Meant What She Said Departing Dialect
In a clipped exchange, Mabel-Flow passes social blame through tactful air quotes. Marie-Oh insists the apology was about being out when a caller arrived, not about the caller himself.
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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1920
Page
3
In a clipped exchange, Mabel-Flow passes social blame through tactful air quotes. Marie-Oh insists the apology was about being out when a caller arrived, not about the caller himself.
An advertisement touts Freezone as a painless corn remover that lifts corns with fingers after applying a drop. It claims instant relief and easy removal, with a low cost from druggists. The ad also notes a Cincinnati genius behind Freezone and briefly explains price percentage concepts.
An advertisement extols Cuticura Talcum Powder as a scented, economical skin and baby powder. It claims the Cuticura Toilet Trio Soap Ointment and Talcum render other perfumes superfluous and promotes its versatility for face skin baby and dusting use.
A reflection on shared suffering within political and mystical bodies. The saying cites that when one member endures pain all others feel pity and solidarity, illustrating collective unity across domains.
An old advertisement claims Allen's Foot Base antiseptic powder improves shoe comfort and extends wear by shaking into shoes and foot baths. It touts easing tight or new shoes and even let ladies wear one size smaller by using the powder each morning. Sold everywhere.
The excerpt teases trouble in a printing office over a missing item and jokes about Parisian camels. It also includes chatter about a quiet new maid and a wife announcing she left this morning, reflecting playful society snippets from London Tit-Bits.
A department of agriculture circular outlines easy methods for organizing neighborhood garden shows. It covers entry classification, hall layout, judging criteria, and prize planning. Small plots fit large and small exhibitors alike, with fair class pairings and early premium lists to foster community spirit and neighborly ties.
Officials from the United States Department of Agriculture and New Jersey discuss methods to suppress the Japanese beetle. Plans include soil poisoning with sodium cyanid, netting to capture beetles, weed control, road clearance, and importing parasites from Japan for large-scale testing in 1920.
Market stations of the bureau of markets in major cities act as branches linked to the Washington office. They circulate vital market news by wire and mail, gathering data to prepare market reports and press articles for public benefit. The market station agent works from market activity dawn to dusk, often with technical training in production or marketing.
Pimples signal sluggish blood and suggest eczema boils and skin disorders. The advertisement touts S S S as the great vegetable blood purifier with no minerals or chemicals. It invites readers to obtain a bottle and offers free medical advice from Medical Director at Swift Laboratory Atlanta GA.
Timothy hay dominates U S production yet offers low protein and poor feeding value for most livestock including dairy cattle and calves. It is less nutritious than clover or alfalfa, palatable mainly to horses, and tends to constipate other animals. It also reduces soil fertility rather than building it. Overall it has little to commend it.
Farm machinery should be carefully disassembled to save usable parts like braces, gears, bolts, and nuts for future use. Rather than dumping equipment, store the salvage in the workshop to prevent rust and preserve pieces that may be reusable.
In Bridgeton New Jersey 25 children saved up to 1000 dollars this year through thrift stamps. They earned by dishwashing sweeping dusting and errands and some sold papers and cared for poultry and pavement cleaning. The youths prize thrift as a path to money and discipline.
A witty exchange reveals a fashionable woman and her husband clashing over style choices. She flouts trends and delays, while he protests. She retorts with a flippant humor about diamond earrings, highlighting pride in appearance.
A British doctor M. J. de Thorne promotes a revolving cabin with a large lens to concentrate sun rays for curing skin diseases. Tested near Quimper, France, he says sun baths benefit those in northern countries with limited sunshine.
In a Birmingham bankruptcy examination Mrs. Helen Phunt, widow, admitted she kept about £3000 in a cash box under a kennel rather than in a bank. She claimed the money was safe with a faithful friend, the dog, and did not consider a bank safer.
A humorous exchange features Tony Vat asked about applying a mustard plaster on the neck while a responder clarifies the correct spot on the back of the neck.
A playful exchange unfolds in London as a wife claims she never hid a better fit in a dress while her husband retorts he never experienced a worse fit than when he saw the bill. The banter centers on Savons attire and retail aftermath.
Very young trees can be protected from damage by hogs by providing rubbing posts and keeping the hogs free from ice. The animals will not rub against the trees so as to injure them if they are free from vermin. A good hog roller is a great help in this case.
Herbert M. Gessner of Berlin New Hampshire describes ten years of worsening stomach trouble and severe symptoms until taking Eatonic. After two boxes he reports no pain and the ability to eat and drink normally, calling himself a new man.
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