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Newspaper
Renwick Times
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1917
Page
8
An advertisement touts Boschee's German Syrup as a remedy to quiet coughs and soothe sore throats. It claims relief from bronchial irritation, aids sleep, and helps with easy morning expectoration, praising its long standing use in America for fifty two years.
The court hears testimony about Peter Lech and alleged ties to the Tusen activities including accusations of theft and misdeeds. A jurist questions the possibility of prosecution as witnesses describe domestic strife and alleged damage from the accused. The defendant and spouse deny wrongdoing while the judge weighs the evidence presented.
President Wilson addressed the American Federation of Labor urging unity between labor and capital to win the war, warning against pacifists and German aims. He praised Gompers and urged cooperation, warning lawlessness, and stressing the need to export freedoms and elevate national resolve.
A Princeton graduate recounts a wartime espionage tale from Belgium showing how unrecognized languages helped outwit German intelligence. The narrator describes a highly layered spy system and a driver who conveys the tale in a crowded New York gathering.
A child appeals to a parent amid crying with a scramble of dialogue about distance and hearing a father in New York, capturing a domestic fragment from a local page. The snippet shows Mammi and Ruth urging quiet while Huth resists, highlighting a family scene.
A Philadelphia prisoner before Judge Pugh answered questions with a bizarre remark about lineage. Asked if his father was living and how old, the prisoner replied that his father was an old ass and claimed the father became his son the same day he was born, prompting court warnings.
A local household pleas for Red Cross Ball Blue to keep linens and lace curtains snow white. The speaker insists on the long used product, warning they cannot manage without it and implying a tense exchange with a shopkeeper or companion.
A lecturer addressed a temperance audience with a bold proposal. He suggested Providence could convert the world by moving the sick headache from the day after to the day before, a simple yet far reaching change.
A brief vignette about Peggy aged three who admires a sunrise and utters a coined phrase. The narrator notes her appreciative nature and quirky language as she gazes at the dawn.
An old medical advertisement extols Dr Pierce’s Anuric to cleanse kidneys and bladder and prevent rheumatism and diabetes. The copy claims dramatic benefits and cites testimonials from Sioux City Iowa and a Mrs. Du Barny in a street address, urging purchase at drug stores or direct mail order.
A witness described the defendant’s character as noble and chaste during a police court proceeding, asserting strong moral qualities despite the question posed about his conduct. The exchange highlighted the witness’s defense of the accused.
An advertisement promotes Cuticura soap and ointment for soothing irritated baby skin with a home remedy routine. The copy invites readers to mail for a free book and price-free samples, typical of era patronage marketing. Also notes a horse racing anecdote referencing a man named George Frederick Grandeer born June 8, 1874 and a Derby link.
A Leeds gentleman donates a famed collection of Dutch and Flemish masters including Rubens and Van Dyck to the British public. The National Collection Trust will exhibit some fifty paintings nationwide, valued around three hundred fifty thousand dollars.
An old advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Medicine claiming it cures catarrh by acting through the blood to improve mucous surfaces with a $100 reward for any case it fails to cure. Also included is shop dialogue about dye fastness, noting a clerk saying the goods run when washed.
An old advertisement extols Dr. Pierce's Pellets as beneficial for liver and bowels with one pellet for laxative and three for cathartic. The text then shifts to odd fragments about love and marriage reflecting period language and slang.
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