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Newspaper
Dawson County Advertiser
Location
Dawsonville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1921
Page
3
Superintendent C F Culler reports about 176000000 fish saved from tran dlocked waters along the Mississippi during the season ending November 1. The feat sets a bureau record and shows the high mortality risks to river fish from freshet conditions.
Public health advocates stress sickness prevention through hygiene and proper body care in schools. Early signs of weak blood include pale, weak bodies and headaches. Gude's Pepta Mangan is advertised as keeping blood in good condition to resist disease. Available in liquid and tablet forms at drug stores.
A report from Stanford University notes the eruption of Mauna Loa two years ago produced six species of fish new to science. Among the finds is a conger eel with a snout hooked by something like blackberry thorns. All specimens were captured from depths between 150 and 1,000 feet during deep water fishing.
A vintage advertisement extols Swamp Root as a kidney liver and bladder medicine. It claims the product is a physician’s prescription strengthening medicine that supports natural organ function and has stood the test of years. It invites readers to sample a bottle for ten cents by writing to Dr Kilmer and Co in Binghamton New York, noting the newspaper.
Senator Sorghum endorses statesmanship emphasizing civil discourse. He asserts civilization depends on making conversation pleasant enough to prevent interruptions by fighting. The remark highlights the value of thoughtful dialogue in political life.
An old advertisement promotes Vacher-Baim from BH. W. Vacher, Inc., New Orleans, claiming instant relief for colds croup and pains and warning against imitations. It offers free samples if no local agent is available.
A playful exchange in a dry goods store asks if selling soda water is appropriate. A colonel responds that it is dry enough, highlighting a lighthearted moment in a small shop setting.
A brief encounter notes a saying about man needing little here below. Bolt quotes the maxim, while Nutt counters that it also applies to trouble. The exchange reflects a rhetorical dispute on minimal worldly desires versus enduring difficulties.
Jane Harding, a respectable spinster, is drawn by Miss Higglesby Browne into financing a buried treasure expedition on Lee ward Island. Viral Harding rushes to Panama Canal to confront them aboard a steamer as the captain cries out a warning.
On a voyage to Leeward Island aboard a freighter, Miss Violet Higglesby Browne announces to fellow passengers that the narrator is mad. The narrator defends Aunt Jane as she endures hysterics while Captain Watkins rejects any delay for her rescue. In the cabin, the narrator meets Apollo the dashing Mr. Cuthbert Vane and observes Mr. Shaw as a potential leader amid a tense, unfamiliar group awaiting an uncertain voyage inland.
The Rufus Smith tramp freighter carries the Harding Brownie expedition to Lee ward Island about three hundred miles west of Panama. The ship is small with cramped accommodations. The narrator, lacking a trunk, improvises a dressing outfit for dinner while others share two cramped staterooms.
A proposed 500 million candela lighthouse style beacon will be installed at Mount Tamalpais near the Golden Gate. The ten foot high beacon, weighing about three tons, could illuminate a cigar from ten feet and be visible ten miles away. The San Francisco Citizens committee plans a Pacific-wide sentinel for the International Exhibition.
A scientist notes Muir glacier in Alaska has retreated about 60 miles over 127 years. A mordant quip contrasts trust in heard facts with skepticism. The piece then contrasts biblical Beersheba wells with modern pumping machinery brought by twentieth century methods to Palestine.
An old advertisement extols Cuticura products for skin issues. It touts using Cuticura Ointment then Scrub with Cuticura Soap for five minutes to improve complexion, dandruff, itching, and rough hands. The copy also hints at gender role themes and social norms of the period.
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