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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1918
Page
3
A garbled OCR fragment mentions edema and reputtication concepts with unclear medical or legal context. Names, places, and dates are absent, leaving only fragmented phrases about obligations and punishment. The text lacks coherent facts suitable for a full news item.
The 1917 food shortage across Austria Hungary and Germany is detailed, highlighting widespread undernutrition, rising tuberculosis deaths, and political strain. Officials report Austria's bread and fuel scarcity, Hungary's relative steadiness, and a growing revolt risk as the Ukraine conflict compounds aid failures.
A wartime call to conserve meat to sustain soldiers and allied peoples. The notice argues beef rationing protects army morale, urges substitution with pork and other foods, and stresses the need to support allies by sharing scarce resources. It links nourishment at home to victory abroad.
The piece defends German American leaders in the U S war effort naming Baruch Rosenwald Stettinius Goethals Frattkfurter and Schwab as loyal, useful figures. It argues birth in Germany does not undermine loyalty and highlights shipping purchasing and labor oversight roles amid the crisis.
The American people will hear Secretary Baker defend sentences for objectors to military service. Citizens with relatives in Germany or Austria resisted service. Some objectors had not seen combat.
The advertisement proclaims a $100 reward for proof of failure to cure catarrh. It claims internal use of Hall's Catarrh Medicine cures the disease by affecting the blood and mucous membranes, builds strength, and supports nature’s work, with testimonials offered as proof. The Toleda company markets the remedy nationwide through druggists.
The Chicago Tribune reports heated debate on whether naturalized or hyphenated Americans should be returned to their country of origin after the war. Proponents argue many are not truly American while opponents urge defending the federation and founding ideals. The piece notes Baker’s proposals and public reactions across loyalist and unionist lines.
Laura meets a soldier near a secluded lake cove while seeking her lost Cairn dog. Over a week he brings different dogs, and she plans to invite him to dinner. He reveals he is Major Denning, the man behind the scenes, who finally returns with Laddie and confesses love, ending with a tender embrace.
Fern Howard urges readers to overlook small faults in spouses and focus on virtues. She recalls a friend who vowed daily gratitude after danger, and notes that appreciating good traits can restore harmony. Tolerance and mood improve when love follows gratitude and understanding.
Wagglington D C June 18 American medical officers with the aid of sixty six heroes of the expeditionary forces in France have halted trench fever by identifying it as a germ disease spread by lice. The group, drawn from field hospitals and ambulance companies, were lauded for facing weeks of illness with remarkable courage. The hospital they worked in was shelled during the March drive, but all volunteers recovered or convalesced. A movement to honor them with decorations has formed.
An ad promotes a facial and body lotion made by mixing three ounces of Orchard White with lemon juice to create a fragrance for reducing freckles sunburn windburn and tan. It claims visible lightening of skin on face neck and hands with daily use and notes lemon supply is available at grocers or drug stores.
The text notes animals susceptible to a disease and describes the American medical department, aided by the alert medical corps, pursuing control measures. It mentions soldiers in trenches and submarine chasers and urges readers to contribute to war savings stamps to the utmost capacity.
Long ago notes recount a river excursion by the Decalion with a band and Prof. Lidbury’s Jubilee, plus a list of 30 50 60 year old local events. Details include new officers in Co C Wir infantry N G, a Shamrock hall rally, and officers for the town’s military units.
A vintage advertisement warns that meals can poison the body through kidney and bladder trouble. It touts Gold Medal Haarlem capsules as a 206 year trusted remedy, claiming rapid relief from uric acid buildup and urging readers to buy now from their druggist with a money back guarantee.
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