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Newspaper
Reporter Boyden
Location
Boyden, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1918
Page
4
A census at Camp Devens shows 40 languages spoken by 2,269 French speakers and 1,354 Italian speakers among soldiers, with fewer German and other language speakers. The finding renews calls for schools to teach English to immigrants, stressing one universal language for national efforts.
A brief exchange features Claire and Jack discussing Bob and an elderly relative. Jack conjectures about inheritance and a possible risk to the old man, implying tension over power and succession.
Lesson outlines the Parable of the Talents with focus on watchfulness and work, distribution by the master, and the accounting at the coming of the Lord. It links to Beatitudes and describes the traits of kingdom subjects including poverty of spirit mourning meekness mercy purity and peacemaking.
An ad touts Freezone as a cheap treatment for hard skin on feet and corns. It claims tiny drops lift calluses without soreness and leaves underlying skin pink and healthy. The copy ends with a humorous aside about machine poetry.
Night and morning cleanse with Cuticura Soap and hot water. Pimples may be smeared with Cuticura Ointment. Free samples offered by Cuticura Dept X Boston. Sold by druggists and by mail. Soap 25, Ointment 25 and 50.
A playful exchange hints at campus romance as a bookish professor becomes a target of a quick witted coed. The dialogue captures tensions between study life and social intrigue on campus.
An advertisement urges women not to fear aging and to keep kidneys and bladder healthy. It promotes GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules to remove toxins, improve vigor, and prevent senile ailments with ongoing use. The copyclaims renewed youth and energy, warning of fakes and urging purchase from first-class druggists.
The dialogue suggests a playful exchange about fishing as a form of exercise and imagination, hinting at a broader social or literary note rather than a reportable event. It reads as a snippet from a column or feature reflecting on leisure and creativity.
A harsh exchange unfolds in the slums as a lady questions Bill Bashem about his father’s fate. The boy clarifies with a grim wink, saying his father is in for safe breaking rather than safe keeping.
Notice urges mothers to inspect Castoria bottles for the signature four P11 and to ensure the product bears the Castoria name. Claims the remedy has been in use for over 30 years and notes children cry for Mletcher's Castoria.
Professor W N Goodwin of Queen s University Kingston announces a new metal alloy from iron chromium and cobalt designed for high quality cutlery. The Canadian chemists and engineers behind the alloy are linked to the Society of Chemical Industry s Canadian section seeking to extract more from ores and repurpose Waste products.
Catarrhal deafness cannot be cured by local applications. The remedy works through the blood and mucous surfaces. It claims to cure inflammation of the Eustachian tube and restore hearing, with a $100 reward for any case not cured. A free circular is offered by F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo Ohio.
Peat and chalk are extensively used for briquetting in Canada. The fuel is described as efficient and economical, offering an eco friendly option for energy needs.
An advertisement touts a lemon based sunburn tan lotion mixing two lemons with three ounces Orchard White to yield a quarter pint of facial softening cream. It claims quick fading of freckles sunburn windburn and tan with harmless ingredients and cheap grocer availability. A closing jab notes wit and breath as lasting tools.
Oregon Illinois farmer Mrs. D M Alters reports health restored after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She raises 600 chickens annually and says the remedy let her return to work. The letter encourages other women in similar troubles to seek advice from the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. in Lynn Massachusetts.
A whispered vignette recalls a man asking his friend to lace his shoes amid jokes about the provost marshal general spotting him acting as a lady’s valet. The dialogue hints at fear of conscription and military muster.
A collage of sayings and jokes note how memory, water quality, ads for Red Cross Ball Blue, and remarks on clothing lift humor. A Cincinnati barber uses a phono graph to cope with deafness, and a sly line about real estate deniers closes the roundup.
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