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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1918
Page
2
Chicago markets report estimated receipts for cattle hogs and sheep with price ranges. Cattle steady to slow, best cattle firm with calves steady. hogs mostly lower than yesterday's average. sheep bids softer with prime and good values around 17.15 to 20.25. Receipts yesterday and shipments for each commodity are listed.
FE. W. Wagner & Co. of Iowa City furnishes services with LB. Nant as manager and contact at phone 726 for customer assistance.
Mrs T Nevrever and Mrs Claire share experiences praising Foley’s Honey and Tar Compound as a remedy for croup whooping cough and bronchial cough in children and adults. They report relief after failed other treatments and endorse the product from Lemmon’s Pharmacy Washington.
Farm notes from Mesworth area detail a new method for handling clover hay using two double harpoon forks linked to a singletree hoist. Mention of local neighbors Jim and Alex DeBord and updates on mowing, plowing, and rope maintenance for a clean hay loader. Forecasts indicate corn moisture and late-week harvest considerations ahead of binder season.
Philadelphia June 14 war correspondent Irving S Cobb returned from the western front with a vivid account. He described American troops as buoyant and ready, sharing belief the western drive would hold, while praising Wilson's leadership and the soldiers’ enduring humor amid hardship. He contrasted Allied fatigue with American youth’s fresh resolve and warned of costly further sacrifices if the enemy breached the line.
Air Henry Thompson argues that disease from dietetic errors causes more harm than alcohol and shortened life in civilized society. He contends avoidable eating habits impair vigor and life expectancy, urging corrective dietary practices.
Canadian soldier Ivan S Rossiter recalls being moved among nine German prison camps in a year during World War I. He describes staged prisoner transfers used to fool the public into believing new prisoners arrive, mentions a German surgeon and cruel treatment, and contrasts German tactics with Allied ideals of thinking for oneself.
Neglected constipation may cause ulceration of the bowels appendicitis nervous prostration and paralysis. Best remedy Foley Cathartic Tablets work surely easily gently with no habit forming drugs. Fine for fat folks. The merchant likes to hear it I saw your ad.
The Food Administration argues potatoes are a valuable substitute for wheat during shortages. It highlights potato flour as a digestible, alkaline-rich staple and lists seventeen potato dishes with pricing from 10 to 25 cents, urging home use and circulation of the menu.
A home recipe describes making paste by stirring cold water into flour to a creamy mix, then pouring boiling water over it and cooking five minutes. Add alum, cool, then bicarbonate? and cloves or wintergreen. Seal in jars with paraffin to keep indefinitely.
An advertisement asks the keeper of the boot shop with the red head to return a lady’s umbrella with whalebone ribs and an iron handle. It promises news of gain to the reverent finder, noting the umbrella as a gift from a deceased mother, engraved with a name.
A blue grey Percheron stallion named GRELON (72635) will stand in 1918 at a barn 144 miles north of ti Haskins overhead bridge. The price to insure is $12.50. moving mares out of the community voids insurance and due immediately. Permanent certificates of soundness may be seen at the barn.
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