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Newspaper
Jasper News
Location
Jasper, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1918
Page
4
A vintage ad promotes lemon juice mixed with three ounces of orchard white to make a quarter pint lotion. It claims to whiten darkened skin, reduce freckles, sallowness and tan, and soften rough red hands with monthly shelf life.
A young man limping asks a local exemption board for relief on the grounds of disability. A member mocks him asking if he fell on the ice, but the man replies that he lost a leg at the battle of the Somme. A hush falls over the room as the exchange ends.
An old advertisement claims a double strength ointment removes freckles quickly. Users apply nightly to fade even the worst spots and expect a clear complexion with minimal product. Money back guarantee offered if it fails.
Hall's Catarrh Medicine claimed to cure catarrh by acting on the blood and mucous surfaces. The advertisement promised testimonials and stated the product had been marketed by F. Cheney & Co. of Toledo Ohio for over forty years.
In a tense moment at a local table, a pair argued intensely over war bread provisions. Neighbors reported the dispute escalated briefly before quieting as a passerby intervened.
A devotional lesson on Jesus feeding the five thousand from Mark 6, urging believers to give what they have and trust God to multiply it. It stresses compassion over leisure, the value of souls over bodies, and the call to break the living bread to feed the hungry—spiritual sustenance before material aid.
In a light quarrel reported by the Birmingham Age, a speaker challenges another claim of dullness. The retort points to the other’s own vice, stating the tongue reveals one’s brain power more than any instrument.
An advertisement touts Boschee's German Syrup as quieting coughs soothing sore throats and lungs aiding sleep and morning drainage. It claims fifty-two years in America and usefulness for lung trouble asthma croup and bronchitis selling in civilised markets. Also notes banana yield decline and a spring gun for casting fishing lines.
In a brief exchange a playwright laments lack of success and predicts praise after death. An actor replies that fame may cost a lot of personal sacrifice for a little acclaim. Additionally, California health regulations require sterilizing drinking glasses and cups with boiling water and lye to enforce utensil sanitation.
A brief exchange notes Mr Brown’s pattern of trouble and a remark that his cold blooded counterpart may see it as a form of relief. The dialogue hints at tension and a wry take on their contrasting dispositions.
The Gulf stream is more rapid than the Amazon and more impetuous than the Mississippi. Its volume is over a thousand times greater, underscoring the vast power of ocean currents.
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