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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1918
Page
7
An old advertisement touts Dr. Pierce's vegetable extract as a tonic to overcome March fatigue and stagnation. It claims to improve blood circulation, lift mood, and restore energy, urging readers to start today for better health and vigor.
A vintage recipe instructs squeezing juice from two lemons into a bottle with orchard white to create a facial and neck lotion. It promises fresh, blemish reducing effects and smoother, whiter skin with rose tones and fewer rough red hands.
Two women gaze at a poulterer’s display in Smithfield showing two ducks, blackened and dried by long hanging in cold storage. One woman accuses the feller of being gassed, pointing a finger at the bird.
A new optical instrument uses a high powered incandescent lamp placed in a patient mouth to illuminate the retinas. The device allows eye examination through the pupils with the lamp guiding light from inside the mouth.
A cautious saying notes that being fine today does not ensure being fine tomorrow. The proverb emphasizes the unpredictability of personal fortunes over time.
A 1917 wartime exhortation argues for funding through Liberty bonds over heavier taxation. It emphasizes lending to the government as a duty to future generations, warns of German threats, and urges citizens to act now to support funding and liberty. It contrasts immediate cash taxes with long term bonds to ease the cost for posterity and defend democracy.
An old advertisement touts Green's August Flower as a household remedy for constipation, indigestion, liver trouble, and low spirits. It claims quick relief after a few doses, describes it as a gentle laxative, and urges readers to ask their druggist, noting sale in all civilized countries.
Mrs Newlywed serves plum pudding for the first time to Charlie who notes no plum in it. Charlie suggests the word plumb derives from a weight of lead, as he recalls from the dictionary.
A Cuticura advertisement touts a new method of shaving twice daily with Cuticura Soap to avoid irritation. It claims no germs or waste, offers free samples by mail, and lists prices for Soap and Ointment.
Ten mules move about two tons in ten hours, while a tractor shifts 25 tons and travels 20 miles in the same period. This contrasts animal haulage with mechanized efficiency in a single time frame.
A humorous exchange imagines a quick witted seller boasting about sewing skills. The lines stage a mock challenge about capacity to handle family sewing with a punchy retort about selling the seam.
War zone hospitals order Allen's Foot-Ease antiseptic powder for troops. Shaken into shoes and foot-baths it provides rest and comfort, making walking pleasant. Sold everywhere for 25c. Also an ad for Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets and a dog loving dogs line.
A backroom exchange between a hopeful financier and a seasoned veteran yields the blunt verdict that the only true side to the stock market is the outside. The quip frames risk and prudence as timeless guidance from an old pro.
A short exchange questions whether pie is healthy and hints at uncertainty affecting all things. The dialogue uses a pun on mince to explore caution in judgment.
A playful exchange contrasts New Year plans in Flatbush and Bensonhurst. Mrs Bensonhurst notes her husband is keeping his resolution by burning less coal, while Mrs Flatbush jokes about the ease of keeping such a pledge.
A quip about future antitrust laws with teeth sparks a wry exchange. The dialogue contrasts biting sarcasm with the notion of teeth in laws. The setting shifts to a distant island dubbed Sometime in the Sea of Uncertainty.
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