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Newspaper
Shoshone Journal
Location
Shoshone, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1918
Page
2
An interview recounts the Kaiser’s views on wartime conduct and international law. He defends German actions, cites difficulties of blockades, and argues for punitive measures against enemy civilians while denying international law relevance. The piece frames the Kaiser’s stance as a window into German justification and wartime rhetoric.
The kaiser clung to autocratic power, denouncing democracy and socialism while viewing himself as chosen by God to rule. He mocked England and France, warned that a German peace was needed, and believed victory would cement monarchies, crush socialist progress, and ensure German dominance across Europe.
Doctor Davis recounts the kaiser and other German leaders boasting of an overwhelming victory and swift gains, even after America entered the war. The next installment of his narrative will relate further boasts and claims of invincibility.
A major metal handler rebrands German silver as nickel-silver and marketing proposes removing silver from the name since no silver exists in the alloy. A trade journal suggests calling the nickel content by percentages and notes makers already marketing nickel base items as Sheffield plate or silverplate.
The passage explains two forms of the minor scale, melodic and harmonic. It notes the melodic minor is often called the vocal trainer scale and easier to sing, while the harmonic minor introduces an augmented second between the final two degrees, making it harder to sing until proficiency is reached.
Peru Indiana story quotes an elderly woman stating long hours of housework caused displacement and back pain. She credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for relief and urges other women with similar ailments to try the remedy.
A prosperous grocer hires a new errand boy to deliver parcels while the lad, Johnnie, reports being well but says he will leave at week’s end because the horse is taking his job, prompting the grocer to ask why the wage level.
An advertisement asserts catarrhal deafness cannot be cured by local applications, claims Halle Catarrh Medicine cures via the blood, explains the Eustachian tube inflammation causes deafness, offers one hundred dollars for unrecoverable cases, and invites readers to request a free circular from J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio.
A Detroit Free Press quote states the trouble with knowing a man you like is that he is often so disagreeable that people give up after a first impression. The line reflects a satirical view of personal relationships and social effort.
A fragment quotes a near philosopher musing on human behavior. It questions why a man will extend his hand to test a run and then anger when a drop lands on it, highlighting contradictory self awareness.
Advertisement claims Cuticura kills dandruff with Ointment and a hot shampoo via Cuticura Soap. It instructs anointing spots, then shampooing, and notes free samples by mailing to Boston. Prices listed for Soap and Ointment and a brief joke follows.
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