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Newspaper
Reporter Boyden
Location
Boyden, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1918
Page
7
British amateur inventors offer hundreds of bizarre wartime schemes to the ministry of munitions. Suggestions include petrifying German troops with cement sprayed on them and hurling snakes by pneumatic propulsion into enemy trenches. A plan to attack Germany through a long tube from England is proposed.
A visitor asks what happened to Piute Pete and Broncho Bob explains he joined the army though thought too old. The tale notes his fighting spirit and ends with a jab about white clothes and Red Cross Pall Blue soap.
A Chicago packer ridicules English ingenuity, claiming a New Orleans sausage machine turns pigs into bags and shoes. An English listener notes they use and improved it, countering with reverse-engineering to restore the pig. The quip ends with a dig at man and animal consumption.
A lesson summarizing Jesus as salt and light, the city on a hill, and the Great Commission. It explains discipleship duties, divine empowerment, and the call to Paul’s Macedonia mission with emphasis on evangelization and planting churches in Europe.
A period advertisement touts lemon juice mixed with Orchard White to create a cheap complexion lotion claiming to remove freckles sunburn and tan. It notes lemons are sold by grocers and Orchard White three ounces can be bought for a few cents.
After a large flat fire in Toledo, Ohio, residents described a rare act of self sacrifice as occupants helped carry a piano from the second floor. The report notes a community response amid heavy property loss and numerous narrow escapes. Also included is an old legal and medical ad fragment mentioning Hall’s Catarrh Medicine and a Cheney Co. endorsement in Toledo.
A sign halfway between a camp and Prince George Courthouse in a small grocery and refreshment shop warns visitors not to spit on the floor. The sign features two paragraphs, with the second reading If you cant read this sign have someone else read it for you.
Advert describes using Red Cross Ball Blue to keep women's garments pristine. Claims the product makes whites whiter and laundry easier for housewives and grocers alike.
A London narrative recalls a World War II moment when a servant survived a shrapnel strike thanks to a steel helmet. He mutters that the impact shook him and that he never trusted those tin hats after the incident.
A clipped Louisville Courier Journal quip contrasts idealized kindness with a practical reply about communicating by air mail. The wry line hints at social expectation and resilience.
Urbana readers report relief from change of life symptoms after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Mrs. Enson of 1816 8 Orchard St. says the remedy strengthened her, reduced nervousness heat flashes backache and headaches, and let her resume full housework.
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