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Newspaper
Paoli Republican
Location
Paoli, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1916
Page
3
A health advertisement extols drinking a hot water and limestone phosphate mixture before breakfast to cleanse the stomach liver kidneys and bowels and remove toxins. It promises renewed vigor and urges daily morning use after waking. A separate note humorously critiques monotonous openings in the House of Commons.
A brief note contrasts Simpking’s habit of borrowing trouble with his habit of paying back with interest. It warningly advises against counting poultry before they grow enough to flee the war. A proverb style observation about a little miss becoming a significant asset in time.
A reader story from a Pennman describes switching from coffee to Postum and seeing rapid relief of nervousness, stomach trouble, and poor appetite. The customer notes improved sleep and energy, attributing all gains to Postum replacing coffee. Postum comes in Cereal and instant forms with similar cost per cup.
A gardening column advises smooth lawns with restricted flower beds for easy care and restful appearance. It highlights Hydrangea paniculata, Deutzia, Spirea, mock orange, Calycanthus, Amoke, and Spigella, plus tips on mulching, pruning, transplanting, and grouping plants for long blooming harmony.
To brighten north facing windows use variegated vincas or English ivy as vines one foot apart with begonias filling the main box color options include white pink and red. Add taller plants like dracaena terminals every half dozen for variety and use pansies salvia or scarlet sage in shade. ivy endures winter while other plants die back leaving space for evergreens.
A recap notes German gains along the Ypres canal and at Le Pretre forest, Dutch garrison losses in the North Sea, Dardanelles bombardments, and Allied actions near Ypres and Gallipoli. It records Austrian offensives in Cierkowice, Russian and Romanian fronts, and a March 1915 reference to Mackensen’s victory in West Galicia.
German lines near Ypres buckled in spots while French forces seized ground in Alsace. Teutons captured Tarnow and overtook Jasio and Dukla positions, pushing Russians from the Dunajec and Biala rivers. Russian forces defeated Turkey in the Cau casus as Gallipoli sees intense fighting. five British ships were sunk by submarines.
May 7 1915 Cunard liner Lusitania was sunk by a German submarine with 1184 people dead including 102 Americans. In the Middle East Germans advance near the Turkish front and ten British guns are captured at Gedd ul Bahr. Russian airmen drop bombs on Constantinople.
A collage notes that twelve percent of marriages are second unions, Sweden faces fuel shortages, locusts delay Uruguay census, breathing exercises aided by apparatus from a French doctor, and England uses elephants due to war needs. A Sheffield firm hires a retired circus elephant to pull loads.
A compact aphorism notes that when a man eyes his enemies, his friends may outmaneuver him, reflecting on trust and timing after years of hardship.
Advertised remedy claims to cure feverish and delicate children. Marketed as a 38 year old trusted product by Mother Gray Co of Le Roy New York. Free samples promised and multiple lines emphasize worm relief and gentle cleansing for kids.
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