Strict official in every detail noted
A dialogue notes a man’s obsession with procedure and red tape. The exchange humorously observes how even his home furniture covers are bound with red tape, underscoring the extent of his adherence to rules.
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Newspaper
Benson Signal
Location
Benson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1918
Page
15
Virgin of Fate
A plutocrat recalls vowing to quit after earning an even million but discovers the total fluctuates as he keeps pursuing more wealth. He laments the endless cycle while another man notes the irony of his accumulating fortune.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rasp
Wayare
Rupus Rasp
Boschee's German Syrup Ad Claims Cough Relief
An advertisement touts Boschee's German Syrup as quieting coughs soothing throat and lung inflammation reducing bronchial irritation and aiding sleep. It claims fifty two years in America and usefulness for lung trouble asthma croup bronchitis with global sale in civilized countries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Adv
Parable of Tares Teaches Little Boy’s Witty Answer
A Bible class teacher asks who sowed the tares. John replies his mother does because she sews his tears, pointing to his patched trousers. The moment reveals a humorous child’s misreading turning tears into tears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Red Cross Bag Blue Laundress Delight
A brief ad notes Red Cross Bag Blue makes the laundress happy and makes clothes whiter than snow, appealing to all good grocers with the endorsement in a small ad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
All Good Grocers
Joynsons and fowls in the cabbage patch mischief
A domestic vignette shows Mrs Joynson alarmed as hens escape into the garden vegetable beds. Her son reports the fowls are out then back in, all wiping feet on the onion bed. The tale ends with a cheerful moral about temper and animals versus people.
Arizona Cattle Growers Meet and War News Parade
Arizona reports a Willcox cattle growers meeting March 15 16 and a Tucson Washington's birthday parade. Gov Hunt hears rumors of a seven hour six dollar day strike while ore shipments ready from Puzzle Group Chloride. Road work Nogales Tucson nears completion and several mines report ore surpluses and new production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cattle Growers’ Association
Willcox
Tucson
Washington
Governor Hunt
Chloride
Cuticura Soap and Ointment Ad Promises Fast Relief
The ad touts Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment for skin troubles that itch burn and disfigure. It claims hot baths and gentle applications soothe and heal and invites readers to request free samples from Cuticura Dept X Boston. Prices listed: Soap 25 cents Ointment 25 and 50 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dept. X
Boston
Talk and Talkers in a Washington Dinner Reflection
Attorney General Gregory quips at a Washington dinner that the best talkers are often the greatest bore. He cites a remark about Cole Ridge and a man’s comment on a judge, noting the irony of polished speech and escape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gregory
Washington
Coleridge
White clothes care with Red Cross Bag Blue
An advertisement promotes Red Cross Bag Blue for white clothes at grocers. A legal note warns that items found during a gambling raid may be used to cover owners’ costs and fines. Ohio Attorney General McGhee state law is cited. Scotland’s waterfalls are projected to yield about 1,000,000 horsepower.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McGhee
Ohio
Peruna Reliefs Cough Says Mrs Gertie Ebhardt
Mrs Gertie Ebhardt of Kewanee Illinois writes that after taking six bottles of Peruna for a cough she is "a new woman" at fifty nine and would keep Peruna in her house. She says a neighbor first gave her half a bottle last November and she continued until six bottles were used. Those who object to liquid medicines can obtain Peruna tablets.
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Gertie Ebhardt
East First St. Kewanee
Illinois
United States
Canada
Western Canada
U. S. Employment Service
Department OF Labor
Etta Dorion
Ogdensburg
Wis
Lydia E. Pinkham
Getting Even With Grump
A terse exchange reflects a sharp winter mood as one character taunts another. A brief street scene emphasizes wit over warmth and hints at a plan for retaliation.
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