25 May 1916
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Newspaper
The Greenville Journal
Location
Greenville, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1916
Page
1
Washington dispatch notes Democratic postponement of revenue legislation amid treasury strain and push to tax imports rather than domestic products. It cites President Wilson's Mayflower trip and Republican unity ahead of the Chicago convention, with quotes from party voices on time to act and upcoming battles over shipping and public spending.
Sudden weather shifts spur spring colds and grippe risk, with warnings that they can turn into a summer cough. The ad touts Dr King's New Discovery Laxative Tar Syrup as a ready prepared remedy to soothe coughs, check colds, and attack grippe.
The article urges increased garden vegetables and fruits to boost mineral salts and overall well being. It argues seasonal produce reduces reliance on tonics and medicines, and notes vegetables are valuable beyond cost.
Flax cultivation totals about 2.2 million acres mainly in North Dakota Minnesota South Dakota and Montana. The crop centers on seed for oil production with an annual harvest around 20 million bushels valued near 33 million dollars. About 1.6 million tons of straw are produced, with roughly 200 thousand tons utilized profitably.
An advertisement promotes Dr. King's New Life Pills as a spring medicine to cleanse the system purify the blood and stimulate the bowels and liver for a clear healthy complexion. Available at your druggist for 25 cents.
Italian towns rally patriotic youths to produce coal paper from discarded paper. Workers compress and roll the material into solid chunks that burn slowly like coal. Bags of coal paper are sent to soldiers so a hot meal can be prepared in the bleak mountain campaigns.
An old advertisement urges parents to treat children's worms with Kickapoo Worm Killer lozenges. It advises calm guidance, a half to one lozenge dose, laxative candy, plain food, outdoor exercise, early bed, and monitoring stools. The ad claims the worms will be removed and lists a 26 cent price at druggists.
Ohio State University poultry expert F B Jacoby states turkeys can be a highly profitable side line for grain and stock farms. He cites improper feeding and confinement as key turkey-raising failures, recommends free range, one light nightly feeding, and using a turkey hen to hatch eggs. Early feed should include corn bread crumbs and clabbered cheese for the first days after hatch.
The Wall Street Journal reports wartime progress as Germany faces cotton shortages and adopts specially prepared paper bags for breastworks. These bags are waterproof, reusable, and more durable, offering savings in cotton use and cost.
A licensed physician with 35 years of experience offers treatment for chronic conditions in men and women. He claims fast, affordable care and long history visiting Greenville towns. His next visit is Thursday May 25 at Hotel James, with free consultation and examination.
Instructions describe making fly paper by mixing equal parts resin and castor oil over hot water. Spread the warm mixture on sturdy paper that is not too porous, with foolscap suggested as suitable.
Columbus reports that the August general primary will nominate all offices from governor to county posts. The Anti-Salon league urges voters from all parties to back clean, capable candidates and oppose those allied with liquor interests, stressing independence from breweries and distillers.
Lisbon special report by Judge L A Farr, probate and juvenile court judge, reveals that 83 percent of cases in Columbia County courts stem from intoxicating beverage traffic. He notes many abnormal and defective children entering the court are linked to strong drink, estimating about 65 percent of cases involve epilepsy or chorea.
Portland reports that prohibition yields revenue and reduces crime with 1789 arrests for drunkenness and vagrancy in Jan and Feb 1915 under license, while months under prohibition this year show 531. Construction rises with more buildings planned, traffic accidents drop, savings grow, and demand for good store locations exceeds supply.
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