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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1918
Page
5
The Monroe Chapter of the Red Cross reports ongoing relief efforts since June. They shipped refugee garments totaling 551 items, hospital sets 955, knitting 482 pieces, and surgical tesings 6392.
Mrs. Effie E. Kleppe of Averill Inn writes she endured frequent kidney trouble and rheumatism with no relief until using Foley Kidney Pills. She reports immediate relief and credits the bottle with completing the cure, noting she will use the pills whenever back pain returns.
Report from Peking dated June 20 describes German propaganda aiming to lure anti allied Russian officers to defect with promises of American passports funds and commissions. Several officers reached Changchun only to find the move was a hoax and the matter is under review by the American ambassador and consuls.
Friday features the Maryland State trapshooting tournament starting in Baltimore. The day also includes a wrestling bout between Leart Caddock and Strangler Lewis in Des Moines. Other items mention Northwestern trapshooting in Seattle Latonia Derby in Latonia Kentucky and auto and tennis events in Chicago White Plains and Pittsburgh.
The notice warns that neglecting constipation may lead to piles ulceration of the bowels appendicitis nervous prostration and paralysis. It touts Foley Cathartic Tablets as a safe effective remedy without habit forming drugs and claims they work gently without stomach or intestinal injury.
The Corriere della Sera reports a breakfast served in an aeroplane to six people by the Caproni group. The Italian machines draw wide interest and enthusiasm in Italy as wonders of aviation grow.
Frank Miller of Bingham, Utah, says a kidney impairment left him unable to work. He credits Foley Kidney Pills with restoring his health after many medicines failed. Phoenix Drug Store promotes the remedy for similar ailments.
The Aero Club of America awards Lieutenant Jean Chaput the organization gold medal for his wartime achievements. Chaput, a leading French ace credited with sixteen downed aircraft including a dragon balloon, was killed in action recently. the medal is sent to his family. The committee has awarded a total of thirty two medals to Americans French Italians Belgians British and a Canadian.
A brief health note explains sour stomach is a mild indigestion caused by fast eating or unsuitable foods. It recommends eating slowly and lightly, avoiding meat at night, and using Chamberlain's Tablets to aid digestion if symptoms occur.
Tillie Walker and George Burns keep the Athletics in high form as they pace the team at present pace. The performance suggests the club will stand out among American League outfits and captivate fans.
London June 20 The capture of a real eighteen foot whale weighing about half a ton in the River Thames near Parliament Buildings marks a London riverside first. The young whale floundered in shallow water near Battersea Bridge and was trapped on the foreshore. A boat hook killed it. boatmen hoisted it by crane to a wharf where it was measured and weighed.
British law claims crown ownership of whales and sturgeon found in waters. The tail belongs to the queen and the head to the king, a split once intended to keep the queen stocked with whalebone. Recent practice shows royal entitlement exercised with a Thames sturgeon and a Welsh catch sent to King George.
Catarrh cannot be cured by local applications as disease lies in constitutional conditions. Hall's Catarrh Medicine is taken internally and works through the blood to mucous surfaces. Prescribed by leading physicians, it combines tonics and blood purifiers to treat cattarrhal conditions. Testimonials offered free by F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio.
Washington announces a new coal distribution plan under the United States Fuel Administration. The War Industries Board will set consumer preferences, with the US Fuel Administration aiding by compiling state and local reports. Categories include railroads, Army and Navy, state and county bodies, public utilities, retailers, and selected manufacturers.
Petrograd embraced cubist decoration for May Day, with thousands of posters and red banners adorning palaces and government buildings. The Morning Post’s Petrograd correspondent described a city turned into a huge village fair, where grand monuments were only partially obscured by crude, oversized art and billboards.
A local notice urges readiness for cholera morbus with Chamberlain's Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy. Mrs. Charles Enycart of Huntington Indiana reports two sick children in summer 1911 found immediate relief after use.
Wilmington June 20 mill men from the Southern Textile Association gather at Wrightsville Beach for their annual convention. Sessions begin tomorrow and run through Saturday with a keynote on how the mills can aid the war effort. Labor issues and patriotic addresses are on the program for Saturday.
A notice in the News-Star offers space for rent and invites interested tenants to contact the advertiser for details. The ad markets available rooms, rental terms, and nearby amenities to prospective lodgers.
Mrs G H Schill from Texas City testifies she endured three years of intense headaches and nervous strain until taking Cardui. She reports three bottles cured her headaches and restored energy, claiming the remedy is permanent after forty years of use.
An American artillery regiment in France sacredly adores an eight year old boy nicknamed Pat after feeding him and securing his future with 2000 francs. The boy, whose mother died at Verdun, witnessed German bombing and Red Cross rescues as the unit moved toward the front.
Henry P. Davizon served with the Red Cross during the German offensive in France and subsequently traveled through areas devastated by war, reporting on relief efforts and conditions amid the conflict.
An old style health ad argues liniments cannot cure rheumatism and promotes S. S. S. as a blood purifier. It urges readers to cleanse the blood of germs, claims the remedy removes disease traces, and invites free medical advice from a Medical Director at Swift ethics in Atlanta.
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