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Newspaper
Ashton Gazette
Location
Ashton, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1922
Page
2
A Manchester Guardian note explains funeral bearers in Hull went on strike to force a pay rise from undertakers. The labor involves small tradesmen who join funeral processions, often supplying hats and attending funerals, earning about $1.25 per service and sometimes more. In Hull the going rate is $1.25, with a proposed cut to $1 sparking the dispute.
The Reason Henry, famed for thrift, wins approval from his family while his sister forbids the brothers to tease him. A rainy night brings Henry home to his garage and a sound he loves, contrasting the gasoline sizzle with the rain on the roof.
The Golden State possesses 99,617,280 acres with 18,417,648 national forest 20,289,977 unappropriated public lands and 27,981,444 farms. Of farms 11,889,894 acres are improved and 3,893,000 are irrigated with the remainder miscellaneous or private timber or Indian reservations.
James P. Humphreys of Hebron Motor Co. testifies Tanlac eased indigestion and nerves after years of illness. He claims improved appetite weight gain and overall well being citing his positive experience with the stomach remedy sold by local druggists. The piece also includes a separate comic courthouse scene about a couple seeking a license to wed with a reply about road conditions.
A sweeping world round up reports the deaths of Ernest Leidiger and Bobby Connelly, plus M. P. Kincaid and Mrs Mary Colt. It notes fires in the Pacific Northwest, bootlegger raids in New Jersey, labor strikes, a gas-lit subway scare, and political turmoil in Berlin and Vera Cruz.
An old advertisement promotes Allen's Foot Ease to relieve friction in shoes. It claims to heal sore feet by reducing rubbing for coins and bunions and helps wearers fit one size smaller shoes. It targets women with claims of comfort for hot tired sweating and swollen feet.
A Louisville Courier Journal memorial note recalls a French scene where a girl asks if the Yanks are coming and a colonel replies yes, the United States will send troops from a Tennessee regiment to join Allied forces in World War I.
A British company has discovered a dye that colors artificial silk but not cotton. When applied to a cotton silk blend, the silk takes the dye while cotton remains unaffected. Washing with a second dye that targets cotton yields a parti colored effect on the woven fabric.
A dialect passage shows Uncle Eben urging optimism despite only seeing electric lights from outside while desiring to enjoy interior pleasures. The scene contrasts external glow with inner desires.
A humor page caption mocks culture decline with a quip about jokes and relativity. The dialogue contrasts culture loss with a joke economy and playful science reference.
A colorful remark from Uncle Eben on work ethic, noting that hating labor signals a loss of allegiance to one’s best friend. The line reflects a folksy perspective on diligence and personal responsibility.
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