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Newspaper
Reporter Boyden
Location
Boyden, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1918
Page
10
A lighthearted quip plays on a boy's reaction when his mother calls him a lamb. He responds with a sheepish grin, delivering a classic pun about being sheepish. The item captures nostalgic humor typical of the period.
An array of remedies and tonics dominate the page, promoting Cuticura products for dandruff and skin care, Dr Dicre’s Golden Medical Discovery for blood cleansing, and Dr Pierce’s Anuric for urinary issues. Calls to obtain free samples and visit druggists, with emphasis on early spring vitality and nerve comfort.
Secretary Baker orders that all information about American forces in France be published from expeditionary headquarters. General Foch named supreme commander of allied and American forces. An American patrol captured four German prisoners after stealthy advance. two Germans fled and were shot. Pershing reported full resources available for use if needed and high spirits on both sides. Phelps Collins of Detroit, Lafayette Flying Corps, killed in a French front air battle.
Loyalist majorities sweep municipal races as Socialists are knocked out and mayoral candidates suffer defeats. The national war labor scene sees a large prison transfer to Fort McPherson and widespread strikes. Milwaukee reelects Mayor Hoan on antiwar platform while Bloomington closes saloons and Indiana enforces strict prohibition.
Mrs. C Liddle of Waterloo finds lead poison in a sugar sack as authorities investigate. Fremont County to honor Charles Walters with a flag at Camp Dodge. Sioux City hosts 24th annual Northwestern Iowa Teachers association convention with over a thousand teachers. Earl P. Nelson, listed as injured on the U S S Manley, is the 19 year old son of Mr and Mrs J N Nelson of Waterloo. War garden markers to show support against the Kaiser in Fort Dodge. Storm Lake welcomes its first war babies twins born to Mrs Charles Tyson whose husband is at Camp Pike. National health figures reveal 444 775 men not drafted nationwide with 10 159 in Iowa. Warnest Stafford of Clear Lake dies in France from scarlet fever. he served with the Rainbow division. Des Moines fairgrounds host the third annual Shorthorn cattle sale grossing over 1500 for a two year old red cow sold to William Myers of Beaman. Muscatine grand jury indicts for murder in Haney case. Irvington township raises over 23400 in War Savings Stamps after 10 000 in first day. Shelby county quotas for gas engine training called fully met. Storm Lake wreck ends in derailment after 21 years of railroad service. 1864 hardtack exhibit in Waterloo shows cracker freshness. First Iowa gardener to harvest war garden onions in McGregor finds snowless Siberian onions thriving.
Green's August Flower is promoted as a remedy for disordered stomach and inactive liver. It claims to ease sick headache constipation sour stomach nervous indigestion fermentation of food and heart palpitations from gas. The ad states it gently laxative regulates digestion cleanses the alimentary canal and stimulates bile production. Sold worldwide. Give it a trial.
In a humorous exchange a woman jokes about her husband Algy being in a poker game and talking in his sleep about pot luck and table steaks as a playful hint at dinner invitations. The banter leans on light suspicion and dinner plans.
A playful reflection on evolutionary thought noting monkeys as our ancestors and the shifting sense of responsibility. The text weighs how science reframes origins and our moral obligations amid new ideas.
Advertises Hall's Catarrh Medicine with a $100 offer for an uncured case. Claims internal action through the blood on mucous surfaces and notes five decades of sale by J Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio. Testimonials offered free.
An assortment of ad copy notes Dr. Pierce’s Pellets for liver bowels and stomach with one pellet for laxative three for cathartic. A Azores hemp fiber noted for paper manufacture. Red Cross Ball Blue advertised as always pleasing and sold by grocers. Women distrustful of doctors without whiskers.
A vintage advertisement touts Freezone as a cheap, painless cure for corns. It promises immediate relief with drops that don’t hurt, followed by easy removal with fingers. Strong product claim and call to action urge readers to try it now.
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