Very Lucky Hunting Season Exchange
A brief overheard exchange centers on hunting luck. One party asks about the husband's luck. the reply notes he gained by "compromising cheaply with all the guides he shot," signaling a grim joke about violence.
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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1920
Page
2
California Syrup of Figs Ad Laxative for Children
Vintage advertisement urges mothers to choose California Syrup of Figs as a safe laxative for children. Claims it removes poisons from stomach and bowels, touts fruity taste, and notes full directions on each bottle. Ends with a play line about ultimate consumer and wartime prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Relief for cold and catarrh with Ely’s Cream Balm
A promotional notice claims instant relief from nasal congestion and head fullness. It touts Ely’s Cream Balm as a fragrant antiseptic remedy that penetrates air passages to soothe inflamed mucous membranes and relieve stuffed noses. It urges readers to buy a small bottle from a druggist and use it in the nostrils for quick breathing relief.
Hall of fame for trees opened by American Forestry Association
The American Forestry Association inaugurates a hall of fame for famous trees and the largest shade tree in the United States. Entries from across the country highlight Liberty Tree at St John’s Annapolis, the William Penn Treaty tree, an Oberlin elm, and rival claims like Huntington’s elm and the Wye Mills Oak. Local nominators tout large spreads, circumferences, and historic associations with cited figures and events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashington
American Forestry Association
United States
Charles Lathrop Pack
St. John’s College
Annapolis
Washington
Oberlin
Oberlin College
Huntington
Ind
Long
Dumont Kennedy
Crawfordsville
Wye Mills
Easton
Lisbon
Ralph G. Smith
Circleville
Logan
C. Royce
Joseph Hooker
Chico
Cal
General Sherman
D. Dart
Brunswick
Army to Promote Polo as Peaceful War Game
The War Department announces the army will encourage polo as a sport to develop horsemanship and daring among officers and enlisted men. Division camps, training centers, and regimental posts are to host teams, with a central polo committee coordinating activities with the American Polo Association. Units may use regulation mounts and requisition polo gear and instruction from the War Department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Department
Office of the Chief of Staff
American Polo Association
Wired wireless method to link distant talks via single wire
Maj. Gen. George C. Squier announces a wired wireless system that could handle ten to sixty conversations simultaneously through one wire across long distances. The technique guides radio currents along a wire, improving reliability and secrecy while reducing costs for telephone and telegraph firms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George C. Squier
Army
Argentina
Alaska
Telephone and Telegraph Companies
Squier
Autumn Feast Glorifies Countryside Table in Congress Debate
A Kentucky representative’s mock adjournment speech extols hearty rural dining. He contrasts cold storage junk with fresh farm fare. The imagined feast features country ham lye hominy biscuits jam and a possum, ending in nostalgic crop rhythms and simple country sleep.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Thomas
Kentucky
Congressional Record
Tragic New Jersey Ax Murder Suicide Case
Mina Strong, 14, reports a murder at home in Paossate New Jersey as Manson Strong, an architect with Wall Street offices, killed his wife Elizabeth 16 and sister and wounded son Nathaniel 12 and daughter Mina with an ax before cutting his own throat. Suspects drugs and financial ruin as motive, with Susanne 8 surviving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paossate
N. J
Carlisle
Mina Strong
Manson SK. Strong
Wall Street
New York City
Mina
Mr. Strong
Elizabeth
Nathaniel
St. Mary’s Hospital
Susanne
Strong
Bride Takes Poison After Husband Fails to Kiss Her
In Corning Indiana Mrs Charles Allen sixteen a new bride of two months drank almost half a pint of strychnin at the Grey restaurant after telling she and her husband had quarrel over a kiss before he left for work. She died.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council Bluffs
Charles Allen
Corning
Marriage Laws Uphold Belmar Nuptials Despite Belief It Was A Joke
In Trenton a court refused to annul the August 16 1917 marriage of Pearsy Girvan and Georgiana Griffin alias Georgiana Williams. Girvan claimed the union was a vacation frolic and that he provided nothing for support while the bride requested nothing. Rev Walter Larle Laddon officiated at Belmar where the couple met. The judge rejected the joke defense and kept the marriage intact.
Guardsman Rewarded After Rescue in Alabama
Columbiana, Ohio private Wickinger Flickinger of the Thirty-seventh Division National Guard saved a woman during a runaway crash at Camp Sheridan Montgomery two years ago. The grateful woman left him 169000 dollars in her will, after he had forgotten the incident until notified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbiana
Rimer Wickinger
Montgomery
Ala
Flickinger
National Guard
Camp Sheridan
S S S Promises Deep Skin Relief From Blood Toxins
Advert says skin ailments like eczema stem from blood disorders and touts S S S as the cure after fifty years on the market. Readers urged to write Swift Specific Co. in Atlanta for expert advice on their case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adevice
Swift Specific Ca. Dept
Atlanta, Ga
Old Hawaiian adoption custom spurs odd family ties
An ancient Hawaiian practice of adopting children, meant to keep peace among tribes, persists as children are spoken for by relatives or friends. A native princess reportedly gave her baby to her mother, making the child legally her grandmother's daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mother Gray
Mother Gray Co
LoRoy, N.Y
Hawaiian Islands
Absence Noted as Car Wash Saves Attendance
The head deacon J recounts Philander known as Brother Philander saying he was detained yesterday morning and could not attend services. He adds he would have been absent too if he had not washed his car Saturday afternoon, per the Kansas City Star.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philander
Kansas City Star
As to Terms. Is that a dirigible No it s just a balloon airship
A quoted exchange notes a curious air craft sighting described as a balloon airship rather than a dirigible. The Baltimore American captures the playful skepticism in the remark and frames it as a light aviation aside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore American
Two Teachers Remain Friends After Unexpected Visit
In a light anecdote from the Indianapolis News two teachers, longtime chums, recount a troubling encounter with a visiting educator. One felt affronted by the lack of courtesy shown, while the other offered comfort and an evening outing. A tale of misunderstanding and reconciliation closes with a surprise home visitor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis News
Marital Inconsistency
A sober listener cites advice that couples should yield to each other to live in harmony. The exchange contrasts two spouses' responses, with one declaring worthiness and the other asserting the opposite. The men discuss whether yielding opinions preserves harmony, ending with uncertainty about whose view is correct.
Learned Something Subdued After Marriage
Wlubdub appears restrained after marriage. He had previously believed he was the whole story, and now his outlook seems altered by the new life event.
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