20 Jun 1918
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Newspaper
Llano News
Location
Llano, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1918
Page
1
War Department outlines casualty notification process and rapid relay via telegrams. Pershing directs casualty cards with emergency addresses to speed messages. delays arise from record errors and address verification.
The clipping notes a claimed instant effect of buckthorn bark and glycerin mixtures sold as a cure all for sour stomach constipation and bowel cleansing. It mentions reactions from doctors and patients and ties the topic to wartime savings and propaganda urging restricted purchases and war stamps.
A vintage ad promotes lemon juice and orchard white to create a whitening lotion. It instructs mixing juice from two lemons with three ounces of orchard white to make a quarter pint of complexion beauty product. The copy claims it fades freckles tan and redness and leaves skin smooth and clear, warning the mixture is harmful.
The article explains the war time doctrine of consuming only what is necessary to support the war effort. It argues that goods and labor must be redirected to military needs, preserving essential production while avoiding waste. It notes the shift from consumer abundance to practical restraint and efficiency for national defense.
A fragment describes a river fishing episode with large catfish and local fishing lore from Llano and San Saba rivers. It shifts to a public service urging Texas residents to pledge maximum savings for War Savings Stamps, citing President Wilson’s National War Savings Day and the need for individual responsibility in supporting the war effort.
The Diakeiet district selects a new County Judge A E Moore and a county treasurer Kellys Carter with support from Hammond and Bruhl's Drug Store in a regional government reorganization.
Testimonial ad from W Atchison claims kidney pain and backache resolved after three months using Deans Kidney Pills. Seven years later he repeats the cure and urges buyers to choose the same product, with price noted and distributor Lester Milburn Co. in Buffalo.
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