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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1918
Page
10
A government official cites the German idea of a good soldier as one who breaks rules and commits violence. The piece includes a parable about a youth bragging of saving money after a lost poker game and a father’s blunt response.
Catarrh cannot be cured by local applications and is influenced by constitutional conditions. Hall's Catarrh Medicine is taken internally and acts through the blood on mucous surfaces. The product combines tonics and blood purifiers and is sold by druggists for 75 cents with testimonials available.
A boss explains that firing for incompetence can backfire when a rival offers a job in return for a letter of recommendation. The dialogue reveals a ruthless tactic where pressuring a former employee to aid a competitor is seen as crippling that rival’s business.
Advertisement notes Wrights Indian Vegetable Pills contain only vegetable ingredients. Described as a gentle tonic and purgative. Ends with Adv.
Birmingham Age-Herald reports a man collapsed and died in a restaurant while waiting to be served. Authorities indicate the cause was apoplexy, clarifying it was not related to any local price dispute.
An old advertisement promotes Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets as remedies for headaches bufious attacks and indigestion. The ad touts May Apple Aloe and Jalap made ingredients and urges trial by patients seeking relief.
In a terse exchange Sambo Johnsing reprimands a youth for associating with white peers. The boy retorts that his companion was not white before the act. The fragment hints at racial tension and shifts in identity within a family setting.
The department of agriculture urges communities to host old clothes clinics to save money during wartime. Home demonstration agents run the clinics where women mend and remake garments, with a strong wool-con serving campaign noted in Iowa.
A 19th century style advertisement urges mothers to give California Syrup of Figs to sick children showing signs like cross mood fever and poor appetite. It promises gentle relief from constipation with a tasty fruit laxative that children love and claims authenticity from the California Fig Syrup Company.
Seijiro Kawashima argues in Dai Nippon for complete disuse of money to end wealth inequality and create a peaceful global order. He envisions national ownership of key resources, a ticket system for exchanges, and compensation schemes during transition.
Eliza beth Shepley Sergeant reports a French American push at Chateau Thierry during the present offensive. An American infantry unit and five batteries crossed the road from Metz toward Paris and halted a German advance, driving them back at Bouresches Chateau-Thierry and Bois de Belleau with reinforcements.
Sergeant Major Flora Sandes, a Scottish woman, and Arid Mil uka Savie, a Serbian girl, served in the Serbian army. Sandes was severely wounded by a Bulgarian grenade and received a decoration. The Serbian girl was wounded multiple times, awarded the gold medal for valor, and made a Knight of the French Legion of Honor.
An advertisement claims dandruff causes hair loss and touts a product that supposedly doubles hair beauty in moments targeted at girls.
An advertisement claims applying Danderine stops dandruff and itching within minutes and reveals new hair growth after weeks. It describes easy use with a cloth through each strand and promises hair becomes lighter shinier and more abundant with lustre. A small bottle is sold for a few cents at drug stores.
An early 20th century voice notes American mothers training sons to brush teeth as soldiers advance. The narrative contrasts detachable possessions shed in retreat with a trio of items the shovel toothbrush and the ethic of grit. the implied moral centers on discipline and patriotism.
An old remedy from Holland, GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules, is marketed as a longtime cure for kidney and bladder issues and general pains. It promises quick relief for backache, rheumatism, and related ailments with a money back guarantee if unsatisfied, and urges buyers to ensure authenticity of the GOLD MEDAL brand.
The War Industries Board trimmed fashion choices to save steel and wool. Paris influenced simpler, fewer styles, reducing waste in shoes and fabrics. It did not dictate design but informed designers, cutting wool use by 25 percent and slashing product variety, including beds, tires, and hose.
Important to mothers examine every bottle of Castoria the famous old remedy for infants and children and see that it bears the SICK signature of Fletcher With over 30 years in use Children cry for Castoria the familiar remedy for stomach troubles and teething.
A sea captain on leave argues with a farmer at a country inn about world experience. The captain boasts of round-the-world voyages while the farmer claims he and his mate once steered a ship to the United States on a courtship voyage. The exchange ends with the bachelor remark.
Advertises Dead Shot Dr Peerys Vermifuge as a remedy to rid bodies of worms and tape worms, claiming complete elimination for users.
A clipped British-tinged remark notes a convict’s appearance after an ironed, smooth look. The line hints at prison reform era slang and gendered language in old newspaper style.
A satirical remark appears in the Boston Evening Transcript with a jest about personal reputation and suitability for work. The exchange features a sharp reply about congenial employment and personal identity.
A dreamlike, fragmentary note hints at envy surrounding a thrift stamp campaign and a rubber stamp token. It frames a stalled growth aspiration and a wartime parallel without clear events or identities.
Among 650 tons of ivory imported into England each year Sheffield uses about a third. The text also states that one man in every sixty is wholly or partially color blind, highlighting a notable health statistic.
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