Lipstick shopping chat sparks playful exchange
Customer asks about a lipstick for his wife and even tests a sample himself. The shop dialogue reveals curiosity about the product and a lighthearted tone as the clerk guides the tastings and choices.
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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1920
Page
3
Freckles Gone: Othine Double Strength Promises Clear Skin
A late 19th century style advertisement claims Othine double strength removes freckles with nightly applications. The copy asserts most freckles disappear and lighter ones vanish, with a money back guarantee if removal fails.
Free Seats Fight Over Bell-Ringer
The New York Post recounts a midwest show episode where a bell-ringer exploits free seats. A house manager confronts the ringers plan and learns the bell-ringer gets two seats while a rival waits. the manager tests the local curfew claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Arnold
The
Middle West
New York Post
Linguist Encounters Language Barrier in Roumania Trip
A linguist traveling with American Y W C A secretaries in Roumania faces a challenge in Cluj where Hungarian is the common tongue. The town, once Kolozsvar, hosts Hungarian proprietors and a former university. Of 2751 students, only 120 are women. Y W C A, aiding AimIs in Roumania by Queen Marie invitation, contemplates opening a center for these college women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iterpreter
Roumania
Cluj
Bucharest
Kolozsvar
Aimis
Queen Marie
Uo Center
Burglars Helped Him Out In New Castle
A New Castle businessman, T McRoberts, unable to open his safe for a year due to a lost combination, was relieved when burglars broke in one night found no money and left papers and property intact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tor
T. McRoberts
New Crstle
Preacher Reflects on Charity as Woman’s Garment
The sermon this morning affirmed that charity is the finest garment for a woman. The preacher noted a joke about husbands preferring wives to wear the mantle of charity, drawing from the Boston Globe script.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Allen's Foot Ease Ad and Noisy Domestic Row
An old advertisement promotes Allen's Foot Ease antiseptic powder for workers and frequent foot comfort. A Kansas City Star excerpt recounts a domestic quarrel in Sandy Mush where Bud Buckover fires into the air, Hamp Sockery returns fire, and Bud is wounded in the shoulder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
Dealera
Adv
Bud Buckover
Hamp Sockery
Muacher
Bud
Art
Kansas City Star
Bear confronts hunter on Hoboken farm ends with death
Pete Johnson, a carpenter, wandered Hoboken meadows seeking game. After missing a cow shot, he was chased by a bear for half a mile to a tree where he restrained the animal until it died. Report notes heard meat and bear skin on gates, but verification was hindered by a storm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pete Johnson
Hoboken
Hime
Pete
Hunt
Bruno
Household Bills on His Mind in Boston Evening Transcript
A terse exchange hints at domestic concerns over expenses as an editor notes the absence of substantial news. The dialogue captures a moment of everyday life framed by the newspaper’s skepticism about what constitutes news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
John Qi
Boston Evening Transcript
Sash Fashion Returns in Elaborate Summer Styles
Readers see a revival of ribbon sashes in 1920s dress, with white muslin and organdie frocks paired with wide, matching sashes. Designers feature printed foulards, georgette, and taffeta sashes. black and white ensembles gain emphasis. straw sashes appear as trims. new textures and embroidery highlight the season's sash-led silhouettes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foulard
Equity Smart
Tibbon
Barber Shop Banter Across Indiana Funny Exchange
In an Indianapolis barber shop a boastful patron and a master barber exchange quips about differences between men and a vaudeville style joke. The barber jokes about a passenger car and a driver named Jesse in a playful, archaic 1920s voice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Yate
Jesse Hinves
Jesse
Indianapolis News
Swamp Root Kidney Remedy Endorsed in Ad
An old advertisement touts Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as a premier remedy for kidney and liver ailments. It claims rapid mild results from a gentle vegetable compound and offers a ten cent sample bottle via mail from Kilmer Co in Binghamton New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kilmer
Dr Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N
Jailed for Love of Books
A London Answers excerpt portrays a quirky exchange about a man and his passion for books. The dialogue hints at imprisonment and social commentary on literary obsession within a confined setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lady Visior
Blakes
Cutheurn Comfort and The Indispensable Toilet Trio
A quirky excerpt contrasted a youth wishing for age and a woman seeking youth. It notes Cutheurn Soup and ranchers of Cutleurn O'ntuient and mentions a dusting powder called Cuteurn Taleum as part of a household trio. The tone suggests a period product promotional style.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cutleurn
Peterson Ointment Heals Ulcer Promises Deep Praise
A Buffalo reader, Mrs Albert Fauthcott of Medina New York, describes a dramatic recovery from a chronic ulcer after using Petersons Ointment. She reports the ulcer measured inches by inches before treatment and is now entirely healed, praising the remedy and urging others to try it. Mail orders are handled by Peterson Ointment Co Inc Buffalo NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peterson
Buffalo
Albert Fauthcott
Medina, N. Y
Peterson Ointment Co., Inc
Buffalo. N
Catarrh Opposed to Local Treatments in Advertised Cure
Catarrh is urged as a real enemy and requires vigorous treatment. Local sprays and douches offer only temporary relief and the condition returns. The copy promotes S. S. S. as a blood remedy that treats the disease at its source and offers free medical advice from the Medical Director at Swift Laboratory in Atlanta Georgia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. S
Swift Laboratory
Atlanta
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