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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1918
Page
2
Freezone promises painless corn removal with a touch to the corn followed by lifting it out. A tiny bottle costs a few cents at drugstores and allegedly treats hard soft and between toe corns and calluses without soreness. The ad calls Freezone a Cincinnati breakthrough and notes its minimal irritation. Jane and John anecdotes close the page with a schoolday quip.
An old advertisement for Hall's Catarrh Medicine claims it cleanses the blood and prevents colds with a $100 guarantee. The piece ends with a humorous line about an engagement ring and a society for preventing useless giving.
An old advertisement landscape notes Castoria with signature lines for infants and children, while wartime banter echoes across the page with a Britisher exclaiming onto Berlin and a Yank replying on years of pursuit. It mentions Dr Peerys Dead Shot as a safe worm expeller and hints at alcohol trends among Chinese amidst wartime austerity.
Surgeon General Rupert Blue clarifies Spanish influenza as a contagious cold like illness. He warns against mislabeling origins and urges guarding against droplet infection to prevent spread nationwide. The interview discusses the disease’s unfamiliar origin and emphasizes public health measures.
The article explains symptoms of influenza, its possible complications, and how the disease spreads. It discusses historical outbreaks, recognition challenges, and the belief that transmission occurs via air-borne droplets. It offers prevention steps, home care, hygiene, and the importance of fresh air and crowd avoidance.
Ohio prepares to enforce a new war food program affecting 3000 public eating places and all outlets selling cooked meals. Regulations require specific bread content, limited servings of bread meat and butter, no sugar bowls, and strict waste disposal. The program aims to fulfill Hoover’s promise to supply 17.5 million tons of food to Allies.
In the Argonne Forest the surrounded Seventy seventh Division troops endure hunger and fatigue as a blindfolded German envoy delivers a surrender note. Major Whittlesey rejects the demand, and his men cheer despite exhaustion, attracting German attention from their posts.
A humorous note from Stars and Stripes describes mixing up wounded soldiers in Red Cross pajamas. It recalls how mustaches mark Frenchmen, yet some nurses mistake Americans for French, prompting the doughboy to switch to English to avoid miscommunication. The quip ends with a pun on eternal vigilance costing ten dollars.
Japan orders a shipment of horses from Vermont for military use. Officials confirm the purchase and note the transfer will occur through a military supply program.
A playful exchange about Mr. Fuller’s submarine joke reveals a pun about depth. The humor hinges on nautical themes and a pun that only some readers may fully appreciate.
A reflective musing notes that the things we imagine as perfect happiness are often already in others possession, suggesting contentment lies beyond mere possession and in perspective. The piece probes desire, envy, and the human longing for unattainable ideal states.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment promoted for cleansing and beautifying skin hands and hair. Free samples offered by mailing to Cuticura Dept. X Boston. Available at druggists and by mail Soap 25 cents Ointment 25 and 50 cents Adv. It’s a waste to advertise for lost friendship or lost umbrellas.
The War Office announced captured items in the Amur district from September 18 to 22. The haul includes five steamships 80 cars five automobiles 512 rifles one machine gun 17 cases of ammunition and thousands of bayonets and lances.
Washington officials move toward an autoless Sunday program and a daily gasoline saving scheme. Robinson, head of the oil conservation division, said an announcement is likely soon. The plan aims to distribute savings throughout the week without a card rationing system.
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