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Newspaper
Barstow Printer
Location
Barstow, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1928
Page
7
A testimonial ad extols California Fig Syrup as a safe, gentle laxative that prevents common childhood ailments. It cites a Western mother from Oklahoma City praising the product for stopping constipation and improving health, claiming millions of bottles sold annually.
A compact aphorism echoes Tennyson on fame as half seen, half shadowed, suggesting fame’s double nature and the counterbalance of obscurity within a life’s light and shadow.
Ted Hinzman distributes about 30 million Lydia K. Pinkham Vegetable Compound booklets by house to house in Lodi California. His wife writes that the little books helped many women and she began the remedy herself with noticeable improvements cited.
California headlines cover Hoover guard plans with California Grays, a constitutional amendment to shift county salary rules, and 1928 trade and aviation stats. Other items note forest bond victory, bond sales, night movement limits, reapportionment timing, LA representation, anti fire efforts, gas rate cuts, oil output, grade separation funding, and unemployment shifts. California babies valued at $23.70 per pound with 1928 births rising.
An elephant door stop is made from papier mache forms bought at craft suppliers. They are painted with sealing wax dissolved in alcohol and heavy weight is added by pouring lead shot into the hollow figures. A clever Christmas gift concept with simple materials.
The decorative tree shown is a fine example of sealing wax art now popular with women. Leaves are cut from paper and wire, then coated with amber sealing wax to create a lustrous enamel finish.
A charming five inch over stuffed chair pin cushion described as delicate ornamental item for boudoirs and dressing tables. Santa will distribute many of these pin cushions this Christmas across households.
A vintage advertisement touts Phillips Milk of Magnesia as a pleasant, effective remedy for acid indigestion in children and adults. It claims the product neutralizes acid better than harsher remedies, is physician endorsed, and notes the U S registered trade mark of the Charles H. Phillips Chemical Co since 1875.
In an odd query a reader asks how long an inchworm takes to get cold feet. The whimsical question prompts no clear scientific answer, but hints at patience and humor in exploring tiny creatures.
An old household tip suggests adding a tablespoon of 20 Mule Team Borax to dishwater for crystal gleam on glass and china. A Laocher La Rochefoucauld proverb notes jealousy exposes greater self love than love.
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