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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1918
Page
7
A Stars and Stripes writer compares seeking medical care in the States with Army France. In the States, patients face slow, bureaucratic rooms, odd uniforms, and mock seriousness. in France, the Top officer and system complicate triage, delays, and bleak infirmaries, with grim humor about military medical life.
A drifting wartime vignette traces arrival at Army medical practice where soldiers face hostile reception and endless questions. Reactions mix cynicism and humor as men endure iodine, C C shots, and the sting of light duty copying a grim chant.
The E. W. Rose Co of Cleveland advertises Zemo as a cure for eczema pimples black heads blotches and ringworm. A 35 cent bottle or one dollar extra large bottle is offered as a clean penetrating antiseptic liquid that is non sticky and easy to apply.
Much of the superior furniture and industrial timber in New Zealand is imported from the United States, United Kingdom, and Japan. The imports include oak, ash, and hickory, supporting local production with foreign sources.
There is more catarrh in this region than all other diseases combined and local remedies failed. Hall's Catarrh Medicine, made by F. J. Cheney & Co. of Toledo, Ohio, is a constitutional remedy taken internally and said to act through the blood on mucous surfaces. A one hundred dollar reward is offered for any case Hall's Catarrh Medicine fails to cure. Bend for circulars and testimonials. Sold by Druggists. Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
A Philadelphia North American dispatch highlights Red Cross nurses abroad, noting 62 nurses at a site who are praised for cheer, obedience, bravery and competence. It contrasts admired looks with grave duties like caring for war orphaned babies, fighting tuberculosis, and rebuilding shell devastated villages funded by American contributions.
The United States is organized into 13 Red Cross divisions each with a complete staff and a large warehouse for collecting and shipping all kinds of Red Cross supplies.
Lieut. Col. Milan Pribicevich heads a Serbian mission in the United States and has recruited 10,000 Yugo Slavic volunteers for the Saloniki front. The men, from Croatia Bosnia and Herzegovina Serbia and Montenegro, will go to a Canadian camp then be sent overseas by Britain. Most are miners or skilled workers who left good jobs to fight, with comfort kits provided by the American Red Cross.
Ancient discussion traces the loaf to the term lord before 1200. A. S. Hinford links lord to hinfweard meaning loafward, the keeper or dispenser of bread. The breadfather was the family source for daily bread, a role shared by the household in medieval practice.
A dialogue features Crimsonbenk and Yeast discussing a blond typewriter who chews gum. They note gum chewing does not hinder her work and joke about a previous typist whose spelling was worse.
A lake nicknamed the Great Sunken Lake is described as the deepest in the nation and possibly the world. Nestled in the Cascrde mountains valley about 70 miles north of Jacksonville Oregon, it spans roughly 15 miles by 4 miles and remains unmeasurably deep. Its winds are blocked by surrounding peaks, leaving a glassy surface and a reputation as the lake of mystery.
From the vast solitudes of city streets the army of the Lonely Folk is drawn. The line evokes a stark urban mood reflecting isolation amid crowds and hints at a literary critique or column highlighting social themes.
The Bank of England is reported to employ 32 different methods for detecting forged bank notes. The claim highlights a broad array of techniques used to safeguard currency authenticity.
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