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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1918
Page
3
A shuffled ad style passage covers maternity claims for Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and generic advice on catarrh and household cleaning. It quotes Bala markings about motherhood strength and includes a housewife tip to remove smoke stains with starch and water. The text blends promotional material with advice and light social satire.
The text mocks a political figure who aimed to moralize politics, noting his surprise at public scorn. It depicts disappointment as he realizes his moral crusade became a target for ridicule and critique.
Sir Charles Pearsons, an English pioneer in artificial diamonds for over 30 years, will soon lecture at the British Institute of Metals on his labors. He is credited with numerous inventions, including advances in turbine use for merchant and warships, dating back about four decades to his Armstronge workshops apprenticeship.
John L Cobb Jr reports a nationwide effort by the forest service to recruit 6000 additional workers for the Twentieth engineers forest unit. The goal is 10,200 men, with 3000 loggers and rail builders and 3000 road builders and laborers. The regiment will supply timbers for trenches bridges and housing in France. Canadians started similar lumberjack units, and France pursues careful forestry practices to limit harvests each year.
James A Woodruff of the engineer corps is chosen to head the Tenth engineers with Col W A Mitchell commanding the Tweaeth. Officers are seasoned lumbermen and foresters. Calls for skilled lumberjacks and sawmill men to enlist went out broadcast across the country, drawing recruits from distant regions. Most recruits have lumberjack experience.
College men from Minnesota and Cornell join the American training camp and form the Twentieth regiment to support the war effort in lumber roles. Recruits undergo drills, learn rifle and pack duties, and receive full camp equipment. Their work will back the front, with fights possible if needed.
Paris faces debate over closing theaters to save fuel after German use of performances for propaganda. German actors, singers, and musicians flood neutral cities, with consuls and dignitaries hosting lavish banquets to promote Kultur. Critics argue closure would be shortsighted, as theaters serve as public respite and community gathering safety measures amid wartime strain.
The page mixes old remedy pitches like August Flower for digestion with brief social quips and health hints. It also contains short anecdotes about fashion, diplomacy, speedometers, and humorous observations on everyday life, reflecting a varied, magazine style interspersed with product pitches.
A garbled OCR page piece includes scattered lines about a poetical citizen, loan requests, a Liver medicine pellet ad, weaving a difficult proposition, a midborn story, and various social vignettes. It reads like disjointed ad and prose fragments with unrelated topics and names partly legible.
A mosaic of satirical musings condemns nonessential industries and wartime policies. It questions the value of collegiate sports and candy in theaters, laments hard winters, and hints at German threats while railing against cynicism and public discourse.
Paris Medicine Co. promotes PAZO PILE OINTMENT for instant relief from anal itching. Claims restful sleep after first use with customer letters claiming permanent cure. Offers money refund if not satisfied and requests 50 cents postage if druggist lacks stock.
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