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Newspaper
Maurice Times
Location
Maurice, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1918
Page
7
An advertisement touts Red Cross Ball Blue as the only blue that gives dreamlike snow white clothes. The copy warns against liquid blue and urges readers to try Ball Blue, claiming it makes clothes look pristine. Ad by Ady.
A dialogue fragment shows a parent asking what walk in life to choose for their son and remarking they can now afford to buy him an automobile. The exchange hints at social mobility and immediate material support as a symbol of opportunity.
A church lesson summarizes Mark 15 1 47 on the crucifixion and its meaning. It emphasizes the vicarious atonement through Christ shed blood and notes the sequence from Jesus arraigned before Pilate to his burial, including the crown of thorns, crucifixion, and the centurion's confession.
Minnie Barnell, a shy mill worker aged about 18, runs away to New York seeking life beyond her small town. Captain Williams and the missing persons bureau locate her, invite her to see the city, and persuade her to return home after a day showing her Broadway, Wall Street, and tenement districts.
The Aerial League appeals to landowners to offer ash trees for aviation use. Flight reports 3000 to 4000 trees offered in recent weeks with government targets seen surpassing 200000 trees in the next year.
An editorial urges balanced recreation and national thrift during wartime. It questions high spending on entertainment and sweets, cites thrifty living like conserving food, packing eggs for two years, and using water glass to preserve supplies. It stresses individual sacrifice for government needs.
The article advises attractive serving of foods for invalids, using glass dishes and light touches of sugar. It recommends orange pulp, baked fruits, cantaloupe scooped small, custards with eggs, junkets with whipped cream, milk or eggs in desserts, plain ice cream, soups, broths, well cooked meats like chicken, sponge cakes, simple puddings, gelatin, tapioca, rice, and cornstarch for easy digestion.
Canton Ohio woman recounts suffering from female trouble and credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for relief without surgery. She urges others to try the remedy before an operation, noting some cases still require hospital care and offering to contact Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co for advice.
A lighthearted note questions the purpose of growling when dealing with a puppy that itself dislikes the growl. The brief implies a domestic scene and playful frustration with animal behavior.
Licking and skin irritation guidance cites Cuticura Soap and Ointment with hot baths and drying. Claims relief and speedy healing. Free samples offered at Cuticura Dept. X Boston. Available at druggists. Soap 25 cents Ointment 25 and 50 cents.
Baltimore Captain Leonard C. Weiss, who allowed trench lice to bite him to contract trench fever for doctors to study, reflects on war’s grim humor. He recalls a New York poker tale where a grenade ends a game, and a survivor notes the dead man’s hand had four kings.
A terse remark notes that in many cases a man suspects his faults start soon after the marriage ceremony, reflecting early disillusionment or marital strain.
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