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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1918
Page
7
An ad-style warning explains acid stomach saps energy, mood, and digestion. It promotes BATONIC/EATONIC tablets as a remedy, claiming rapid relief, lasting health benefits, and a money back guarantee with a 50 cent box available from a Chicago company.
Report notes that London's telephone and telegraph wires extend to 73 500 miles overhead and 921 000 miles underground. An advertisement promotes Dr Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets as a weekly gentle laxative. The Japanese language is now included in Australian high school study courses.
Lieut. M. J. Plumb of Chicago established a new world record in an Fort Worth exhibition by looping the loop 144 consecutive times.
Berlin announces Infantry General Ludendorff, first Quartermaster General, has retired and been placed on the unattached list. A political shake up in the German General Staff and War Cabinet is expected, with abdication rumors and loss of faith in the German military machine.
The Federal Food Administration said about 250 000 prisoners on western front and millions of allied and American troops require feeding. It called for a strict conservation program and increased shipments, noting we must share food with 220 000 000 allies and our own population and armies.
The Shipbuilding Labor Adjustment Board announced immediate wage increases in all U S shipyards. Two districts are created Pacific Coast and Atlantic Gulf Great Lakes with basic rates for principal trades at 80 cents per hour. Pacific Coast average rise about 20 percent. other district about 15 percent.
A strong tremor struck San Juan and Porto Rico with additional property damage at Marquez and Ponce and minor loss of life and property at Aguadilla.
Count Karolyi of Hungary and the Hungarian Independence party fail to form a popular ministry. Dispatches warn the dissolution of Hungary as a consequence, noting involvement of Zurich and London in reporting.
A vintage advertisement urges mothers to use California Syrup of Figs for sick children. It describes tongue signs of illness and promises gentle cleansing of the stomach liver and bowels within hours without griping. The notice warns buyers to request the genuine product from the California Fig Syrup Company and avoid counterfeits.
In Great Britain there are about 16,850 blind males and 16,650 blind females, according to the estimate. The figures reflect age and gender distribution among the blind population within the country.
An 19th century style advertisement asserts Hall's Catarrh Medicine prevents frequent nasal colds by building the system and cleansing the blood. It states internal action on mucous surfaces and offers testimonials and a $100 non cure guarantee from F. J. Cheney & Co. of Toledo Ohio.
Cable messages reveal about 30,000,000 words annually cross Atlantic routes linking British and North American ports, highlighting the scale of early 20th century telecommunication and commerce.
Soothe baby rashes that itch and burn with hot baths of Cuticura Soap followed by gentle anointings of Cuticura Ointment. Free samples available by writing Cuticura Dept. X Boston. Soap 25 cents Ointment 25 50 cents adv.
An ad style note praises Nero’s controversial household habits as mythic. It uses scandalous flair to imply virtue in keeping Rome lit while hinting at domestic chaos. Mention of Wright's Indian Vegetable Pills promises digestive regularity.
A quirky exchange frames a singer praising hills tipped with gold while a weary waiter laments wishing to be a blooming hill. The playful contrast hints at a poetic vignette or lyric dialogue.
A 1918 style advisory explains Spanish influenza origins and low fatality rate but warns of dangerous complications. It urges bed rest, nourishment, and caution with crowds, plus home remedies like Vicks VapoRub to ease symptoms and prevent spread.
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