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Newspaper
Steele City Press
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1918
Page
2
A Philadelphia mother describes chronic fatigue back pain and sickness improving after taking L E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for three months. another note from Taylor addresses melancholy and mood with belief in the remedy. A final anecdote notes a boy’s politeness remarking on his own manners.
A fragment discusses stomach acidity and indigestion tied to meals causing belching and gas. It mentions acids and undigested food and appears to describe symptoms and discomfort.
An assortment of ads and quips fills the page, including Cuticura eczema relief pitches with free sample address in Boston and prices for Soap Ointment. The text also features witticisms about generosity and wealth with brief conversational vignettes about feeding strangers and a spinster’s view of a man.
Wartime meat and bread pledges, new food cards for Nebraskan homes, and rules to conserve sugar and flour are outlined as part of postwar plans. Nebraska Railway Commission approves Nebraskan Telephone rate hike effective Dec 1, with six month emergency period. State conventions note upcom ing meetings, cancellations due to quarantine, and a drive to raise war work funds. Local accidents, church openings, and community efforts fill the roster of Nebraska updates.
An old advertisement urges mothers to use California Syrup of Figs for a range of child illnesses from feverish distress to constipation. It promises gentle cleansing without griping and claims a tasty product that children will take willingly. The ad warns to demand genuine syrup from the California Fig Syrup Company.
A lettered scene shows Senator Sheppard of Texas on a veranda at the Chevy Chase Golf Club debating prohibition. The humorous exchange centers on a poor player failing to swing, with the senator remarking the man seems to be digging himself in as he makes several ineffectual swipes.
A Women’s Health notice warns thousands about kidney and bladder trouble and the risks to other organs. It promotes Kilmer’s Root as a healing remedy and offers sample bottles through a druggist. Also mentions Dixie the poodle and a light anecdote about Lucey.
Fragmentary OCR reads like an ad claiming catarrh cure with dubious arithmetic. The line hints at a remedy claim and notes a disputed or unclear efficacy. No clear person, place, or organization is identifiable from the fragment.
Unclear fragment mentions Red Cross Blue and clothing color quality. Text references whiteness and a perceived yellowing issue. No coherent events or persons identified. content is fragmentary and lacks verifiable details.
President Wilson announced the armistice ending World War I. Germany signed at midnight Paris time and had until 11 a.m. Paris time to accept. Hostilities ceased at the hour Marshal Foch designated for Germany to decide peace or continuation of war.
President Wilson announced to Congress and the world that Germany accepted and signed the armistice terms viaMarshal Foch. The terms require surrender of hostilities, evacuation of occupied territories including Alsace Lorraine and Luxemburg, large weapon and warship losses, evacuation of the left bank of the Rhine, and restoration of merchant vessels with the armistice lasting thirty days. Also noted were German imperial leadership changes and flight of key figures as the former emperor's party heads toward the Dutch frontier.
James W. Gerard urged extradition of the former German emperor from Holland to England for trial on murder charges. He pointed out no Holland England treaty exists to permit such extradition and warned of the likely verdict and fate if he were tried in an English court.
An advertisement touts Knowlton's Danderine as a cure for dandruff and hair loss. It claims rapid improvement within ten minutes and noticeable new hair growth after about two weeks, with easy use and low cost. The copy includes a brief aside about a humorous card game reference.
A playful dialogue centers on a young woman admired for her fresh appearance. The line about a regular flower face leads to the quip that she is a daisy, highlighting lighthearted banter and charm.
Advice urges prevention through cleanliness and strong health. Recommendations include cleaning mouth skin and bowels, daily laxatives like Dr Pierce's Pleas ant Pellets, hot lemonade during colds, bed rest to avoid bronchitis or pneumonia, Anurie tablets to flush kidneys, broths and milk to boost resistance, tepid water baths with saltarus, and iron or herbal tonics for recovery.
In the trenches a man who smoked constantly stood out. When asked why he smoked so much he said there isn’t a me match in this dugout and it’s the rest of you fellows who’ll need a smoke. The remark reflects postwar cautions about treating Germans as friends after peace.
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