Snappy Show Referenced by Chorus Girls Appeal
A brief critique notes the advertised snappy show features chorus girls and simple act. Dialogues mock the premise and imply it is plain entertainment.
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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1917
Page
7
A brief critique notes the advertised snappy show features chorus girls and simple act. Dialogues mock the premise and imply it is plain entertainment.
An old advertisement extols Boschee's German Syrup as preventing severe illness and doctor bills amid variable weather. It promotes a fifty year track record, claims aiding sleep and easy ex pectoration, and states bottles cost 25 and 7 cents with worldwide druggist availability.
Advice on caring for the body as a machine urges weekly cleansing to prevent illness and improve health. It promotes Dr Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets made from vegetable juices and jalap, priced around 25 cents, stamped as the genuine product after fifty years of use.
A Washington Star contributor recalls a Chinese regiment in a 1930s China Japan conflict review using long bamboo rods to trip foes, splash water on faces, then decapitate during a prehistoric assault. The tactic mirrors ritualized forms shared by ancient Chinese combat lore.
Antiseptic powder to shake into shoes or use in foot baths eases friction and rests the feet. Widely used by Allied and English troops, aiding military preparedness as young men in communities adopt Allen's Foot-Ease for comfort and wearability.
A fragment shows a discussion on whether sea travel affects health with sly irony about believing reports. The exchange notes skepticism and ponders the best way to judge a voyage's suitability for wellbeing.
Testimonial style ad from Oklahoma readers touts Dr Pierce products Anuric Tablets Favorite Prescription and Golden Medical Discovery for intestinal trouble kidney issues and general wellbeing. Notable names include Mrs Ollid Wright and Mrs A B Prouty praising relief and urging readers to ask their druggist for Anuric.
The article argues most maternal deaths are preventable and linked to childbirth care. It cites Dr Grace L Meigs and the Children's Bureau urging rural maternity units, visiting nurses, and physician supervision to reduce maternal mortality during Baby Week. It notes access barriers in rural areas and urges systemic community action nationwide.
The article urges allocating a child’s space in homes with simple washable rooms and low furniture. It recommends small, low chairs and tables, a child’s dining chair with a stool, a benchtop or half height sewing table, shelves with drawers, and a sunny well ventilated room kept warm to 68 degrees.
A fragmented note mentions chaos growing around Robert Stevenson and a group called Happy Hearts and Y Faves, with references to places and messages. The readable bits imply a spirited event or confrontation involving named individuals.
A Des Moines reader credits Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with curing serious female troubles that doctors said would require an operation. Messages from Des Moines and Richmond praise the remedy's health-restoring effects and urge readers to seek advice from the Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. A humorous exchange from a judge comic ends the item.
An old page displays Cuticura soap and ointment ads promising immediate relief for itching eczema pimples and baby skin troubles with daily use and free mail book. It also contains humor and another ad praising Red Cross Ball Blue for white linens and dresses.
Maud and her mother discuss a cat with many kittens. Maud jokes that the cat should have a family but one at a time. The scene shows playful domestic chatter about pets and family.
Kansas mothers share testimonials praising Vap-O-Rub as a quick relief for colds croup and chest illnesses. Reports from Atchison Kansas City and Lawrence highlight its use on children from two to eleven, with emphasis on soothing chest and throat symptoms.
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