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Newspaper
Shoshone Journal
Location
Shoshone, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1917
Page
2
Fragment from a humorous local piece about home remedies and shop talk for corn removal. It includes quirky dialogue about a freezes technique and a local drug store pitch, with nickname references and casual village humor.
A fragmentary report from Wikerington mentions a press figure or dealer in lacrosse public affairs and a disputed encounter at a station. The garbled text references a broadcast or meeting with uncertain names and places, suggesting a tense business or social clash.
A week in review outlines Congress debating a seven billion dollar bond bill to finance war needs, while President Wilson pushes for selective draft and volunteers. British offensives near Arras and a major Vimy ridge conquest by Canadian troops dominate the front, with Latin American powers aligning against Germany and U S actions expanding shipping and rail coordination.
Report of Cholly showing inconsistent presentation with remarks that he appears to revert from his former correct dressing style while others observe him lying down in his outfit. The dialogue reflects confusion over his recent grooming and posture.
A portly man salivates over a waiter’s tray as he asks George how he remembered every item on the bill except the olives. The waiter explains he told the chef a tan outside wanted everything but olives, and thus the order was reconstructed.
An old advertisement touts Cascarets as a gentle nightly cleanser for the stomach liver and bowels. It claims to remove sour undigested food foul gases and excess bile while you sleep with no griping and costs 10 cents a box. Also includes a stray joke about missed opportunities.
An old remedy claims to ease stomach troubles, indigestion, nervousness, sour stomach, headaches, and low spirits. Marketed by G. G. Green of Woodbury, it has been sold worldwide for decades in trial and family sizes.
An old fashioned medical note blames premature aging on kidney degeneration and auto intoxication. It urges filtering poisons with ample pure water and a preparation called Anurie before meals, claiming it dissolves uric acid more effectively than other remedies.
Classic 19th or early 20th century advertisement explains California Syrup of Figs as a safe pleasant tasting laxative for children. It claims to cleanse stomach and bowels without griping and suggests a teaspoonful when the tongue is coated. Encourages buying a 50 cent bottle with directions for all ages.
A lighthearted exchange between an Office Reporter and a Woman Editor unfolds as they joke about a black eye. The Woman Editor asks about a possible fight with her husband, while the Muscular Reporter denies giving the injury, joking that opponents bear the marks.
An advertisement touts Dr Kilmar s Swamp Root as a cure for weak kidneys and bladder troubles claiming it neutralizes uric acid and relieves rheumatism. Readers are urged to mail five cents for a sample bottle and to buy the product from any druggist today. The piece also mentions Calico fashions and a quoted line about love.
A garbled OCR note touts a so called vegetable pellet treatment sold as a universal remedy. It claims ease of disorders and pains, marketed as De Porc or Plarco’s Polivta with sugar coated pellets. The ad notes wide drugstore uptake.
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