24 May 1918
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Newspaper
Le Grand Reporter
Location
Le Grand, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1918
Page
1
J. J. Phillips of Cleveland Ohio says Tanlac relieved his year long stomach illness and he feels like a different man. Ivy L. Lee cites a Red Cross postwar disclaimer while a local shop dialogue mocks profit margins with a one percent claim.
In Toledo Ohio Frank J Cheney senior partner of F J Cheney Co declares the firm will pay one hundred dollars for any catarrh case not cured by Ball's Catarrh Medicine. He swears before a notary that the company will stand behind the claim with a testimonial list available from Cheney Co. Toledo Ohio.
A fragmentary dialogue features a mother and father arguing over a novel. The mother declares it intensely realistic, while the father questions the consality and plausibility of the actions. The exchange highlights tensions between perceived realism and narrative absurdity.
You may try Cuticura Fres hend today for free samples of Cuticura Soap and Ointment and learn how quickly they relieve itching skin and scalp troubles. For free samples, address Cuticura, Dept. X, Boston. At druggists and by mail. Soap 25 cents, Ointment 25 cents and H-Adv.
Dialogue shows Yack inviting Betty to speak freely while Betty cautions Jack about generosity. Betty warns that a tight fist may lead to rheumatism, implying caution in charity or action. The exchange highlights character dynamics and verbal wit.
A condensed world update notes two draft calls moving 61,600 men to camps May 20 24 and May 29 June 7 total 311 000 since May 1. Appointments include Thomas D Lattery United States attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky and Henry Behrendt of Detroit. The Senate adopts a post office pay raise bill. Hoover seeks 7 million for county food administrators. Warranted control of farm equipment imports is proclaimed. The Third Liberty Loan tops 4 170 019 650 with 17 million subscribers. Aerial mail becomes a fact, and Caproni piloted plane builder Resnati is killed. German internment tensions rise at Hot Springs. Northwestern University fires two German professors. The shipping board reports 17 wooden ships added to merchant marine. The war adds British and Russian naval actions and Irish revolts. Argentina remains at peace. Major rail and labor shifts and a Chicago will dispute loom.
Waterloo casualty list lists Wesley Wagoner as dead from an accident. Iowa's Third Liberty loan subscription tops 161 million, with a large bridge contracts in Marshall county and bids opened for 250000 automobile plates. Camp Dodge Indians and a dying rail crash near Boone are noted, plus farm labor surpluses near Cedar Rapids. Marion Crandall Memorial bell planned in Davenport. Majorities in state politics push prohibition ratification, while Mac J Randall Cedar Rapids leader dies. Three drown near Dubuque. August Dohrmann turns over a lithograph to the Secret Service. Masonic grand lodge to convene at Ottumwa in June with patriotic celebration.
A New Jersey manufacturer introduces a combined tar and gravel heater designed for paving and heating five materials independently but with one operation. The device features a rectangular tar kettle and a triangular gravel heater with a sloped stepped perforated metal interior, powered by a furnace at the gravel end and venting through a stove pipe.
Wisconsin law allows residents along roads to plant shade trees on one or both sides. Trees must be varieties common to 40 feet height, spaced about rods apart in a row within eight feet of the road. Upon reaching 12 feet, the owner can obtain a certificate declaring the trees public shade trees. They then become public property, though ownership of the trees and fruit remains with the owner while maintained. Owners receive a yearly bounty of three cents per rod on one side or six cents on both sides, credited to highway taxes.
A call to awaken to the importance of public road improvements. Improved roads yield better schools, health, farms, crops, transport, social conditions, churches, and homes. They possess both social and monetary value, delivering a handsome annual dividend when viewed from the dollar perspective.
On trunk highways gravel surfaces are unsatisfactory but lighter traffic routes may justify one more substantial pavement if annual interest costs exceed gravel maintenance. This analysis weighs traffic volume against long term costs in road infrastructure decisions.
Time-saving durable roads are prioritized alongside quick-firing guns as officials call for accelerating road construction to quicken delivery and improve infrastructure.
An old advertisement touts Freezone as a simple cure to lift hard and soft corns from feet. It claims instant pain relief and easy removal with a finger, selling a small bottle for a few cents through druggists. The clumsy clippings include miscellaneous jokes about trains and a china anecdote.
The passage touts a spring tonic for blood renewal, claiming thin or weak blood causes fatigue and pale skin. It promotes Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery and Anurie as uric acid solvent, urging readers to mail for samples or visit Buffalo for treatment.
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