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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1918
Page
5
American troops in a British war zone learn from British officers about easing mental strain from combat. A colonel notes gardening and pets help minds rest from gunfire while New Zealand band plays and soldiers tend potato patches, rabbits, and dogs amid ranges and training.
An advertisement from The E. W. Rose Co. Cleveland Ohio promotes Little Zemo as a safe dependable treatment for itching rashes pimples eczema ringworm and similar skin troubles. It claims quick relief and cleansing of the skin with a 35 cent bottle or one dollar option, applied as directed to make skin soft smooth and healthy.
A persuasive editorial style advertisement urges readers to cleanse their internal body to escape bodily ailments. It promotes DR CHARLES LAXATIVE PELLETS as safe mild and effective for constipation dyspepsia headaches gastritis and liver and bowel irregularities. The copy claims no griping or bad effects and positions the product as nature's purifier and source of vitality.
The commanding officer notes American pupils eagerness to learn, while bayonet and gun work is left to instructors. British schools with similar aims emphasize peaceful activities like bee-keeping and gardening to ease the grim thoughts of bloodshed.
A brief health note explains sour stomach as mild indigestion from fast or overeating and food not suited to digestion. It recommends eating slowly, chewing thoroughly, limiting meat, and avoiding supper to prevent symptoms, and suggests using Chamberlain's Tablets to aid digestion if symptoms occur.
The War Department codifies boxing rules for training camps, stressing offensive action and aggressiveness over defense. Sixteen to twenty foot rings with three ropes, four rounds for trained men, two minutes per round, and a six round final in divisional championships. Sixteen to twenty foot rings with three ropes, six rounds for divisional finals.
The article lists scoring penalties for deductions such as stalemating lack of earnestness and dirty tactics. It also defines weight classes for championships: Bantam 115, Feather 125, Lightweight 135 Welter 145 Middle 160 Lightweight ligne heavyweight 175, Heavyweight over 175.
A reader, B. hk. Tressey of Richmond Kentucky, reports a good opinion of Chamberlains Tablets calling them a wonderful laxative for indigestion or constipation and claims they never sold anything that beat them.
Fragmented OCR text hints at a sports item with unclear names and locations. Readable parts mention a team and an event but lack dates scores or entities to confirm details. The surviving text suggests sports coverage but provides minimal verifiable facts.
The page lists multiple upcoming tournaments across states including Minnesota, West Virginia, Utah, Connecticut, and California, plus regional golf, tennis, and beach shows. It also promotes Chamberlain’s remedies for whooping cough and cholera morbus with reader testimonials from Indiana and Huntington.
An extensive roster enumerates national and state officials, judges, educators, and local government leaders. It includes United States figures such as Secretary of State and Attorney General, plus Louisiana governors, legislators, court justices, and parish officers across multiple districts.
The timetable lists trains from Little Rock to New Orleans and connections to Lake Charles Farmerville and locals. Eastbound trains include No 12 through Atlanta due 1:05 PM and No 2 past through at 4:40 PM. westbound fast No 1 due 2:00 PM and locals No 5 at 3:35 PM, No 11 at 8:40 PM. Through sleepers run to Atlanta Chattanooga and New Orleans.
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