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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1920
Page
3
A Summit New Jersey letter from Victoria Koppa details relief from digestive troubles hot flashes and sleep loss after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound during menopause. The note encourages others with warning symptoms to try the remedy and promises similar help.
Champ Clark visits a Washington haberdashery to buy a dress shirt with a small red stripe. He pays with a ten dollar bill, notices a 30 cent sales tax, and debates the price with the clerk who explains the tax as a congress enacted duty.
In a light moment, a shopper asks for items shaped like a house while the vendor offers a full line of tents in that exact house form. The exchange illustrates creative product requests and playful banter.
In a Houston Post snippet, Mabel tricks a freeloader by reading a newspaper ad that declares no reasonable offer refused. The setup leads to a planned invitation event as the parlor scene hints at a forthcoming social move.
An antiseptic powder for feet claims to reduce friction and foot discomfort. It soothes corns bunions callouses and aching feet and supposedly saves wear on shoes and stockings while making walking more comfortable. Sold everywhere with shaking into shoes or foot-bath use.
A school inspector visits a schole and speaks to children about striving to do one thing better. A pupil offers to read his own writing better than anyone else, illustrating a moment of encouragement and self-improvement.
Wash with good soap and rinse in water blued with Red Cross Ball Blue to refresh pale handkerchiefs brought to the laundry.
Admiral William S. Sims describes the mine laying process as seen from a vessel. He notes the operation at high speed with five foot high black objects dropping from the stern at intervals, causing splashes before sinking and the ship continuing forward.
A bashful young man cannot confess his love. He buys a bridal postcard, signs his name, and mails it with the line Eventually Why not now. The bride responds with a satisfactory acceptance.
A discussion notes airships as a future passenger carrier while clashes with opinions on road travel. One speaker advocates strong roads as essential, while another argues aviators do not rely on roads, and neither wants mandates to use airships.
The Democratic platform endorses President Wilson and war aims, attacks Republican Congress for taxes and economy claims, backs federal reserve policy, labor rights, and anti profiteer measures. It urges tariff reform, free speech, farm programs, road and river development, arid land reclamation, and pending ratification moves for suffrage. It praises wartime administration and calls for Mexican stability and Armenian independence.
Dr. James Cotton of Toronto claims a new ether with analgesic properties that removes pain without making patients unconscious or nauseous. Reported by Dupont Magazine, it suits painful procedures like sewing wounds draining abscesses and changing dressings, with tests at several hospitals showing no adverse effects.
The shop windows showcase midsummer wear with sheer cotton dresses as the highlight. Voile and chiffon dominate street styles while georgette satin frocks offer cool options. Organdy and volle add dressy touches with embroidered dots and lace trims.
Summer vacations bring visits and return courtesies to families with the burden resting on the hostess. Plan open activities to keep guests amused. Week-end house parties offer two to three days of water sports, picnics, hikes, tableaux, and shared chores. A wide porch and a graphophone aid entertainment. Costume dances and Japanese themes add variety.
The article notes a shift toward striped fabrics over plaids with striped skirts gaining prominence. It mentions both half line and broad stripes as favored styles and contrasts knife plaiting with accordion plaiting, highlighting cost and skill in replaiting as a factor in popularity.
Thrift Magazine recommends care to extend leather shoes life. Do not place wet shoes near fire as interiors may ruin before surface shows damage. Dry slowly with shoe trees to preserve shape and comfort. Rotate at least two pairs to economize wear. Some manufacturers claim two pairs worn alternately outlast three worn consecutively.
A testimonial extols Peruna, claiming it relieved catarrhal conditions from the first half bottle and cured with twelve bottles. The writer urges others to try this emergency home remedy for colds, rheumatism, pains, and to keep blood pure, noting availability in tablet or liquid form.
A Buffalo reader praises Retacent Ointment from Peterson Ointment Co Inc claiming a severe ulcer healed after nine dollars spent. The letter from Mrs Albert Southcott of Medina details an ulcer measuring 9 by 6.5 inches and asserts full recovery with pain relief and renewed ability to walk. Mail orders available.
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