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Newspaper
Shoshone Journal
Location
Shoshone, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1916
Page
7
An advertisement urges mothers to cut food costs and boost health by serving Skinner's Macaroni and Spaghetti two or three times weekly. It claims children love it and adults benefit, offering a free recipe book from Skinner Mfg. Co. Omaha Nebraska.
Do it now prompts action in daily duties and kindness. Procrastination wastes time and harms relationships, finances, and safety. The piece urges immediate reconciliation, aid to others, and timely duties before consequences worsen. It stresses decisive, present action over delaying until tomorrow.
A vintage column repeats warnings and anecdotes about Castoria and other products. It recalls Fletcher's Castoria claiming long use, cites a Scottish story with a kirk and football, notes Pierre's Favorite Prescription for weak women, and mentions a man shocked in an electric chair at a shop. The tone mirrors a local newspaper roundup of dubious ads and health claims.
A Birmingham Age-Herald exchange mentions a cop backing a stage production and a witty remark about the milieu of the play. The dialogue reveals backstage tensions and public figures circling the controversy surrounding the venture.
A veteran reporter recalls a tale of British and French officers charging side by side at the Somme, praising French troops, noting the European front’s rising camaraderie, and observing how Gallant soldiers from Britain Ireland Australia and Canada fight as one. The piece highlights front-line morale, shared danger, and the transformation of imperial troops into a unified force.
The government assay office in New York along with the United States sub-treasury handles vast foreign gold shipments from France and England. JF Mergen and Company act as fiscal agents for allies, shipping bars worth about 5500 per bar under heavy guard. The office conducts sampling, refining, and re casting, while also processing domestic jewelers’ gold and silver. Superintendent Vernie M. Bovie signed a ten million dollar check for a foreign gold shipment recently received.
Smethport Pa James Irons of Irons Hollow seven miles from town found three dead sheep in his barnyard among a total of 30 killed in the last three months by bears Reports of depredations by bears come from Clermont Bloomster Hollow and Robins Brook areas south and east of Smethport Estimates place McKean county sheep losses in three months at more than a stated amount.
An old style health ad warns of back pain signaling health trouble and promotes Swamp-Root as a cure for kidney liver and bladder ailments. It lists symptoms such as frequent urination, irritation, sediment in urine, and weakness, urging readers to try the product.
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