Does Your Wife Break Many Dishes Judge Says
A humorous courtroom exchange frames a judge asking if the wife breaks many dishes and the reply about learning to catch them, reflecting light banter within a legal setting.
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Newspaper
The Potter Review
Location
Potter, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1917
Page
3
August Flower for Stomach Ailments and Liver Regulation
GREEN'S AUGUST FLOWER promoted for disorders of the stomach and inactive liver including sick headache constipation sour stomach nervous indigestion and gas related palpitations. Described as a gentle laxative improving digestion, cleansing the stomach and intestinal tract, and stimulating bile production. Sold widely in 30 and 90 cent bottles.
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Ad Claim in 1886 Chapter
An advertisement text from 1886 Toledo Ohio features a sworn testimonial by Frank J Cheney senior partner of I J Cheney & Co promising one hundred dollars for any catarrh case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Medicine. The copy explains internal action on mucous surfaces and offers free testimonials via F J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of Ohio
Toledo
Lucas County
Frank J. Cheney
J. Cheney & Co
Hall
A. W. Gleason
F. J. Cheney & Co
Ohio
German Food Measures and Propaganda in Wartime Reports
London reports reveal Germany hoards food for submarines and exports to Denmark and Sweden to feign aid shipments while conscripting workers in neutral countries. August to now shows tighter rations, higher prices for condensed milk, and rising malnutrition linked deaths, with night blindness spreading in the fatherland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Germany
Denmark
Sweden
Berlin
Tall for a Soldier in Arkansas Cotton County
In Little Rock Arkansas W E Hale of Marion County sought discharge for his son a six seven tall soldier who he said was too tall for soldiering but fit to pick cotton and corn Lloyd England state provost marshal declined to act The report notes the unusual height factor and the parental appeal without a change in status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Ark
W. EE. Hale
Marion County
Lloyd England
W. P. Hale
General England
Tree Climbing Tanks Impress Secretary Daniels
Washington Secretary Jo sephus Daniels of the navy department visited Quantico to view marine corps demonstrations of tank style gun tractors. Machines ran level and over obstacles then into a trench and back, with one boasting of a wall climb. Daniels remained restrained, noting rumors of tree climbing machines in France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Josephus Daniels
Navy Department
Marine Corps
Quantico
Daniels
Camouflage is an ancient art says expert
Maximilian Tech, adviser to the U S government, discussed camouflage's long history before artists and architects in New York. He cited ancient Greece and the wooden horse tactic, noted Shakespeare, and referenced Confederate soldiers in the Civil War as early examples.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Maximilian Tech
United States
Troy
Shakespeare
Macbeth
Artistry in camouflage by tech staff explained
Mr. Tech described a team of workers making visual objects nearly invisible using gray tones blending with highway dust. He noted one key center was camouflaged only after four weeks by six experienced men, highlighting careful, prolonged effort in concealment work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Tech
Dolores Bonillas Marries Dr Juan Rojo at Embassy
Dolores Cecilia Bonillas daughter of the newly named Mexican ambassador and Dr Juan B Rojo first secretary of the embassy wed in a ceremony described in the report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dolores Cecilia Bonillas
Mexico
Juan B. Rojo
Government Ale Price Fix Affects London Breweries
London reports government beer pricing setting eight cents a pint for light brews and ten cents for stronger grades. Lower grades may not be sold as government ale while brewers must stamp cask heads with price. Brewers may increase output by up to 20 percent if they keep gravity below 1042 degrees and expand for munition areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Swiss to get less bread ration in Switzerland
Berne reports a government appeal to cut daily bread from 250 to 225 grammes starting December 1 and to save two pounds a month from card allowances. It warns that savings would buy 270 carloads of flour monthly and stretch supply from February to March, urging citizens not to hoard and to conserve until flour ships arrive from America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berne
Switzerland
America
Mount Hood lookout spotter reports distant smoke on fire season
Elijah Coalman stationed at the lookout at Mount Hood near Portland watches over 11,000 feet of timber. He spots smoke forty miles away as forest service crews burn downed boughs and reports the glow to headquarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Ore
Mount Hood
Elijah Coalman
Forest Service
Coalman
Snake With False Teeth Defaces Well Water Loss Alarmed Town
A water snake, reportedly tame, swallowed stand in a well when spinster Cynthia Lydie hauling a bucket of water dropped her false teeth. The snake now gnaws the well wall and drains water into the sand. Workmen fear to confront it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydie
Cal
Cynthia
Stone
Army Ragpickers Save $300,000 Month in Flanders
London reports army ragpickers employed by the British government save about 300000 dollars monthly by recovering old uniforms and clothing from battlefields in Flanders. The material is cleaned dyed and repurposed for use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Flanders
Tacoma to Use Women Police If More Men Fail Tests
Tacoma civil service officials say women may walk beats in the city unless more men apply for police examinations. The department needs twenty more policemen but has received no applications to date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tacoma
Wash
Civil Service Board
The Greater Luxury Brings Hospital Humor
In a quip about Mrs Gadder staying in hospital the joke notes she sought a new town car but was denied by Mr Gaedder who chose the operation instead. The exchange underscores prevailing priorities and financial restraint.
Cure skin troubles with daily use Cuticura emollients
Healing advertisement promises quick relief for itching and burning skin conditions in both youngsters and adults. It touts daily use to prevent minor ailments from worsening, offers free samples by mail with a Book Address postcard, and notes Cuticura Dept. L, Boston, sold everywhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
Adv
And Don't Tell the Wife Pun in a Pet Feud
A comical exchange unfolds as a man blames a bulldog for killing his wife's poodle. The reply pivots to a sharp, humorous idea of presenting the bulldog with a brass collar as a cheeky peace offering.
Quinine and Ball Blue Advertisements Across Markets
The note lists quinine products and laxatives claiming tonic effects and broad suitability for anxious or nervous individuals. It mentions Bromo Quinine with ER and Grovet signature on a box. Also references Red Cross Ball Blue and Linseed oil as vital for glycerin in explosives, with general grocer distribution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Grovet
Dr Pierce Pellets Promote Liver Bowels Stomach Uses
Advertises Dr Pierce pellets as best for liver and bowels with a laxative option and a cathartic dose. Mentions destruction of Ad Toumanian oil wells in a brief claim.
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Cascara
Hill
Dodds
Dodd
Bright
Nebraska
F. F. Fink
S. 19Th ST
Omaha
S. 12Th St
Lincoln
cNea and
Fender Repairing
van Arnam
Paxton
Omaha Stove Repair Works
Omaha, Neb
Fairmont Creamery Company
Woliteg SS
Rote
Grand Island
Kaiser
Scandinavia
France
Army
Dean
Lydia Shuster
Margaret
Frankford
F. W. Cassidy, JR
Notary Public
Paxton Toilet Couttiey
Fletcher
Red Cross Ball
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