Extrapolating from nestling birds eating them, the insects could destroy about 174 397 tons of crops valued at $10 per ton, totaling $17 439.
A short, moral reflection contrasts material poverty with spiritual riches. It asserts love as wealth, noting that true generosity defines a millionaire of the heart who gives most, not one who receives most.
Cavalrymen cling to a belief that carrying a war horse tooth guarantees survival in the fiercest charge. The token must come from a horse that survived a prior engagement unhurt.
A quirky Seattle Post-Intelligencer line muses on curing the milkman's voice with a new anesthetic named nikalgia. The prose links sleep, stitches, and the raveled sleeve of care in a single, surreal observation.
Wanted machinists for tool and die work at Studebaker Corp South Bend. Steady employment and good opportunities for skilled mechanics through the employment department. Furnished room for rent with all modern conveniences and central location. Phase 324. If Dade Viemaernn 12e per week.
A vintage ad claims Glando Tonic and Clendo Gargle can break up colds grip and tonsillitis. It advertises Gland-Aid Co Fort fog as the maker and says aspirin-like relief is guaranteed with the products sold by druggists.
An American patrol of one officer and eight men, lost overnight northwest of Toul, returned to the American line at noon after a daylight dash across No Man's Land. American guns shelled German first lines and nearby towns while air units drove off attackers. French Pershing's men and three U S Armies face the foe as fresh sectors open north of the Chemin des Dames, with a Prussian lieutenant captured by American forces. The raid near Lorraine was repulsed with prisoners taken from both sides.
Cheveland O D Meael delined Thupp, a wealthy oil operator, was acquitted of murder in the death of Charles doyee as the jury returned a verdict of no verdict on nanity. Prosecutor Doertion bgyedt led the closing for the state while Attorney WW EE Bayeniele defended, arguing for innocence amid disputed evidence.
A bank in Growl Gh was robbed of 1400 dollars after a blast blew open the building front and damaged interiors. Authorities traced the suspects through Toledo and nearby towns as a manhunt continues.
Authorities uncover a conspiracy to kill General Tuan Chi-Tui the former premier and war commissioner of China. Several arrests are reported including three Japanese as monarchists allegedly sought revenge for Tuan's defeat of Chang Hsun during the Minchu restoration last July.
Members of the Austrian house of deputies reject Wilson’s fourteen peace conditions, arguing it is wise to seek understanding with Western powers despite military differences. Discussions note the contrast between political and military peace views and cite a Polish deputy’s claim that Germany relied on Austria Bulgaria and Turkey to counter enemies.
United States Attorney John E B Dougherty and Rock Island deputy Marshall Williams faced 30 day suspensions for lack of sympathy with Justice Department policy on Hartford safe zones around army cities and enforcement of strict guard rules. The Attorney General ordered the action and noted enhanced federal scrutiny of adjacent cities with military zones. Both officials await hearing on possible removal as proceedings continue.
Reports describe food riots spreading from Christiania to London on Thursday. Crowds stormed bakeries and butcher shops, protests grew before police dispersed the gathering at the town hall.
Marek S. Ciorgan employees at a unit of the Toute Manufacturing company walk out on war contracts demanding wage increases and shorter hours. The strike affects a large, unspecified number of workers in the city.
Mrs Rohrberg of Pittsburgh records her recovery from long lasting backache and headaches after her husband bought Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She urges other women with weakness or related symptoms to try the remedy and seek advice from Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. in Lynn Mass.
Over one hundred thousand users report relief from chafing with Sykes Comfort Powder. Available at Vinci and other drug stores with a trial box offered free. The Comfort Powder Co. of Boston, Mass. promotes its product as a fast, lasting solution.
Public auction at the Bontrager residence 144 miles east of Goshen along the Goshen Lageanne rail on Monday Magged 11 at 1 30 p m will offer four head of horses nine head of cattle ten hogs about ten chickens 100 shocks of corn farming implements a wood rack barn scales and assorted household items Terms are by known on day of sale Lehnman auctioneers local notes indicate possible misreads in place names and dates
Citizens vow to expand wartime food efforts with a goal of more extensive home gardens. The plan offers garden allocation help and asks garden owners to indicate intentions by March 25, with Saturday office hours for public guidance from W Foulis in Hawks Gortner Building.
To remove marks from brass or gilt ornaments and picture frames mix a piece of soft soap the size of an egg in a pint of bolting water. Add a tablespoon of ammonia. Wring a cloth in the solution and wipe the article gently, then sponge with cold water. Dry with a soft cloth.
A reflective line quotes Kate Douglas Wiggin on the rarity of a mother in the world among abundant beautiful things. The excerpt emphasizes the unique bond of motherhood as a central, irreplaceable presence.
A fragmentary quote from the Boston Transcript claims harmony in marriage with shared blame and no arguments. The text also mentions a cooperative association and a tangential note about a daily newspaper job listing with weekly pay.
A TIME TO SAVE ONE S MONEY argues that young men must save in the present moment not chase a future self. It claims that postponing saving loosens resistance and that money spent today shapes a limited future by age forty five, urging early realization of this pattern.
A group of 21 educated British women cook and scrub in a French monastery hospital, praised by French soldiers for superb potatoes and economical meals. An Englishwoman skilled at apple dumplings learned quickly from a French friend’s help and an Irish-born Englishman’s canteen work. The dumpling paste and dry apples are said to be learned by instinct.
A booth at a local fair offers autographed copies of books by Indianapolis authors for a dollar and a half. A shopper debates value noting downtown stores sell unsigned copies, while the manager emphasizes the autograph’s special value. The buyer concedes with a knowing smile.
A fragment notes that shoemaking resisted change for women in the United Kingdom. It cites a 1808 London letter from Lady Sarah Spencer describing evenings of music and shoemaking, with the trade seen as vital yet vanity filled and unlikely to vanish.
Auction at the Wittgers residence east of New Paris on Saturday lists six horses three fresh cows Poland China brood sows twenty shoats ten to twelve hundred pounds ten yearling hens four tons of clover forty bushels of good corn twenty pounds of navy beans and a complete farming implement line.
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