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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1918
Page
8
Prisoners describe being loaded from rafts onto ships after panic over landing in the States. German officers select volunteers to transfer to Yarrowdale while guarding decks with bomb threats. A scramble ensues as hard tack is dumped into hold No. 3 and food rations begin to run low.
A firsthand account recalls German actions aboard a ship bound for Germany. Coolies pray while panic rises among crew as volunteers including the narrator are sent to stoke the fire room. Ammunition holds and airless conditions yield a brutal, terrifying ordeal with punishments and fear aboard the vessel.
A vintage style ad promotes California Fig Syrup as a gentle laxative for children and adults, touting a tasty remedy that relieves constipation by softening stools within hours. It warns against counterfeits and directs buyers to seek genuine bottles from the California Fig Syrup Company. The clipping also includes a brief quote about King George gifting wine to the Red Cross.
An appeal to women about kidney and bladder trouble in need of Swamp Root by Dr. Kilmer & Co. Readers are urged to try a sample bottle by sending ten cents to Binghamton New York and to buy the medicine in medium and large sizes at drug stores. The message quotes a Robert Louis Stevenson line about kindness.
Catarrh cannot be cured by local applications. Hall's Catarrh Medicine is taken internally and acts through the blood to reach mucous surfaces. It claims to purify the blood and balance constitutional conditions, with testimonials and a Toledo company attribution.
A cluttered snippet recalls a Q and A about Indian discovery and a riddle of Cuticura healing skin rashes with a Boston address for samples. It ends with a quip about a young woman marrying an old millionaire as a “regular business arrangement” and a painter’s superstition about inscriptions.
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