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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1918
Page
7
A juvenile volunteer at a New York area military camp challenges a civilian with a tennis racquet. The man replies calmly, noting he has a wife and two children and brothers serving in France, and that he must stay home.
A long standing sufferer credits Dodd's Kidney Pills with relief after seventy years of health issues. The case highlights the remedy's claimed effects and personal testimony from the patient, reflecting ongoing interest in traditional cures.
Amid a penny shortage in the Northwest, Minneapolis department stores began using post age stamps as change. Banks report embargoes on pennies in small towns and seek pennies from the sub treasury in Chicago, with little response.
Catarrhal Deafness cannot be cured by local applications. Hall's Catarrrine Medicine acts through the blood to reach mucous surfaces and restore the Eustachian tube. One hundred dollars for any case not cured by Hall's Catarrre Medicine. All druggists. Circulars free. F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio.
An English army officer, harried by endless reports of enemy activity, declares he cares little about coastal fortifications. A subaltern relays continued enemy work, and the officer brusquely states it will make no difference.
A home remedy combines Bay Rum Barbo Compound and glycerine to darken gray hair. Mix with water to create a solution that softens and glosses hair without coloring the scalp or becoming sticky. Full directions appear with Barbo Compound.
Mary dismisses Johnny’s claim that Mr Bliff was seen with her in the dining room last night. The exchange implies a scandalous scene but reveals the gas was out, complicating the accusation with a practical detail.
Red rough itching skin on baby soothed by hot baths with Cuticura Soap and applied Cuticura Ointment. Promises rest for mother and baby. Free samples by sending to Cuticura Dept K Poston. Soap 25 cents, Ointment 25 or 50 cents. Adv.
brief meditation on how some people feel deep sadness when they sing and the emotion behind the performance reveals a personal reason for their sorrow.
Reports from the food administration warn of rising wheat shortages in France and Switzerland with bread and sugar limits under consideration. German alien enemy registration rules require age 14 and up to enroll, with photos and fingerprints, and periodic check-ins. War credits abroad reach over 4.2 billion dollars, while military gear and pig clubs push food production and athletic programs in camps and forests.
Old North Wind leads a grand storm parade with the Storm King hail rain and snow marching through the city. Prince Sleet and the King of the Clouds join, while earthbound residents shelter by fires as a freakish, chilly blow sweeps sections at a time.
To lift France's farm output and ease labor, 1500 US tractors will go to France with the first 100 already en route. They should arrive by March for spring plowing and naval transport space was reserved for the initial shipment. Instructional schools will be set up as part of the aid.
Records show city boys four tenths of a point higher rejection rate than country boys. In a comparison of cities with 40 000 to 500 000 population and counties of equal size 28.47 percent of city boys were rejected and 27.96 percent of country boys.
Theaters and restaurants in Denmark shut by 10 p m to save lights as kerosene priced by the government at 72 cents a gallon is replaced by Greenland whale oil trials. About 200 000 acetylene lamps are in production and distillation of alcohol is banned except for industrial use, with 2000 tons of grain anticipated to be saved.
Boys and girls clubs in Northern and Western states pledged for war service in gardening canning poultry raising and other emergency enterprises have more than 800000 members registered in the program across the region.
Private plant experiments have produced a comparatively successful fireproof solution for treating airplane fabrics, suggesting practical realization may come soon.
The report notes pastry production and consumption treated as a luxury in France, banned except on Sundays and holidays. Government barges operate on the upper Mississippi with aims to build a new fleet through state aid, while sugar moves from Louisiana plantations to New Orleans by barge.
The winter of 1916-17 was the worst in memory for range stockmen in the West. Lamb crops across the region fell 15 to 20 percent below average while calf crops were also notably reduced.
A reflective note cites that success hinges on holding on and failure on letting go. It emphasizes pluck and perseverance in the word Decide and uses the mulberry leaf becomes satin as a proverb attributed to Babcock.
Century old remedy advertised for urinary tract and related ailments. Claims to purify blood via kidneys and bladder, soothing oil reaches kidney lining, offers three sealed sizes with money back guarantee if not as represented.
Denver inventor Charles Goard reports that cattail floss can substitute for guncotton in making ammunition. Germany is cited as using cattails for cotton replacement in explosive production.
In a brief exchange from the court calendar a mother and her children joke about titles and nicknames. Edgar plays a knight of the Garter while Edwin is called Saturday and the mother clarifies the humorous nicknames tied to their titles.
A postal card to Garfield Tea Co in Brooklyn New York asks for a sample and promises repayment. an advertising note.
An advertisement urges men over thirty to protect kidney health to prevent premature aging. It promotes Anuric tablets from Dr. Pierce Surgical Institute, claiming they dissolve uric acid and reduce backache and rheumatic symptoms. A trial package is offered for 10 cents with a 60 cent tablet price at drugstores.
A South Bend women's club hired a professional storyteller for a Christmas party. She retold the birth of Christ then quizzed the children. One girl cited shepherds and the star. another said angels sang. A boy finally cried out that they sang The Star Spangled Banner.
A lean, wry adage notes wealth travels swiftly to match rising living costs. The quote implies the wealthy must continually expand fortunes to stay ahead. No specific people or places are identified in the readable text.
A local Akron reader extols Dr Pierce Favorite Prescription and Golden Medical Discovery for women’s issues and asthma. The testimonial claims five months of illness cured after one bottle and nearly a year without asthma symptoms. The ad notes tablets cost 60 cents and invites sending 10 cents for either form to the Invalids' Hotel in Buffalo, New York.
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