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Newspaper
Shoshone Journal
Location
Shoshone, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1917
Page
3
Predicting Toys Lost as Children Find Useful Play
Mme Montessori, at a New England Montessori gathering in Rome, forecasts a era when toys will be unknown and children find joy in useful objects suited to their minds. She warns impatience hinders progress and urges letting children progress at their own pace. Diverse anecdotes follow, including travelers’ sea and river stories and a skiff mishap near Topeka.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mme. Montessori
Maria Montessorri
Rome
New England Montessori Association
Minister Recalls Relief From Kidney Ills
Rev. W. H. Warner of Myersville Maryland claims Dodd's Kidney Pills saved his life after sciatica back pain neuralgia cramps and nervous dizziness all linked to kidney trouble. He urges readers to obtain DODD'S exactly as spelled to ensure proper medicine identification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Warner
Myersville
Dodd
Warner
Grammar Contest Ends With Shared Beer Bet
Pat and two others, Scotty and a Cockney, enter a barroom with enough beer for one. They decide a grammar challenge will decide who gets the drink. Pat chooses truthfully to take the beer after Scotty says he cannot take it and the Cockney says he will not take it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pat
Scotty
Beatty
Absurd Wish and the Judge’s Wry Insight
A brief exchange on knowledge and perception features a character Jinks wishing to know more like his son, while the Judge muses that half the world is lucky others cannot know how or why. The line reflects humor and philosophical irony about understanding.
Anuric Promises Relief From Uric Acid Linked Ailments
An old advertisement touts Anuric as a harmless remedy to remove uric acid from the body and relieve rheumatism, gout, headaches, back pain, and stomach distress. It credits Dr. Pierce of Buffalo for the discovery and offers packages by mail or at stores, claiming Anuric outperforms lithia in eliminating uric acid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scheele
Reece Sen
Pierce
The
Invalids’ Hotel
Buffalo
N.Y
Lithia
Freezone promises painless relief for corns and calluses
A Cincinnati man named the compound freezone and advertises it as a painless cure for all corns and calluses. A few drops on the affected area quickly relieve soreness, dry instantly, and shrink the growth without harming surrounding skin. If not in stock, ask the druggist to order a bottle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Adv
Dose of His Own Medicine Ball Manager Gives Ad Advice
A stranger in the bleachers tells a local businessman he is mismanaging his prescription style. The exchange ends with the man admitting he is the manager of the ball team and has been offering unsolicited guidance from the stands.
Cuticura relief for skin troubles and other ads from 1912
A collage of health ads touts Cuticura soap and ointment for eczema and irritations with promises of quick relief and a free mail sample. Other items push Dr. Pierce remedies for women and a May-apple root product, plus notes on U S telephone mileage in 1912 and general wellness claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dept. I
Beeton
Brussels Like Tomb at Night In Wartime Letter
A German resident in Brussels describes life under Prussian control, contrasting 1914 gaiety with after eight o'clock curfews. Cafes shut, theaters trimmed, but families stay home, reading and singing. The city is likened to a tomb, with distant shelling on the Somme echoing through nights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Brussels
Cty
Albert
Alebe
Alan
Somme
Rumble of supply wagons and Zeppelin sightings haunt city
In fog lit nights the rumble of supply and ammunition wagons bound for the front echoes through streets as specters fade into the dark. A Zeppelin passes overhead causing a loud wakeful din while many city windows open to peer out before the craft vanishes and sleep returns.
Eagle in 3700 mile flight traced to Colombia release
An American wheat field owner in California captured a golden eagle near Chateau on August 19 and released it with a name tag. A report from Colombia says the eagle traveled 8700 miles over nine weeks, then was killed October 29 near Bogota. The bird’s tracking marked its southward journey back toward the plains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anaconda
Mont
Chotesu
Luis Felipe Rulda
Republic of Colombia
P. B. Christian
Route 1
Box 62
Centro
Cal
Chateau
Mr. Christian
Rulda
Montana
Bogots
Christian
Court report shows drink causes ninety five percent
Chicago tally of domestic relations cases for 191? indicates drink as the dominant factor. Ninety five percent of filings cite drink, three percent cite other women, one percent cite interference of mother in law, and one percent list other causes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Court of Domestic Relations
Heads Modern School to Reform Elementary Education
A new school linked to Columbia University Teachers College will replace typical curricula with practical subjects for ages six to nineteen. Backed by the General Education Board with 35 million dollars, it will minimize formal discipline and core subjects like mathematics and grammar. Otis W. Caldwell of the University of Chicago will direct the modern school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teachers’ College of
Columbia University
New York
General Education Board
John D. Rockefeller
Otis W. Caldwell
Natural Sciences
School of Education
University of Chicago
Canadian Raiders on Somme Trenches In Snowy Blitz
A Times field report describes a Canadian raid on German trenches near Calonne on the Somme with precise, disciplined advance. Commanders judged actions from airplane photos, explosives and cutting wire, capturing prisoners and matériel while suffering casualties. A massive hog incident in Beaver Springs ends with a 985 pound hog found with nails and hoop iron in its stomach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaver Springs
Wright
Lamps for hens to lengthen working day
Nez Perces La Ho gasoller lamps are used by Mrs W H L Baringer to extend the hens working day. She lights lamps at six each morning in winter and claims longer light increases egg output as hens scratch less after 3 50 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nez Perces
Laho
W. HL Baringer
Baringer
A. Ia
Teaver
California Syrup of Figs Laxative for Children
Mothers keep California Syrup of Figs handy as an inside cleaner for irritable fevers stomachaches and indigestion in children and adults. A teaspoonful today may save a sick child tomorrow and 50 cent bottles are advertised with dosing directions for all ages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Skinner’s Macaroni Promises For Hungry Children
An old advertisement extols Skinner’s Macaroni and Spaghetti as nutritious, economical food for children, claiming it builds bone and muscle without causing nervousness. It notes the product is made from durum wheat and offers a free cooking booklet to mothers, with playful aside lines and a buttoned-up plea from a Omaha Nebraska company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Skinner
Omaha
Nebr
Swamp Root Promises Health Benefits Ad
Vintage advertisement praising Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root as a cure all for kidney issues. Claims easy user benefit and urges readers to mail ten cents for trial, dated November 4 1928. Includes promotional language and a response request to Dr Betts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Betts
Danderine Hair Tonic Promises Quick Beauty Boost
An advertisement touts Knowlton's Dandeline claiming hair becomes tight wavy and abundant after a brief cleanse. It promises dandruff removal and scalp invigoration with eventual new hair growth, urging readers to buy a 25 cent bottle to try the product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knowlton
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