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Newspaper
Reporter Boyden
Location
Boyden, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1918
Page
3
Piles can be cured in six to fourteen days and druggists refund money if PAZO OINTMENT fails to cure itching bleeding or protracting piles. First application brings relief. Also a remark that some men who think they are cut out for politics are poor fits.
An old advertisement touts Cuticura Ointment and Soap for pimples and blackheads with a five minute wash, offering free samples from Cuticura Dept KX Boston. The notice ends with a weather bureau joke about an ice chest and a quip that the bureau is not real.
A sentimental young woman asks what is more pathetic than loving and losing. The man of experience replies that a man who has bet about $20 on a sure thing and loses deserves a nook at the waiting place.
A writer notes holding on as a powerful asset for boys and men. Rossetti critiques paintings from a middle aged man who claims the works are by a student, then reveals they are the older man’s youth. He urges men to live up to early promise and hold on to it.
The article notes 1918 calendars will be scarce due to paper shortages and ad costs. It introduces a memory based calendar using a twelve word rhyme as three lines to index the twelve months, aimed at quick day-of-week calculation without heavy arithmetic.
A verse method shows how to deduce weekday patterns for 1918 months. Using initials MO Th S A C W and line positions, it explains July 4 1918 falls on Thursday and how dates align for March 1 Friday and Christmas Day on Wednesday.
A Monitor piece notes how Londoners used household items as makeshift armor during bombing. A woman on a balcony wore a heavy dishpan for protection, another crossed two squires with a dish cover and cushion, and a third used a pewter dish as a shield.
The Turko Tartars number about 14 000 000, mainly in Asiatic Russia, and are split into twenty plus groups like the Kirghiz. Some are settled Turks or Tartars divided by industry, while most are Mohammedans. They retain nomadic and patriarchal life in the vast steppe region and use an ancient Turkish language akin to Sanskrit.
A fragmentary notice recounts a widow receiving news of a death and discussion of a $5,000 life insurance claim. The text hints at social diversions and possible miscommunication around the event within a single household.
Mrs. Frank Henson of Urbana credits Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with restoring her strength after a winter grippe and change of life symptoms. She reports renewed energy for housework and urges other women to try the remedy for nervousness heat flashes backache headaches and mood changes.
In Sioux City a brief comic dialogue shows an elevator boy saying he cannot move fast because he feels weak, while a passenger notes the elevator is slow this morning. The scene captures a light moment amid early 1918 city life.
GREEN'S AUGUST FLOWER has been a household remedy for constipation indigestion and low spirits for over fifty years. It relieves nervous dyspepsia and related symptoms such as upset stomach headache and heart palpitations with a few doses. It is described as a gentle laxative and is sold by druggists in all civilized countries.
A historical note states the runaway convict was dressed in a cutaway coat and slouch hat, reflecting era fashion. The detail highlights the observer’s description used to identify the suspect.
An advertiser promotes Hall's Catarrh Medicine as building up the system and cleansing the blood to prevent colds. It claims to act internally on mucous surfaces and offers a $100 reward if it fails, with J Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio cited as manufacturers.
A humorous exchange features a poultry businessman denying laying the fortune foundation saying a hen claimed it. The quip highlights a playful twist on wealth origins.
An old advertisement urges use of Dr Pierce's Pleasant Pellets to regulate liver bowels and stomach. A companion jab mocks a man suing a girl for breach of promise, suggesting such a suitor belongs in an unupholstered cell.
An old medical ad promotes Bromo Quinine with a line about men born great who then slump. The fragment also mentions Goren Colere and a one day offer priced at 30c. The item combines a product notice with a humorous aside from the era.
A historian links Watling street to a star path the Milky Way once named by early English as a road across the heavens. The British Cyclopaedia notes the name may derive from an English personal name, and that many so called Roman roads bore the Watling street label in later periods.
A temperance lecturer recalls a man who vanished into a Boston steamer bar after boarding with his wife. Hours later the wife urged him on deck to enjoy scenery as the man complained he would not miss his vacation for hills and woods.
An advertisement urges use of Red Cross Ball Blue for genuine comfort and lasting pleasure on wash day. It claims broad availability at all good grocers. The fragment mentions minty men in debt and a sensational claim about New York City consuming 10,000 pounds of horseflesh weekly.
A historical ad-style notice touts Dean's Kidney Pills for women suffering from back pain fatigue nervousness headaches and rheumatic pains. It claims relief for thousands of worn out women and highlights tired kidneys and blues spells.
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