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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1917
Page
7
Mr. W. S. Brown of Rogersville Tennessee recounts a severe la grippe season and bad cough. After using five bottles of Peruna his cough and catarrh stopped and his weight rose from 115 to 148 percent. He recommends Peruna to sufferers of catarrh and cough and notes Peruna Tablets are available for those who dislike liquids.
In a nursery scene the babies chatter about a doll in a pram. Two claim the vehicle differs, debating between a Pierce-Marrow and a Madson Super-Slick as they humor the clubroom vibe of their playroom.
Japan arranges a domestic loan of 50 million dollars to Russia, largely to fund war supplies ordered in Japan. Russia’s 85 million dollars of treasury bills in Japan matured on September 25 and were renewed. With bankers reluctant to underwrite more Russian loans, the government will issue exchequer bonds payable with Russian bills.
An old advertisement touts DODD'S KIDNEY PILLS as the sole effective kidney remedy. It warns against substitutes and urges immediate use for backache and kidney trouble with a money back guarantee. The box bears the three Ds for diseased disordered deranged, claiming wide consumer praise.
The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds warns against destroying small birds. A Westminster Gazette writer notes birds largely eat insect pests from March to August, not grain. Caterpillar outbreaks, worsened by winter mortality, prompt farmers to exterminate sparrows feeding on caterpillars.
The Atlanta Constitution reports St. Philip's cathedral will inaugurate a free music school under organist and choir master M. Philip Schlich. It offers thorough training in fundamentals to all boys over nine and to men, directed by recognized teachers.
Edward W. Pickard reports on Germany's strain on its alliances as the Kaiser tours the Balkans, the West Front stalemates, and U S policy tightens. The piece notes naval battles, the mutiny at Ostend, and Wilson's creation of a war trade board to bottleneck Germany while American destroyers face U boats and ships like the Medie are lost.
A Stockholm correspondent details extensive smuggling by Swedes and Germans, including soap hidden in knickers and livestock moved to Germany. Sweden edges toward self sufficiency as coal imports fall, with wood and carbide lighting, new soap from clay, and an embargo impacting regional trade amid looming war tensions. Sixty thousand crowns are raised for Seskar fishermen.
In Turin riots last August authorities used machine guns to quell a multi day uprising linked to bread shortages and political discontent. Reports vary on dead and wounded with figures from fifty to six hundred. The food crisis led to the resignation of the food controller Giuseppe Caneppa and the appointment of General Alfieri amid shortages of wheat coal and wool.
Interesting items from the three great kingdoms of the North, selected for Scandinavians and their descendants. Noted curiosities and lore likely compiled for a northern audience. References to heritage, culture, and regional history appear within a compact promotional style.
In Denmark, rye crops were poor in parts of the country this year while Prince Georg of Greece resides in a royal palace. Oysters will cost more this winter, with ten oysters previously selling for two crowns.
In Milliken's room Pingley finds him pounding the piano, trying to play Wagner. The score is upside down, Milliken admits he started with it the wrong way and hoped to succeed in this manner.
A New York artist visited a former friend with a stock of Halsteins and admired their black and white scheme. He noted an all black hal stein and asked, if they are Halsteins when half black, are they Hallsteins when all black, sparking a humorous exchange.
The mummy of a sacred cat from an Egyptian temple, part of Dr. J William White’s private collection, is now on display at the Pennsylvania University Museum. Mrs White donated the archaeologic and ethnologic items collected by Dr White during his world tours. The cat mummy is in perfect condition with no identifying temple marks.
The article notes annual US drug expenditures near 500 million dollars. Since 1880 per capita spending on patent remedies rose from 33 cents to 1 dollar 54. It discusses rising costs and consumer spending on medicines.
The article describes electrolyzed sea water as a potent antiseptic. It notes an apparatus devised to treat and apply the solution on ships to maintain thorough cleanliness aboard.
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