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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1918
Page
3
A New York fashion overview highlights summer wardrobes, from thin dresses in voile and crepe to Georgette evening wraps. It discusses belts, sashes, and adornments, notes material conservation, rejects uniform styles, and presents a dainty pink chambray Summer dress for Sweet Sixteen.
An old advertisement touts Knox ton's Danderine as a hair treatment that cleanses the scalp, removes dandruff, and allegedly stimulates new hair growth after a few weeks. It urges readers to moisten a cloth and apply strand by strand for immediate beautifying effects.
Mrs Margar et Smale of Bishop California reports a persistent cough and cold were cured by Foley's Honey and Tar Compound, calling it a grand remedy. Phoenix Drug Store advertises the product as effective.
St Louis loaned Miller Huggins and Del Pratt to New York while Dick Rudolph stars for the Braves in his season debut. Ty Cobb resumes power hitting as league leaders face fresh challengers. Old Cost of Baseball dampens Southern league hopes. Caton touted as top Wagner substitute for Pirates. Sherry Magee versatile for Reds. Tesreau improves but no peak form. Pacific Coast sees late games move to twilight. many prospects face draft. Bridgeport leads Eastern league. Sam Crawford and Jacques Fournier now with Wade Kilifer's Los Angeles. Binghamton makes a strong International league debut.
A claim that worms cause dull color and stomach issues in children. Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic is said to enrich blood improve digestion and act as a general strengthening tonic to help expel worms and restore health after two to three weeks of regular use. Pleasant tasting per bottle.
Ottawa announces a Dominion wide registration to tally all Canadians over 16 for future military and industrial needs. About five million people are to be registered at booths nationwide from 7 am to 10 pm with penalties for noncompliance including loss of vote and travel rights.
An old style advertisement extols Gets-It for corn removal, contrasting painful old methods with a quick two drop treatment. It claims instant easing, no flesh irritation, and a return to normal footwear. The product is manufactured by E Lawrence & Co Chicago and sold in Monroe with Phoenix Drug Store and Chase & Collens Co. Ltd endorsing it.
A potpourri of anecdotes includes popes spending about 500 yearly on meals and clothes, a wounded soldier recalling a robin’s nest in a shell case, Arlington Mass firemen adopting khaki uniforms, fish mating habits, rural English bridal custom, Norah the terrier’s war-time rat feats, New Zealand’s early war fleet, ice cannons in Petrograd, Drake’s smoke screen idea, Idaho’s solitary man running a former irrigation railway, and an enterprising individual’s scheme.
Fragment discusses a high powered motor truck with trailers and lists whimsical cures for marital issues. It then describes German anti aircraft devices called green balls or flaming onions using long chains of green flaming balls to hit aircraft and create a night spectacle.
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