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Newspaper
The Beaver Herald
Location
Beaver, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1918
Page
3
Ben Mickel notes a practical finding from Soldier Clip about food conservation. The tip suggests when using chickens in poultry care, it is better to cull nonlaying birds to maximize resource efficiency. This detail reflects farm practices discussed by Kinane Oly Stor.
An advertisement claims La Creole Hair Dressing darkens hair without dye and markets it as the original product. It contrasts imitation with genuine quality and notes a price of $1.00 in wartime times. A traveler quips about hotel floor requests and a shopper remarks on common dollars and common sense.
A fragment from a story notes a special fried chicken dish with leftovers saved for supper. A person mentions an unattended refrigerator door and a cat helping itself to the morsel. The scene ends with a child pleading not to harm the cat, claiming it has feelings.
An examining physician often fails to suspect kidney disease among applicants whose requests are declined. The mild influence of Dr Kilmer's Sea Root is claimed to be highly effective, with Bere pos herbal compound sold in two bottle sizes. Readers can obtain a sample by writing Dr Kilmer & Co in Binghamton New York and mentioning this paper.
A London announcement states a group of New York financiers has acquired patent rights to manufacture a triplex globe for war purposes. The glass, now used in aviation goggles, wind shields, port lights, observation windows, chart covers and more, will be produced in the United States soon as the plant nears completion.
An old advertisement touts Hall s Catarrh Medicine as a cure for catarrh, claiming internal action and purification of the mucous membranes. It extols the medicine as a perfect blend of tonics and purifiers, promising dramatic restoration of health and a long-held remedy.
A fragment mentions La Creole Dressing offering a hair beautifier to restore former beauty, noting men with grey or harsh hair can remove it. The text also references 80,000 graduate nurses in the country with 2,000 in active war work and an old taper remark about drinking between drinks hurting a fellow.
Martha urges wartime unity in a homefront scene. Sam protests speed and politics as they discuss collective action to win the war and avoid loss, stressing the need for all people to pull together. The dialogue emphasizes democracy, sacrifice, and resolve amid a tense home environment.
Popular Science Monthly notes February article finding city boys have keener hearing than country boys. Marine corps records show only one in five from quiet neighborhoods matched urban ear acuity. Rejections for defective hearing favor city recruits by five to one. Surgeons cite city clamor as keeping ear nerves active while country quiet may dull them.
A Vienna metal cement or solder is described as copper amalgam formed from mercurous nitrate and water. It mixes seven parts mercury with three parts copper precipitated from sulfite by zinc, heated to about 180 to 100 degrees F to unite parts. The amalgam is easy to work, can be hammered rolled or shaped under heat, softened in boiling water, and yields a good polish for casting and other uses.
A wandering traveler in the Ceark region asks a local about the war. He recalls a Civil War tune and mentions hearers claiming Germans are near, reflecting vague wartime rumors and rural skepticism seen in a fragmented encounter from a local waypoint.
A garbled OCR passage advertises Boschee's German Syrup and a hair dressing product with dubious health claims. It references aging, youth, and various unrelated lines, including a stray note about Spain and a vague charity remark. The text blends promotional language with nonsensical phrases and improper capitalization.
Mrs Gertle Ebhardt of Kewanee Illinois writes that after suffering a severe cough she used Peruna therapy, consuming almost six bottles and reporting dramatic improvement, claiming she feels twenty years younger and urges keeping Peruna in every home, noting alternatives for those who object to liquids.
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