Witty Farm laborers ponder grandfathers rule
Two laborers discuss generational wisdom. One quips about fathers and grandfathers, then the other jokes about how wise the grandfather must have been, delivering a light humorous line.
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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1914
Page
2
Two laborers discuss generational wisdom. One quips about fathers and grandfathers, then the other jokes about how wise the grandfather must have been, delivering a light humorous line.
A Pennsylvania inventor merges the feather duster and the vacuum to remove dust from small articles. Mrs. Egbert quips about hoping someone will soon invent a device to pick up the pieces and glue them together.
A cubist artist explains using a soap box as the model while painting a young girl by a break, presenting the subject with formal dignity and abstract reasoning.
A male character intermittently meddles in a woman's affairs as the plot unfolds revealing social tensions. The scene focuses on power dynamics and restraint, with the male protagonist facing moral or social pushback as consequences emerge.
Mrs Auagustus Lyon of Terre Hill Pa testifies the Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cured her female troubles and back pains, restored sleep and appetite. The ad touts Pinkham as a historic standard remedy built on roots and herbs with a vast file of letters praising its health benefits from women nationwide.
The Empress of Ireland, a Canadian Pacific liner of 8205 tons, sank after a midship collision with the Storstad off Father Point in thick fog. Of 1934 aboard, 403 survived, many injured, as rescue steams Lady Evelyn and Eureka aided amid dawn light.
King Albert of Belgium, a keen tobacco lover and honorary member of about a dozen Belgian pipe clubs, will host a major pipesmoking contest next month in Brussels Antwerp Ghent and Liege. Prizes include a fine meerschaum pipe, awarded to those who smoke the most pipes in a set time, with the tobacco must be of pure Belgian origin grown in Belgium or the Belgian Congo.
Mrs Alice Kirlin of Circleville Ohio reports her daughter suffered extreme scalp itching burning and sores from pimples until Cuticura Soap and Ointment provided relief after two applications and complete cure. Advertising copy notes Cuticura products are sold worldwide with a Skin Book offer and Boston address.
Walter Shaw, a known Gardiner figure, wrote to the New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals condemning government officials at Yellowstone for mistreating wild animals. He cited bears being starved through winter as an example while the society investigates, aided by a naturalist who explains bears hibernate.
A harsh college incident is described as a student named Myles being targeted in a poker game where he was harmed. the speaker asserts he was treated with extreme cruelty. The account emphasizes vengeance and moral outrage at the attackers.
A brief note reflects a wedding sequence: a single kiss followed by multiple embraces, then the bride named Misa becoming Mrs. The phrasing hints at a celebratory marriage moment without additional context.
One size fits all after using Allen's Foot-Kase antiseptic powder shaken into shoes. It makes tight or new shoes feel easy, ideal for dancing. Refuse substitutes. For a free trial package send to Allen S. Olmsted LeRoy New York.
For removing ink stains and iron rust from wash goods use a cream of tartar solution. Dampen the fabric with the solution and lay it in the sun to dry.
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