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Newspaper
Checotah Times
Location
Checotah, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1917
Page
3
An old advertisement touts a two strength ethnine product claiming it removes freckles with nightly applications. It guarantees money back if ineffective. A stray farmers’ question about fish crops is included, noting a hired man could justify fishing during busy seasons.
Ad for Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic touts quinine and iron as general tonic powers. A comic dialogue about a mosquito encounter and a critic’s remark on a playwright’s ending follows, with a quip about fate and cards in Europe.
Mrs Kieso of Aurora Illinois credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with restoring her health after seven months of severe back pains and nervous distress. She took six bottles and can now perform housework. The letter urges other women to seek Pinkham's treatment and notes the company offers free confidential advice from Lynn Massachusetts.
In a courtroom style exchange the First Spirit asks how the existence of heaven is known. The Second Spirit retorts that heaven is not defined by laundry marks on a robe, prompting the judge to intervene.
An advertisement touts La Creole Hair Dressing promising to restore gray streaked or harsh hair to its former beauty and luster. The price is listed as $1.00. The copy emphasizes desirability and quick cosmetic improvement.
The secretary of the treasury of the government of Salvador orders from the United States an improved X ray apparatus for Rosales hospital in San Salvador for use at the institution.
A man named Professor Flappers is under arrest amid a charge of obstructing recruiting. He encountered a recruiting station where a stage beauty kissed every man who enlisted and urged caution about risks from germs, prompting the arrest.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment are marketed for complexion, scalp, and hands with a free sample offer. A St Louis federal case ruled dressmaking is labor not art, fining Albert de Vroye $1,000 for importing contract labor. Belgian witness testified about bringing a top dressmaker to the U.S. from Brussels in 1911 at 375 francs per month.
C. R. Shoemaker of the United States National Museum notes the Spanish West Indies as a rich field for marine life study. His St. Thomas expedition yielded many specimens including numerous dark purplish red crabs and a variety of small vividly colored fish in red and blue, seen swimming around coral in clear waters.
Liberty Horton and Major Winston escort Pedro to the border and receive aid from General Latham and the president in Washington. The couple reconciles as Bob Rutledge proposes. Liberty accepts and they wed, with Liberty celebrated as a national heroine for her role against Lopez and the bandits.
A Victorian style advertises inexpensive lemon lotion using juice from two lemons and three ounces of orchard white to yield a quarter pint. Strain the juice to remove pulp, preserves for months, and apply daily to face neck arms and hands to reduce freckles sallowness and tan.
A brief quip reflects a man's indecision about his role in service. The exchange questions why he did not enlist and reveals his joke about choosing between becoming a colonel or an admiral.
In a courtroom exchange a woman retorts sharply, while her husband retorts that he earned what he deserves, prompting the judge to intervene as the confrontation escalates.
An advertisement touts Plantation Chill Tonle as guaranteed to work within a week with a cheerful refund if it fails after a proper trial. It sells for 50 cents and is endorsed with a humorous quote from the Louisville Courier Journal about color in a family exchange.
Major Higgins suspects coal theft after rapid disappearance from his bin. He questions gardener George who blames squirrels, concluding the supposed coal loss was caused by the animals and not by people.
A boy once stole sugar and loved only the sweetness. His mother urged him to eat, yet the tumbler followed him everywhere. As years passed, the habit faded. the boy grew old, preferring coffee and plain gooseberry pie, finding all else too sweet.
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