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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1918
Page
7
An old fashioned herbal remedy claim promotes Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery to purify blood and renew energy. It argues impure blood causes illness and urges hot water before meals with tablets priced sixty cents at drug stores.
A family observes a rainy evening with children aged seven five and three spotting stars and a dipper. They note a faucet and a dipper hanging by the kitchen door, shared from a Los Angeles Times piece.
Cuticura heals eczema and rashes that itch and burn. If pimples form, prevent their return by using Cuticura as daily toilet preparation. For free samples write Cuticura, Dept. Boston. Sold by druggists and by mail. Soap 25, Ointment 25 and 50.
Mary in her third week brings slate books and pencils home saying she has quit school. She claims she knows more than the teacher after writing her name on the slate and the teacher could not read it. Baltimore News reports the incident.
An old advertisement touts Dr Pierce s Pleasant Pellets as the original liver pills introduced about four decades ago. It claims they regulate liver and bowels and promotes their long standing use.
The Birmingham Age-Herald notes eighty patients in padded cells, each with a different submarine problem solution. The keeper explains this as a visitant’s discovery of “inventors’ row” where every patient offers a unique idea.
In 1918 fashion officials debate French clothing imports and price trends as American tastes grow independent of Paris. The piece notes high landed costs, duties, and shifting silhouettes with bustle-influenced skirts, tunics, and Renaissance necklines gaining popularity while American designers push for more self-reliant fashion leadership.
A black taffeta gown with jet bead embroidery and an open back fur edged apron is described. French gowns carried prohibitively high prices. American buyers spent much yet remain unenthusiastic and vow not to repeat the gamble.
The article notes early examples of new French waistcoats featuring slimmer lines and revised shaping. Designers emphasize tailored fits, with potential changes in front panels and button placement for a modern silhouette.
The essay notes three distinct Irish gentleman types: the half mounted Buckskin Breeches Squireens, the working descendants of forfeited old families, and the backbone gentlemen who lived on ancient estates supported by peasant labor.
An advertisement promotes Othine double strength as a guaranteed remedy to fade freckles. One ounce from a druggist, applied each morning, should remove even severe spots and clear the complexion. If unsatisfied, money back guarantee applies.
Advertising copy urges mothers to inspect Castoria bottles for the signature AY Idle. The notice emphasizes the product has been in use for over 30 years and is a remedy for infants and children, with children reportedly crying out for Fletcher's Castoria.
A congress hopeful recounted starting life in a grocery job earning three dollars weekly and saving. An audience member quipped whether this was before the cash register era, drawing a light moment in The People's Home Journal.
Frank J. Cheney sworn as senior partner of F. J. Cheney & Co. promises one hundred dollars for any catarrh case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Medicine. Statement dated December 6, 1886 before A. W. Gleason Notary Public. Medicine taken internally and affects blood and mucous surfaces.
Farmer Corntessel vows to join the conflict himself saying he would not miss the chance to serve. His wife hopes he and Josh could be in the same company but notes Josh has a better shot at promotion and worries about disciplined conduct toward a superior officer.
A Great Lakes rookie known for chronic lateness is ordered to front by the company commander who asks if he is with the unit in the war. The scene highlights discipline and commitment.
A Texas drought last year caused estimated losses totaling 400 million dollars across farms and businesses. The report notes severe shortages and financial strain for growers and related industries in the affected area.
John Smith and a friend bought a horse then rode to a lake for fishing. They return at sunset to harness the horse but it refuses the bit. Smith sits and tells terrible jokes to coax a yawn from the stubborn creature.
A witty exchange reveals a college graduate cook who works for board and clothes, and the speaker reveals the cook is his wife.
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