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Newspaper
Rockport Democrat
Location
Rockport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1918
Page
6
Production forecasts show total wheat at 931 million bushels with winter at 587 million and spring at 344 million. Oats projected 1.5 billion bushels, barley 235 million, rye 81 million, hay 107 million tons, apple output 203 million bushels.
Mrs P H Martin of Peru Indiana reports her two daughters recovered from whooping cough after taking Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. The ad notes the remedy loosens the cough and aids expectoration and claims availability everywhere.
United States Tires claim higher mileage and serviceability with improved construction standards from raw rubber to finished tires. Fabric makers confirm higher specifications. a tire for every service condition is offered. Richards & Kincaid promotes the line in Rockport.
A Knoxville Sentinel remark notes Indiana GOP chairman Hays will establish a permanent party headquarters in Washington. The piece uses a wry line about Indiana politicians and politics, suggesting Hoosiers spend much of their time in political activity.
Disjointed briefs discuss mussel beds and a seven year closed season, a Grandview library bid and construction, catfish deliveries, a catsup sale, and editorials critiquing public figures. War talk, pacifists, and draft reflections thread through editorials, church notices, and local political updates.
Mrs. Effie E. Kleppe of Averill Minnesota describes relief from rheumatism and kidney trouble after three weeks and two weeks hospital treatments. She says Foley Kidney Pills gave immediate relief and completed the cure, and she uses them whenever back pain returns.
Purdue university expert F C Gaylord notes central and southern Indiana can still plant late potatoes from June 15 to July 1. He observes reduced commercial acreage and predicts higher prices for spuds next year.
The Washington Herald editorial denounces socialists suffragists labor agitators and prohibitionists as threats to wartime unity. It argues only by submerging factional aims can the United States sustain its momentum toward final victory and preserve its global prestige.
The excerpt urges focusing on winning the war before debating or applying war measures intended for emotional appeal. It argues that even if proposed measures are good, immediate victory is the priority, and other issues can wait until after the war is won.
The notice urges preparedness for cholera morbus a painful illness and cites a Huntington Indiana mother Mrs Charles Enyeart reporting rapid relief for two children after using Chamberlains Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy during summer 1911. It claims the remedy is obtainable everywhere.
Two small town notices echo rural life with farmers rising before dawn to measure turnip yields and enjoy soil scents. The South Bend Tribune imagines field toil with a straw hat and pitchfork while Huntingburg Signal jokes about a farmer beginning work at 3 AM.
An advertisement urges readers to liberate themselves from bodily ills by using DR. CHARLES LAXATIVE PELLETS. It claims the pills relieve constipation dyspepsia headaches liver and bowel irregularities with a safe mild formula and no griping, offering a cleansing effect and healthy sensation.
J A Greulich named administrator of the estate of Bernhard G Denning, deceased, Spencer county Indiana. Court clerk confirms solvency of the estate. Dated June 14 1918. Roberts and Savage attorney for the estate.
F. B. Tressey of Richmond Kentucky lauds Chamberlains Tablets calling them a wonder. He claims they beat all others for indigestion or constipation and urges readers to obtain them everywhere.
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