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Newspaper
Shoshone Journal
Location
Shoshone, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1918
Page
3
A promotional pitch claims Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root heals kidneys liver and bladder problems with an herbal formula. Readers are urged to buy a bottle or request a sample by sending ten cents to the company. A separate joke about a boy and a prospective buyer follows.
Reports from Holland describe food swindlers posing as inspectors to steal residents food cards and provisions. European factories produce about 16,000,000 pounds weekly of artificial butter with coconut oil as a base. Brooklyn NC spent 1,619,200 on new buildings in November.
President Wilson outlines America's war aims including liberation of Palestine Poland Alsace Lorraine and the Balkans and urges a world peace program based on open diplomacy self determination removal of economic barriers and guarantees of territorial integrity. He cites Russia and calls for united support to achieve a just and lasting peace.
President Wilson issued a proclamation placing the arsenic industry of the United States under the direction of the Food Administration to conserve the nation food supply from insect pests. The action follows a threatened shortage of insecticides vital to farmers protection against biting insects.
A promotional notice urges readers to heed warning signs such as backache urinary irregularity and rheumatic twinges as early as possible. It promotes Dr Pierce’s Anuric Tablets double strength as a remedy to prevent Bright’s disease diabetes and bladder stones. Readers are urged to exercise in the open air drink water and obtain trials via mail order from Dr V M Pierce Buffalo New York.
To find the horsepower of an electric motor, if the current is direct you multiply the volts by the amperes and divide by the true value. If the current is alternating you also multiply by the power factor. There are meters that provide the power factor as an additional reading.
Catarrhal Deafness cannot be cured by local applications. Hall's Catarrh Medicine claims to cure by acting through the blood on mucous surfaces. It alleges deafness stems from inflamed Eustachian tubes and promises one hundred dollars for any case not cured. Circulars are free from Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio.
A Washington scene reports a gallery knitting incident where a woman started knitting during Senate debate, drawing a quick rebuke as senators protect dignity. The episode contrasts tolerance in the House with Senate decorum, highlighting formal limits on behavior during sessions.
Notice urges mothers to inspect every Castoria bottle for the signature of Fletcher’s Castoria, the noted remedy used for infants and children for over 90 years, aligning with the familiar brand promoted to parents.
A quirky note from Popular Science Monthly links rising monkey prices to wartime shortages. The article cites higher costs for food, paper, and shoes, plus halted markets in Bamberg Germany and reduced shipping. It mentions U S pathologists seeking South American monkeys for experiments and limited domestic supply.
An advertisement touts Boschee’s German Syrup as superior to ordinary cough remedies. It claims fifty years of success across the United States for coughs and chest troubles, promising restful nights and easier mornings, with bottles priced at 80 and 90 cents.
Reported wartime meals include vegetable soup and cheese for Chancellor Van Mindenborg and Van Ludendert. Paraguay sugar production in 1917 reached seven tons, with notes on consumption requirements.
France faces growing demand for amber and firewood as forest destruction and wartime needs drive annual lumber use toward a million cubic feet. Military fronts and barracks push wood consumption up to 3 million cubic feet yearly, with postwar rebuilding extending the need for years. Experts propose boosting transport and exploiting colonies with vast virgin timber, including Africa and Madagascar, to meet France and other nations' fuel and lumber needs.
During a Coventry strike by plant workers, a fleet of Army Air Planes circled the town dropping leaflets urging strikers to return to work. Later a naval seaplane from Moventry carried an appeal from air squadron men to end the walkout. The strike settled the following day as costs rose in toy making to Belleville.
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