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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1917
Page
17
A Niagara Falls advertisement extols Shredded Wheat Biscuit as the best food to sustain energy in the front lines. It claims the biscuit provides maximal body building nutriment at low cost, better balanced than meat eggs or potatoes, with two or three biscuits plus milk making a nourishing breakfast.
Conneaut Lake hosts the Wild Life League annual meeting the week of September 3 with a packed program of bird dog trials fox hound and coon hound events, bear chase, trout and bass fishing, trap shooting under Louis Lautenslager, rifle events for women, and a potential visit to Cook forest if legislation passes. The exposition features a large entry of boats and water sports, a robust field trials lineup, and a major circus exhibit by Ringling Brothers with a zodiac-based training philosophy highlighted by trainer Win Chambers.
An old style ad touts a product named Tee Mint as a cure for corns and foot pain. It claims quick relief, no irritation, and easy removal of corns with a minty application, targeting shoppers in drug stores and promising comfort for those who stand or wear high heels.
A dubious health ad claims acids poison blood causing heart skin and nerve diseases. It promises free confidential consultation and declares cures available via a special treatment with open hours and Saturday service.
The piece argues bananas arrived commercially in Boston in 1879 and are now a staple worldwide. It praises their taste, sanitary skin, affordability, and broad dietary value, noting banana flour as a carbohydrate source though lower in protein, suitable for people with weak digestion.
A historical ledger lists soldier ration components and substitutes. It outlines beef 28 ounces or equivalent substitutes, beans, potatoes, prunes, coffee, evaporated milk, vinegar, pepper, cinnamon, lard, butter, sugar, and extracts with specified weights. It notes alternative meat substitutes like bacon, canned meat, or dried fish in place of beef and similar substitutions for other items.
The text notes that 1.16 ounces of either rice or hominy may be supplied, with dried fruits such as apples peaches jam or preserves as substitutes for prunes. The reserve ration is described as less varied, reflecting standardized provisioning practices from Popular Science Monthly.
Four members of the Ludvicheck family Bohemian farmers about four miles west of Toledo Iowa were found slain by neighbors who broke into their home after no one was seen since Tuesday. Three apparently killed by the fourth who then killed himself. The dead are Mrs Sudvicheck age seven James Hattie and Albert. Albert was found with a rifle beside him.
Ogdensburg Wisconsin woman recounts relief from female troubles after suffering severe pains and bed confinement. She praises Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound with six bottles curing her, despite doctors’ limits, and urges other women to seek guidance from the medicine company for complications.
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