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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1919
Page
8
An advertisement claims Knowlton's Danderine removes dandruff stops scalp itch and falling hair. It asserts quick gloss and fullness within ten minutes and new hair growth after about two weeks, urging purchases at drug stores.
A French doctor treating civilian workers sent an army ambulance for a patient with a leg abscess. The next day he claimed the patient needed hospital care again, but the staff reminded him she had already been taken in. He explained she forgot her bread ticket and had to return home.
An old advertisement urges immediate kidney and bladder relief with Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules. It claims rapid relief from back pain, colored urine, indigestion, and Bright's disease risk, touts a 100 year history, suggests two capsules daily, and guarantees money back if relief is not felt.
A Birmingham Age-Herald exchange shows a book agent pressing for a history of the great war and Mr. Cobbles declining, noting his oldest son served in the conflict. The remark underscores personal impact shaping literary demand during wartime.
A readers note privileges natural remedies over chemical cathartics as sensibility grows. The message quotes Garfield Tea as a preferred herb cure and mentions a half paid bill versus an unpaid board bill.
The article traces the Washington family from Warton in Lancashire to Sulgrave, Northamptonshire, noting the earliest English homes and their emergence into history in the sixteenth century with Lawrence Washington whose brass effigy is described.
A homage to George Washington detailing his rise from benefactor of mankind to twice named Supreme Magistrate, his resignation of power, and his lasting legacy. It notes his Sulgrave manor, Brington connections, and the Washington family memorials in England.
Government standards established comfort and luxury in soldiers housing at the camps. Washington's army faced severe cold with little shelter, sleeping under canvas initially as huts were rapidly built from local logs. A $12 prize motivated the first efficient hut completion.
John Adams, serving as president in Philadelphia, refused to approve a public celebration of Washington's birthday, calling it a slight to the highest official of the land and a private city matter.
A campaign by the Amphibian Study Society of America urges teaching the economic value of nonpoisonous snakes in farm schools and colleges. Williams notes snakes contribute to food production by controlling pests and warns that killing them harms wheat potential.
A new statue of George Washington stands on a pedestal that has long held the figure in Washington. The scene marks a public commemoration with the statue set to greet visitors in the capital city.
A quotation recounts George Washington’s speed comparing him to Achilles and to Langhorn Dade of Westmoreland. John Fitzhugh and others claim Washington consistently beat the swift Langhorn Dade, who boasted of tying with him but was proven wrong in multiple runs.
A quotation attributing George Washington declares religion and morality are indispensable supports for political prosperity and strengthens the nation. The line emphasizes virtue as essential to governance and enduring public life.
The report states Americans now in the army will remain in France under new orders. A poet linked figure Aerenn G. is mentioned in a lyric line amid the Paris dispatches.
Frank J. Cheney, senior partner of F. J. Cheney & Co. of Toledo, offers to pay $100 for any catarrh case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Medicine. The sworn statement dated December 6, 1886, notes the product is taken internally and acts through the blood on mucous surfaces. Druggists' price listed as 75 cents.
In a wartime quip a private explains his fighting resolve by picturing adversaries as former insolent customers from a department store. An officer praises the private as the regiment’s best fighter. The remark blends humor with battlefield morale.
Green's August Flower claims to treat ailments from a disordered stomach and inactive liver such as sick headache constipation sour stomach and nervous indigestion. It is described as a gentle laxative that regulates digestion and stimulates bile flow, sold worldwide with a trial recommended.
An Indianapolis Star item portrays Morton T. Hidden, briefly a Hoosier governor aide, being mistaken for a peace party editor by a train porter. Hidden clarifies he is a Republican, prompting the porter’s disappointed sigh. Garfield Tea advertisement follows.
The Smart Fellow explains a social misfire as a humorous exchange at a grocery store. The Disgruntled One complains about being interrupted by an old fogey, while The Smart Fellow suggests a playful diagnosis of hey fever in a light domestic scene.
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