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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1918
Page
8
A Christopher Illinois woman reports four years of nervousness and weakness ending after using Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. She credits the remedy with cure and regular health, urging others to seek guidance from the Lydia Pinkham Medicine Co. in Lynn Massachusetts.
Arthur Guy Empey, American in Jersey City, joins British Army. He trains in London andFrance, faces front lines, digs No Man's Land trenches, and witnesses a decomposed German body. The odorous discovery grips him, sparking horror and a renewed drive to press on.
In Chapter XV a soldier recalls six hours rest in billets then sixteen days of digging and trench work before returning to the front. The plan to send two volunteers for listening post duty backfired as Fritz opened fire, the lieutenant reclaimed volunteers, and a storm began signaling a brutal night ahead.
The Sargasso Sea between the Azores and Cape Verde acts as a natural wind gauge for mariners. Reports say its 80 mile thick weed beds slow ships and reflect wind shifts, with Columbus noting its presence since discovery. Observations extend 50 years, showing no major mean position change.
A WWI trench narrative details two soldiers Wheeler and the narrator crawling at night in heavy rain to listen for German mining activity. They endure mud, near misses, and a German patrol approaching before relief comes and they sleep exhausted but alive.
The narrator moves into a dry comfortable machine gunner dugout near an artillery post. Two Royal Field Artillery men guard the space, with Bombardier Wilson from Battery D 288 forming a friendly bond. He recalls Wilson recounting a stunt his battery pulled early in the war on Old Pepper, told in memory.
Advertising copy touts Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment as soothing and healing for burning skin. It urges bathing with hot water then applying ointment and offers free samples from Cuticura Dept XK Boston. Soap 26, Ointment 25 and 50 cents.
George Zaun, a retired grocery man of 8616 10th Street Des Moines, credits Tanlac with restoring his strength and appetite. He plans to return to business by opening a new store in Des Moines once health permits, noting Tanlac as the key to his recovery. The tonic, a bark and berry extract, promises help for stomach and kidney troubles and is sold by leading druggists and wholesalers in Iowa.
A fragmented passage questions love, aging, and personal ideals. It references an individual named Phipps and hints at a view that people should be seen as they are rather than as they should be.
An acclaimed remedy promises quick relief from stomach pains, heartburn, and nausea in hot weather. Eatonic tablets claim to normalize digestion and improve appetite, while Katonic neutralizes acids and gases. Satisfied customers are said to receive a money back guarantee if symptoms persist.
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