17 Jan 1914
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Newspaper
Grabill Review
Location
Grabill, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1914
Page
1
A youthful volunteer at a large military camp is challenged by a civilian with a tennis racquet about enlistment. The civilian explains he must stay home to support a wife, two children, his mother and sister, while two brothers serve in France. The exchange highlights wartime pro and anti enlistment sentiments.
A letter from Mrs Dots of Zanegvilie praises Dedd's Kidney Pills for twenty years of kidney and bladder trouble. She reports relief from inflammation headaches and eye flashes after use and mentions others, including a boy, cured by the remedy. The ad offers a free trial box from Dodd's Medicine Co Buffalo.
Minneapolis department stores report a plan to use post age stamps as change due to a penny shortage. Banks in the Northwest have embargoed copper coins, and local bankers have urged the sub treasury in Chicago for pennies.
An advertisement asserts catarrhal deafness stems from inflamed mucous surfaces and can be cured only by constitutional remedies. It promotes Walls Catarrh Medicine with a $100 guarantee and lists F. J. Cheney & Co of Toledo as suppliers.
An English army officer, irritated by endless minor enemy news, exclaims that the enemy continues to fortify the coast. The subordinate replies with dismissive indifference, highlighting wartime frustration and discipline.
Johnny reports to Mars that last night in the dining room Mr. BH had his arms around your waist. The remark prompts a sharp response about the boldness of the maneuver and the accompanying gossip.
A brief note highlights soothing a baby’s irritated skin when red and itchy. Mentions remedies like oatmeal baths and gentle creams. Emphasizes avoiding harsh products and keeping skin calm during flare ups.
In a storm drenched scene at the Greens’ summer home, Mrs. Green feigns seasickness on a rocking boat in her house while Lucile and Mr. Bilaterij cope with a sudden aid request. A telephone repairman, marooned by the gale, is pressed into staying the night as family tensions mix with humor and danger.
In a tense evening at Mrs. Green and Lucile's home Monty helps calm the elder's restlessness by kissing her good night after an awkward request. Lucile thanks him, pledging quiet as a doctor prescribes rest, while Harold Kent, a visiting charmer, entertains with tall tales and claims to be a wire tapper. (TO BE CONTINUED)
The article describes a colonial practice where a cane with a gold or silver head served as a summons. A mayor’s subordinate would lay the cane horizontally on a suspect’s chest to compel attendance before the mayor. The custom, borrowed from Spain, signified criminal summons under threat of imprisonment.
Dr. 8. R. Gordon of Tulsa argues the movement strengthens young men’s church ties and moral fiber. He envisions scouts becoming future presidents, governors, and senators, guiding the nation through postwar unrest with education, faith, and leadership.
Prof Norman E Richardecca of Boston University tells the Boy Scouts of America that the war in Europe has increased juvenile delinquency in many British cities by an average of 34 percent in one year. He urges immediate American action to counteract harmful influences and to recruit thousands of scoutmasters to guide youths.
Newsboys of Houston Texas widely enroll to align with the Boy Scouts after detailed briefings by the local scout executive. Enthusiasm runs high as organizers note material among the boys shown in boxing and wrestling demonstrations that entertained guests.
Des Moines Troop No. 25 led by Scoutmaster M. H. Anderson felled three to four large trees in the neighborhood and cut them into stove lengths for needy families. The boys worked with crosscut and buck saws as a neighborhood good turn, producing chips and about thirteen cords of firewood.
The national court of honor of the Boy Scouts of America reports recent badge counts. Eagle badges totaled 14, life badges 27, star scout badges 23, and merit badges 1800 issued this month. Through 1017, 1049 merit badges have been issued, 741 in 1916. The total number of scouts earning merit badges now stands at 1507.
Good turns by scouts locate men who had failed to report in Brooklyn. In Woodmere New York scouts stored 400 barrels of potatoes and sold them at cost to low income families with labor supplied free of charge. Westchester Red Cross members learned stretcher handling and first aid from Mt Vernon scouts.
An editor argues that wheat at about 2 per bushel and government aids will sustain farming profits as land and labor costs fall. Western Canada offers low prices and vast tracts, with strong returns shown by recent farm investments, inviting would-be buyers to act soon.
A mother recalls her four year old William asking about being a doctor, having tools like a knife and autoclave jokes about medical exam questions. The Indianapolis News features ads for Dr. Pierce’s Pills and herbal tea as laxative and stomach remedies, and a quip on how men are made by their mothers.
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