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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1922
Page
7
Representative Frear of Wisconsin spoke at a Milwaukee dinner about clothing costs. A wealthy banker overheard a servant mentioning a second hand clothes man at the back door and asked if he could obtain a second hand pair of shoes at a reasonable price.
Psychology of sex scholars claim happier marriages stem from spring time love-making. They argue lasting love strengthens when passion blooms in spring, affecting marital happiness and stability.
W S Meadville of 7604 North Twenty-ninth St Omaha Nebraska reports severe back and side pains and kidney issues that left him bedbound for weeks. After taking Tanlac he feels stronger and healthier with lasting improvement and recommends the remedy sold by all reputable druggists.
A Birmingham Age-Herald amusement snippet describes a barber who begins a shave but is said to be having a fit in the rear. The proprietor declines to dismiss him, noting Bill is a good worker and the fits began when women started to come in for hair bobbing.
An advertisement urges aspirin use strictly per Bayer directions citing Bayer tablets of Aspirin with the Bayer Cross seal. It notes aspirin has been prescribed by physicians for over twenty one years and emphasizes following package directions for quick relief.
In a terse dialogue a speaker questions self-promotion while a golf link incident is blamed on a player crowding the foreground as a ball strikes a bystander. the scene suggests caution against overbearing presence in public spaces.
A vintage advertisement touts Kilmer Swamp Root as a pure non stimulant herbal remedy for kidney liver and bladder troubles. It promises purity in every bottle and offers sample requests by mail, with two bottle sizes available and a sworn purity statement included.
A Detroit Free Press exchange notes New York undertakers plan to remove lugubriousness from funerals and even jazz up funeral dirges. The remark humorously questions whether morale in memorial rites will brighten as a result.
A brief cartoonish strip voices a teacher warning Johnny about misbehaving or receiving a note to his father as his mother complains of jealousy, captured in a panel from the American Legion weekly.
Two spraying rings formed in intark County TL last year under the farm orchard extension project proved profitable. Members bought stock to fund a power sprayer and materials, with labor sometimes hired. Rings included 25 trees per member, cooperative purchases cut costs, and an orchard tour for 45 participants showcased feasible farming with apples.
The best gooseberries to grow are Downing Red Jacket and Carrie very desirable American varieties. Downing bears large green berries while Red Jacket resembles Downing but is reddish. Carrie yields much fruit and is easy to pick. Among English types Whitesmith and Keepsake are mildew resistant Whitesmith has large whitish green berries Keepsake bears large dark berries.
Instructions urge plowing close to fruit trees without bark damage to foster deep roots. Warns unsprayed orchards threaten neighboring groves and harbor pests. Advises spraying or removal, and spread wood ashes near grapevines. Do not burn straw mulch on berry beds as it kills plants.
The British Medical Research Council issues a guide book for a national collection of living disease germs. 88 strains are catalogued with donor names and gift years, housed at the Lister Institute. Similar collections exist at Pasteur Institute Paris, Museum of Natural History New York, and Vienna.
J P Donovan notes in Forum that foot binding was a fashion craze shaping female beauty rather than a legal mandate. He cites Yao Niang, imperial concubine to Li Yu, who inspired bound feet by dancing gracefully. gossip says golden lilies with movable petals accompanied her walk and feet were pressed to three inches.
A man walks with his son Junior who has a football that won’t inflate. A neighbor, Miss Jones, sits nearby. Junior asks her to inflate the ball. she wonders why. He replies that his dad says she is the longest winded woman ever to breathe.
A Birmingham Age-Herald quip notes Mr Grampson’s poor standing with neighbors. The sharp line praises him only for not playing a musical instrument, reflecting a humorous social jab.
Theodore Dreiser voices that criticism is a lost art at a tea in Greenwich Village. A tale follows of a woman admiring a painting titled Saved showing a Newfoundland dog rescuing a child from a river, and her remark about the child's fainting. A light exchange between Bertie and Jack ends with a quip about the married man and the last train, and a note on saving money with umbrellas.
Two friends stay at a hotel. One cannot sleep and rises early to walk, returns for breakfast, and is teased by his friend about waking early. The friend reveals he recognized the early rising by the distinctive sound of his footsteps and cough, a humorous acknowledgment of the teller’s habit.
A reflective line on happiness and fulfillment, noting money cannot buy all desires yet suggesting people often feel content with what money can provide. The phrasing implies a broader meditation on material wealth versus intrinsic satisfaction.
Fragmentary remarks mock a public figure named Dobbs and a judge's quip about temper and behavior. The text suggests tensions around a domestic or public matter with phrases about improvised conduct and doubt from an unnamed bystander.
The Birmingham Age-Herald notes a creaky fable about a man named Me thuselah who lived a little over eighty, and jokes how reporters then would have inflated his age for front page drama. The quip questions how fame could grow from modest years while reminding readers not to miss angelic encounters.
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