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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1925
Page
7
A vintage advertisement touts California Fig Syrup as a pleasant tasting remedy for children. It claims a teaspoonful cleans the liver and bowels and urges mothers to demand genuine California Fig Syrup with age specific directions on the bottle.
Hammer driven screws offer a fast method for joining hard metals and composites. A correctly sized hole is drilled, the screw top is inserted, and as it is hammered the screw cuts and twists into the material. The hardness and thread angle enable the screw to turn while it is driven.
An advertisement claims Wright's Indian Vegetable Pills are not only a purgative but also exert a tonic action on digestion. It invites readers to test them themselves and lists a price and location in New York.
An elephant finds a pheasant nest with the mother absent and the young ones cold and hungry. He sits on the nest, expressing sentimental concern for the lonely birds.
A reflective sentence contrasts tears of happiness and tears of sadness drawn from the same source, highlighting the emotional ambivalence explored in the piece.
A Rio de Janeiro dispatch to La Nacion says eight dead and 600 injured after Friday's explosion on Caja Island near Nicheroy. About 300 on the island unaccounted for as fires and destruction spread. many homeless as arsenals and munitions plants on Caju island burned and 40 tons of powder detonated.
President Coolidge surprised observers by signing the postal pay and rate bill at the White House. The law raises average postal salaries by about $300 yearly starting January 1 and boosts rates on April 15 to generate roughly $60 million of the $68.9 million needed for the pay increases. It also includes a rider from the Senate campaign funds committee limiting congressional campaign expenditures.
In Greenville on the Southern Railway yards, a brake failure and track vibration caused a derailed coal train to roll down hill striking a freight engine and its 21 cars. Yard Engineer Herbert Leon Wright aged 43 and Fireman Earl M Lineberger aged 25 were killed, while Yard Conductor W W Haynes aged 50 was critically injured.
A party of Northern capitalists led by E Bascom Slemp plans to invest about $1,000 and develop 50,000 acres near Miami, Florida. Slemp, former secretary to President Coolidge, has visited but returned to Washington for the inauguration.
H Grindell Matthews, the inventor of the death ray, claimed on arrival in the United States that he had sold his device in America but refused to reveal the buyer’s price. He said England had a chance to obtain the invention but America snapped it up after negotiations lasting about four weeks.
Oxford rugby supporters cite an old superstition after their upset of Cambridge. They note Cambridge players wore numbers one through fifteen while Oxford forwards wore 12 14 15 and 16 avoiding the number 13. The move is praised as foresight contributing to Oxford's win.
University of Pennsylvania may send its crew to England to compete for the Royal Henley championship this year. Chairman J A Brown said selection hinges on varsity performance and championship caliber. Penn previously sent an eight to Henley in 1901 but lost in the final to Leander.
Baseball men gathered in Pittsburgh for Barney Playfuss tribute where John K. Tener former Pennsylvania governor and ex National League president shared a story of his Cubs pitching days. Tener recalled a house member’s thanks for a signed bill and quipped that he once shut out the Giants.
Britain urges a streamlined 1928 program with fewer sports and limited events. Plans include voting by nations on admitted sports and curtailing preliminaries. England doubts large LA 2002 team but pledges to send as large a squad as possible to honor America’s tradition.
Harry Heilmann signs a one year contract with Detroit for the coming season as an American. Roy Sanders signs with Milwaukee from Columbus after a trade involving Nelson Pott. Clyde Renfrew joins the White Sox as a prospect from the Pacific coast. California finishes 1924 undefeated in college football. Harry Mason signs with Burlington of the Mississippi Valley League for a try at first or second base. A steeplechase season rule requires riders to wear Safety fiber helmets under National Steeplechase and Hunt Association oversight.
An ad touts Joint-Ease as a quick lasting relief for rheumatism in any joint. It claims Joliv ikase provides relief regardless of chronicity and is recommended by druggists as a clean penetrating preparation.
An uncertain fragment notes a meeting or encounter involving a young man and Henry Pu Yi, the former emperor, while a European tour is referenced. The passage hints at social introductions and a notable figure in transit.
An Old Hot Springs reader reports a severe cough lasting months. After trying various medicines unsuccessfully, the writer credits Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery for relief and mentions purchasing additional bottles from a drug store, claiming long term recovery.
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