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Newspaper
Big Piney Examiner
Location
Big Piney, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1920
Page
4
A vintage advertisement touts “California Fig Syrup” as the safest laxative for kids. It urges parents to look for the name California on the package and promises a tasty dose with full directions on each bottle.
Bernice asks what she will do today and learns they will wash windows. Her mother plans the washing and Bernice warns of rain. Dorothy, aged three, suggests washing anyway and hanging the dry windows in the attic.
An advertisement promotes Cascarets as a gentle overnight bowel cleanser to improve digestion and remove toxins. The piece contrasts Cascarets with harsher laxatives and notes a 50 cent price. A student joke about the backbone of the American Revolution follows.
Advertisement notes Diamond Dyes offer guaranteed fadeless color for wool silk cotton and blends including dresses blouses stockings skirts children's coats feathers and draperies. The Direction Book with each package explains how to diamond dye over any color and suggests using Diamond Dye Color Card Ally.
In the first half of 1010 Seattle the gateway to Siberia sent 15785706 dollars worth of goods to the region, a sharp rise from last year’s figure of 351,000 dollars. This reflects a surge in trade activity between Seattle and the distant destination.
A simple hair formula blends Bay Rum Barbo Compound glycerine and water to darken gray hair. Applied twice weekly, it colors without staining the scalp, leaves hair soft and glossy, and can be made at home or bought from a druggist. The item closes with an unrelated quip about personal flaws.
Cuthura soap soothes red rough itching skin with warm baths while OCuthura ointment and Cuthura talcum powder provide relief and fragrance. The trio is promoted as indispensable for baby care and skin comfort.
Boston Transcript reports a partially completed task with a terse exchange quoted as Sir damn cellmade may and an interlocutor asking who interrupted. The brief item captures a fragment of dialogue in a local context.
In Berlin on January 13 radicals demonstrated against the so called exploitation law as the second reading of a Reichstag act creating factory councils proceeded. The mob attacked soldiers, tearfully seizing rifles. reserves fired, with twenty dead and over a hundred wounded reported.
Admiral Hopman signed an agreement with General Niessel to replace property removed or destroyed by General von der Goltz troops in the Baltic states. The accord ends the dispute though Niessel stays in Berlin until his officers depart the frontier and trains and ammunition begin crossing into Germany.
The article predicts that six years hence the United States will be as dry as prohibitionists hoped after Congress passed the dry law. A federal enforcement body will work to remove all moisture from the land, with the aim that the country’s craving for alcoholic stimulants will be entirely extinct.
Helena Mont March Court issued an injunction against the Montana trade commission halting its order requiring retail dealers to mark cost prices on goods offered for sale in the state Judge George M Bourguin presided in the U S district court the injunction blocks the cost marking requirement set by Order No 4 across Montana retailers.
Officials in Kansas and Oklahoma investigate a mysterious intestinal malady that has appeared in both states. Authorities work to identify the illness and implement measures to check its spread across the southwest communities.
Wayne B. Wheeler, counsel for the Anti-Saloon League, states that state legislatures cannot repeal ratification of the constitutional amendment. He discusses repeal recommendations in a statement addressed to New York lawmakers by Governor Smith.
The body of 21 year old Anhocen Loveau was found in a Louisville public park with the head partly severed. Police have not determined motive or cause and are investigating the crime scene for clues. Authorities caution the public while offering no immediate suspects.
The U S Department of Agriculture urges rigorous dairy sanitation from milking to storage. Clean cows, clean hands, clean utensils, and proper milk houses reduce bacterial growth and boost consumer confidence. Proper cooling, filtration, and sterilization practices protect quality and market demand, with pamphlets available to aid farmers.
An old medical ad urges readers to treat catarrh by eradicating germs in the blood rather than surface remedies. It claims strong results from a product referenced as five that acts on catarrh germs and offers medical guidance from a Chief Medical Adviser in Atlanta.
Popular Mechanics notes a new way to buy houses over the counter from dismantled government stock. In Cincinnati area over 200 four room homes sold for 200 dollars each with foundations around 228 dollars and delivery at 120 dollars, totaling about 553 dollars for a complete home.
A witty exchange notes a man who revels in bringing blushes to cheeks and people willingly seek him to buy rouge. The dialogue hints at a cheeky, profitable venture and social approval of cosmetic vanity.
The piece notes Sophocles as ninety the oldest, Carlyle at eighty six, Bentham at eighty five, and Voltaire at eighty four, listing their major works to illustrate longevity among renowned authors and philosophers.
The Athens Progress reports Serbia will construct a Danube Morava Morava valley Vardar canal 600 kilometers long from the Danube Morava confluence to near Saloniki. The project follows the Morava through Serbia to the Vardar valley ending at Saloniki with an estimated length of 378 miles.
In a witty exchange, a character notes arb is a costly luxury, while another quips the high cost of living dates back to Adam and Eve. The dialogue turns on the timeless joke about expenses and appetite in a humorous era setting.
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