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Newspaper
Washburn Times
Location
Washburn, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1917
Page
3
The dialogue shows two factions quarrelling over who among the Smith de Puys is the more peaceable. The exchange notes ongoing internal disputes as they seek moral authority on pacifism.
Stearns' Paste offers an affordable solution for households and farms. A small box costing 35 cents is promoted as effective against rats, mice, cockroaches, and waterbugs in homes, stores, and barns with widespread use.
Puck notes Private Smith and Corporal Higgins among the ward’s top machine gun men and suggests giving them charge of the post. The remark highlights skepticism about leadership and merit in assigning such duties.
Green's August Flower is advertised as a long trusted universal remedy for constipation indigestion and nervous dyspepsia. The ad claims it eases liver trouble headaches and several related symptoms with a few doses and is sold by druggists worldwide.
A brief quip notes a trainee at a training camp claiming to be the fastest potato peeler in his company. The exchange opens with a joke about self-made men being shaped by their wives, reflecting the era’s humor.
Health advice touts water intake between meals and Anuric from a Buffalo institute as a cure for backache rheumatism and uric acid buildup. It recommends a milk and vegetable diet with little meat and three Anuric doses daily for a month, with a trial offer via mail order.
A column from Farm Life urges prudent living and generous conduct. It condemns premature planning, exposes neighbor faults as a duty, advocates kindness for future reciprocity, defends newlyweds against cynicism, and condemns harsh child discipline after repeated allowances.
The dialogue imagines playing baseball year round to cope with fuel shortages. Miss Cayenne forecasts endurance in cold weather and mocks climate attention as people watch a score board in the street.
An advertisement extols Cuticura Soap and Ointment for daily facial care with a free sample offer by mail. It claims cleansing benefits and pimples or dandruff treatment, urging morning and night use and optional post-bath ointment. The piece closes with trade notes on African markets and a note about wrist watches aiding commerce.
A brief dialogue unfolds with Marie admiring Mollie in a gown while noting the lace is forty years old. Marie questions its origin and Mollie replies with a sharp remark. A final line suggests wisdom lies in avoiding trouble rather than escaping it.
Mrs Gertrude Evans of Mankato describes years of weakness and back pains improving after three bottles of Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription. She credits the remedy with complete relief and endorses it for women with similar weakness.
In Washington the food administration operates as a vast, efficient campaign. Hoover directs hundreds of letters daily to influential food figures, supported by 75 food experts and a publicity staff of 125 writers. Motion-picture producers map out a nationwide screen effort to save food with strict verbal-order discipline.
A Japanese newspaper stresses Japan and America's shared duty as world activity moves from the Atlantic to the Pacific. It cites that nations must align on high principles while noting the old saying Man cannot live by bread alone. The piece includes a remark on civilian effort behind the front and cites Simon Strunsky in the Yale Review about civilian support to soldiers.
An advertisement for Hall's Catarrh Medicine promises a $100 reward if it fails to cure catarrh. It touts internal use to influence the system and aid nature, with testimonials and free literature from F. J. Cheney & Co. of Toledo Ohio.
A townwatcher recalls a turkey buzzard seen after the Caproni flight. The bird’s circles and swoops trigger memories of distant deserts and South American vultures, while a bystander imagines a graceful dance under moonlight and Maryland hills. The piece muses on wonder, nature, and human imagination.
Halifax expands its harbor with docks that will handle 875000 tons of shipping at once once finished. The project, costing 30000000 dollars, leverages wartime advantage to shorten trans Atlantic voyages by several days for Canadian and American vessels.
A former governor now senator faced persistent book salesmen in the U S Capitol. A polished canvasser used a longhand book list and social cues to win orders, revealing himself only in one office as a known author seeking material for another best seller.
The civil service reports 200 000 applicants inspected annually with 65 000 certified mainly for Washington. Navy telephones rise from 225 to 485 instruments and 9 to 23 trunk lines. Congress funds 2 million for a lumber temporary building to ease clerical overflow from the War Department. Many old clerks depart as 12 000 join the military or take private work, yet government work continues, while Washington industry suffers and desks are filled by unfamiliar faces.
A new automatic light buoy generates its own electricity. An English inventor claims a steel gauze wing material coated to be air and water proof. Cuba forecasts 3,000,000 tons of sugar this year, similar to last year and higher than any prior year. An English invention steers ships by jets of water from the stern. A typewriter attachment automatically feeds cards and forms as written. The British War Office seeks about 12,000 women monthly for home and abroad service, notably in aerodrome repair shops. Prizes awarded to motormen.
In a domestic vignette a mother plans to make Sonny a coat from an old plush coat once belonging to an older sister. She praises its warmth and asks Sonny if he thinks it would be a nice coat for him to wear while playing. Sonny responds with humor, noting he would have to duck every time a lady visitor arrives.
The piece laments the decline of using ma'am and suggests teaching children to address by name or relation. It argues Willie should say Yes mother or No father or No Mr Smith and praise naming as a courteous gesture from child to elder.
Mr Meekton jokes about keeping Henrietta’s dog Fido for a few weeks longer to avoid wasting dog biscuits. The playful remark implies a concern over food waste and pet ownership.
A fragment notes women and streetcars with a provocative line about a conductor missing a passenger. The sentence references Britain and 5 000 000 working women.
A man on a soap box cries for freedom of speech and a woman at a window agrees. The exchange exposes tension with the Anti-Noise association, questioning the balance of civil rights amid urban sound limits.
Advertisement style feature praising Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root as a kidney liver and bladder remedy. Claims sworn statements and testimonials prove curative value. Offers sample bottle by parcel post from Dr Kilmer and Co. Binghamton NY with ten cent note. Medium and large bottles sold at drug stores.
A city census shows more than four thousand women working as barbers hair dressers and manicurists in New York City reflecting growing female participation in beauty trades. The phrase woman lovely woman is noted but man lovely man is rejected for tone.
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