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Newspaper
Independence Enterprise
Location
Independence, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1918
Page
3
A fragment from Louisville Courier Journal quotes a man denying a claim of acquaintance with a fashion table girl while asserting a summer resort engagement. The Washington Star vignette shows Mr. Meek ton insisting he follows Henrietta's every command, removing fear of his wife.
A Detroit era paper item blends Mark Twain childhood reminiscence with wartime musings. It recalls Twain’s twin drowning tale and reflects on duty, morality, and distant conflict while presenting fragmented social anecdotes and quotes from local conversations.
An advertisement from the Richmond Times-Dispatch repeats a Cincinnati claim that Freezone can remove corns and calluses after a few drops. It touts rapid drying, minimal irritation, and low cost with a note druggists can supply via wholesalers. A dated promotional voice accompanies various cheeky quips.
An odd short item touts Dr. Pierces Pellets for liver, bowels, and stomach with a feisty note on a meatless and wheatless day. A vendor mentions three pellets for a cathartic while a Miss Cayenne replies on meatless days supporting a strong army.
An 1890s advertisement extols Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a tonic and nervine for women suffering from chronic weaknesses, nervous exhaustion, and menstrual complaints. It targets overworked and rundown women and claims to aid young girls entering womanhood and those facing the menopausal transition.
Dialogue snippet shows Mab asking about marrying Jack Swift and Ethel denying nuptials. Banter hints at social expectations and cautious congratulations in a Boston Transcript style. No further context or events.
Professor D D Jackson of Columbia University predicts the US can manufacture its own chemical needs after the war. He notes current dye production matches normal consumption and color varieties rise, adding that with proper legislation the nation could produce most imported chemicals competitively. He cites Germany’s wartime advantage as a lesson for expanding chemical and metallurgical industries.
The piece notes European conflict news reaching Africa from the start. It cites four German colonies, expansive areas like Togo, and white settlers absorbing daily updates. A French telegraph line belts the Sahara to Timbuktu with wireless reach, linking Libreville and Stanley Pool to the upper Congo.
The article outlines three forms of opium use among different cultures eating, smoking, and drinking opium. It explains the drug comes from the unripe poppy fruit with milky juice dried into folds. It notes opium induces a wretched mental and physical state and early use often leads to death before age forty.
Harold H. Amos of Kansas State Agricultural College outlines that winter egg production hinges on breeding selection and care. He advises early hatched chicks for profitability, culling poor layers, and timing hatchery goals for egg and meat outcomes.
The cabinet under President Wilson includes Robert Lansing secretary of state William G. McAdoo secretary of the treasury Newton D. Baker secretary of war Thomas W. Gregory attorney general Albert S. Burleson postmaster general Josephus Daniels secretary of the navy Franklin K. Lane secretary of the interior David F. Houston secretary of agriculture William Redfield secretary of commerce William B. Wilson secretary of labor.
Lola Anderson, 25, sworn in as deputy U.S. marshal in Colorado, the banner suffrage state, joining a tradition of women trusted with public duty and the ballot. She began her duties a week before Christmas.
Advert says Jad Salts flush kidneys to relieve backache and bladder disorders. Four ounces mixed in water each morning supposedly cleans and activates kidneys, neutralizes urine acid, preventing irritation. Invites readers to buy Jad Salts from local drug stores as a harmless, inexpensive health aid.
Pat asserts he can prove that the old friend is the best, arguing no new friend can endure by you as long as the old ones. He poses how to prove it and where to find such steadfast companionship.
An advertisement touts Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment as quick aids for itchy disfiguring skin troubles. Free samples offered by sending to Cuticura Dept X Boston. Soap 25 cents Ointment 50 cents. Advertisement ends with a humorous note from the Brooklyn Citizen about Scribbs and his waste basket.
An advertisement touts Allen's Foot-Ease to ease tightness and swelling of feet. The piece also includes humorous quotes about Jack and the Beans Talk and a wedding remark about marrying an old maid, reflecting playful era jokes and social attitudes.
A Boston Transcript quip recounts a policyholder who nearly fractured his skull on an ice covered sidewalk yesterday. The adjuster replies that a doctor’s certificate would be needed to consider compensation.
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