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Newspaper
The Wakefield News
Location
Wakefield, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1917
Page
3
Mrs L A Patterson of 1399 Kentucky 8 1 Memphis Tennessee writes that Peruna has helped her family for years with catarrhal complaints and coughs and colds. She notes hard times but cannot afford to be without Peruna and urges neighbors to try it.
The Red Cross Magazine notes England's war effort includes rebuilding the school system, shortening factory hours, and boosting child welfare. Sir Herbert Fisher sought a £3,829,000 rise in education funding. A committee proposes a fourteen year school leaving age, abolition of exemptions, and day continuation schools with eight hours weekly attendance.
A humorous exchange shows a salesman defending an uncomfortable chair design as a feature. A customer notes discomfort while the salesman touts the chairs as stylish yet impractical for longer seating. The gag highlights the contrast between fashion and comfort in a retail setting.
A visitor claims to know who holds lost money and asks Sherlock Holmes to recover it. Holmes questions the source and, with a yawn, directs Watson to escort the man out, maintaining calm detachment as the mystery unfolds.
A terse quarrel between husband and wife over a broken promise involving winter clothes escalates to concern. The exchange highlights marital strain and the impact of a prank gone wrong within a family setting.
In a local appeal Peterson's Ointment is touted as a cure for piles with a money back guarantee if not relieved. The ad features a testimonial from David A. Seymour praising the product after years of suffering and urging sufferers to try the 30 cent box for relief.
Journal humor from Kanusas City Star shows J Fuller Gloom quipping that his peculiar walking stems from taking so many pills for pains that he has ball bearings in his locomotion.
Miss Oldmaid's garden is scene of a small dog attack on toddlers as a special constable slaps the animal back. She confronts him in fury crying that he hit her pet and threatens to call a policeman if he does not leave at once.
Frank J. Cheney of F. J. Cheney & Co. swears the firm will pay one hundred dollars for any catarrh case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Medicine. Sworn December 6, 1886 before A. W. Gleason Notary Public. Medicine acts through the bloodstream to mucous surfaces.
A paraphrased reflection cites Machiavelli on war and peace noting that peace is only a breathing spell for soldiers. It suggests peace affords time to plan and build the capacity to execute military strategy.
An advertisement promotes August Flower as a gentle laxative and stomach liver regulator. It claims to ease sour stomach headaches and indigestion, cleanse the alimentary canal, stimulate bile flow, and purify blood. Sold in bottles of 30 and 90 cents in many countries.
The Real News Gatherer prints a cryptic exchange about uncertainty and censorship. A snappy dialogue hints at limits of knowledge and media oversight in a terse, streetwise voice.
A Chicago News piece recounts quotes about stage fright versus bold danger eating away at nerves. The panel compares fear of public speech to facing a polar bear and explains wedding nerves through humorous digs at dentistry and ancestral jokes, ending with an odd shot about a dog and a snake bite to explain Smilax’s fright.
Australia last year imported United States goods valued at 6 to 204,767 dollars, reflecting a notable economic exchange as trade figures show steady demand for American products in the Australian market and ongoing commercial ties.
An old advertisement touts super cremy emollients for skin troubles of all ages. It suggests daily use to prevent minor conditions from worsening and offers a free sample by mail with a Book, Address postcard to Cuticura Dept. L Boston. Sold everywhere.
Nervous friend notes pride as George joins the Red Cross learns first aid and locates hospitals. London Opinion mentions medical products and a Quinine tonic with laxative effects marketed as harmless, promising no nervousness or head ringing.
Jones asks how Smith is addressing him and whether the reply is as a friend or as an exemption board member. The dialog hints at tensions within the board and questions about roles impacting judgment.
An insurance physician notes many applicants are rejected due to kidney disease, often undetected by the public. The ad promotes Dr Kilmer’s Swamp-Root, an herbal remedy claimed to help kidney issues, available in two bottle sizes and a sample offer by mail with ten cents.
A reflective line warns against unfair competition and envy in ascent. The speaker condemns the demotivating urge to push others down while seeking personal advancement, framing it as a mistake that hinders collective progress.
The ad claims many suffer from rheumatism and kidney trouble, touts Anurie as a cure found by Dr. Pierce, and warns of danger from delaying treatment. It highlights symptoms like dizzy spells backache irregular urine and urges purchasing Anurie or sending for a trial packet to prove uric acid elimination.
Mrs Frank Wendland of Sheboygan Wisconsin credits Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription with curing years of weakness after twins and heavy lifting. She reports rapid improvement within months and ongoing health for over a dozen years. The ad urges readers to obtain the medicine in liquid or tablet form from dealers or send to the Invalids' Hotel in Buffalo New York for a trial package.
Mrs Mary Ball of Pittsburgh Pennsylvania is noted as the mother of twenty four children in this brief family notice.
A Russian prisoner, in his twelfth escape attempt from wartime captivity, crossed the Dutch frontier after a two month and twenty day journey. He had previously fled toward Luxemburg, Switzerland, Poland, and Denmark without success. This marked his first attempt toward the Netherlands.
From Dawson Yukon Territory the Christian Science Monitor reports a massive caribou migration. Great hordes move south near Forty Mile river and other points with an estimated one million animals in transit seeking food. The movement is noted mainly to explain road occupancy disrupting mail transport.
A joke exchanges the cost of horse and buggy use with a liveryman. The lady negotiates two dollars for the first hour and one dollar for each additional hour, planning to use the rig for two more hours without needing the initial hour.
A short chat at the switchboard has one speaker recounting being asked for a kiss by wire. The other person realizes they dialed the wrong number, leaving both amused by the misunderstanding.
A stranger asks about amusements in town at a mining camp and a grizzled prospector notes that gunplay has declined but disputes still settle on the street. Also mentions milk fat contents, leather goods exports, Dr Pierce’s pills, and a Norway ban on export of as ESTOS.
The dialogue describes a polite clerk who answers calls with urbane composure. A recurring joke notes his girlfriend causing his emotional upheaval, initially resisted but now accepted as a source of constant attention. The scene captures casual workplace humor and personal dynamics.
A brief dialogue scene between Lola and Jack unfolds the theme of devotion and doubt as Lola questions fidelity. The exchange hints at past loves while underscoring Jack's reassurance and commitment, set against a backdrop referencing a distant, changing world.
A fragmented relic notes a question about Es Chardson's patriotism. It mentions a Liberty band and a personal purchase of a Star Spangled Banner record intended for phone playback, implying costs and personal sentiment without clear context.
A brisk exchange in Panicky Times frames frugality as a defining aristocratic trait. One speaker laments excessive thrift, while another defends frugality as a mark of refined society and discipline in modern times.
A fragment notes a Chinese textile buried in cut earth and deteriorating after a year, describing raw silk material and burial context, with unclear details about location or purpose.
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