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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1920
Page
8
A boy Henry pleads with his father after a Saturday absence to see Superintendent Perry. The anecdote contrasts a child’s longing with a dry desert setting, highlighting a humorous exchange about making a place home.
An old advertisement claims blood infection by germs causes skin itching and urges S. S. S. as a cure that reaches the root of the trouble. It praises the remedy for eczema and other skin disorders and offers medical literature from a Atlanta Georgia address.
A Princeton anecdote tells how Professor Alfred Noyes reads his poetry aloud to students. A junior hurriedly left, but Noyes offered proofs of his new book. the student replied that Noyes word was enough for him.
The city cinema listings feature Charley Chaplin at the Bijou with a side splitting comedy, while the Scarehead screens Shrieking Souls for hair raising thrills. A person admires a new georgette waist and a fresh permanent wave, adding fashion notes to the lively chatter.
In a peaceful sitting room a loud yell from a young boy disrupts a visit by a supposed painless dentist. The father rebukes the boy for driving away the guest while the daughter and household fear a ruined visit. The boy explains the dentist advertised painless work and the father warns of more yelling. A closing note mentions fish as brain food.
Fall frocks enter fashion with firm neat lines and a vogue for intensely feminine styles. One piece dresses in wool fabrics like serge and broadcloth dominate streets and social wear, featuring embroidered skirt motifs, long waistlines, a satin wide girdle with fringe, and multiple vestees to switch for occasions. A Spanish flair hat and tailored details complete the look.
Summer millinery nears its curtain with exquisite late season hats. Designers preview round crowns of chrysanthemum braid wide brims in light braids or sheer fabrics. Trim features blue ribbon, lace, and velvet rosettes, with petals, jet cabochons and hanging ribbon ends, as showcased in a Paris representative display.
Dye label urges customers to say Diamond Dyes to prevent streaks and material damage. Instructions claim enamel directions are included in the package and emphasize careful usage to protect fabrics.
Advertisement touts Freezone as a painless corn dissolver that cuts soreness instantly and removes corns and calluses with a tiny amount. Claims druggists sell small bottles for a few cents and cautions pride as a force for personal contentment, then quotes Frederick Saunders on self-satisfaction.
New York Sun reports a striking scene where bolts and goreheart imagery collide on the brow, signaling a dramatic confrontation. The fragment hints at a literary or comic orientation with bold, brutal phrasing.
A boy named Marshall, living in a crowded building, is caught by a neighbor taking goods from a vegetable wagon. He explains he needed to get "some sings" and returns with three pounds of potatoes, berries, and two cantaloupes. His mother must decide if the goods were needed. He says he got spanked too.
Miracle of ingenuity describes an air turbine by I T Nedland weighing one-fifth grain and under one twentieth of an inch diameter. Eight parts include a gold casing and steel motor with six slots and a 0.032 inch motor diameter. The turbine, driven by a jet of compressed air, is reportedly the smallest motor of its kind in the world.
A Omaha Nebraska woman claims Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound helped her with female troubles for over twenty years. The letter promotes the product and notes confidential responses from the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. in Lynn Massachusetts.
In a candid exchange a veteran politician admits unease at giving a political speech. He calls it a bold fright, noting how a misfired epigram or story can derail an entire campaign moment.
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