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Newspaper
Denver Tribune
Location
Denver, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1919
Page
1
A Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph item tells of a woman seeking strong glasses for her husband. The oculist insists on seeing him, the wife notes he will not come, and she explains he has poor job vision, having searched ten years without a suitable position despite keen eyesight for pigeons.
A weary man asks at a drug store for six bottles of Bixie's Revolver for his wife. The druggist notes the ad claim of transforming a woman after six bottles, while the man emphasizes his wife is not ill but wants a change.
A fashion page note describes a pale pink alk knitted with a filet floral design and mauve chiffon lining. The remark adds that a man returning from a fishing jaunt with a week's whiskers would not wear it.
The article notes Brazil used to import rice heavily but now exports five times its previous imports. It also includes a proverb about friendship, stating a true friend does not need to declare it.
A light sales pitch touts Freezone to remove corns and calluses from feet. It claims quick painless effect by applying drops to the corn or callus and lifting the dead skin, promising root and all with no soreness.
In Flatbush and Bensonhurst residents debate seasonal travel. The back-and-forth notes men travel more in summer, citing lawn mower trips versus winter snow shovel journeys, capturing a humorous local dialogue from Youkerg Statesman.
An advertisement extols a refined woman who uses Cuticura Soap with hot water to cleanse pores and completes the routine with Cuticura Talent Powder for clear healthy skin. The copy emphasizes a delicate influence of perfume and personal care.
Two spinster aunts with a beautiful but exacting house are corrected by Marian and her brother Billy. Marian reveals she will be a schoolteacher like the aunts while Billy faces a tease about not marrying to avoid strict household rules for their future children.
The soda fountain named Busy Cow reports enormous business as customers flock for treats. Cows are portrayed as overworked by the thirst demands previously met by breweries, highlighting a humorous take on summer consumption and self awareness.
In Ashtabula Ohio James Lewis Smith a wealthy bachelor died leaving blueprints for a panel memorial to American Civil War soldiers. The man also funded a Mount Vernon grave marker for Daniel Decatur Emmett creator of Dixie. Emmett once wrote Dixie in New York and first performed it in 1859 at Mechanics’ Hall.
A compact reflection on self praise and public image citing W L George and Erasmus. The fragment juxtaposes dismissed censure with the value of self-promotion as a tool for personal visibility in writing and rhetoric.
The London Morning Post reports a private act of mercy as a wife of a wounded soldier is granted a permit to travel to France to bid farewell. At the graveside the chaplain asks her to kneel, but she stands. A serviceman lends his coat as a makeshift pillow, offering quiet WAR comfort on a wet cold day.
A reader recounts a child gifting flowers to a neighbor rather than the teacher, with the child explaining he preferred Jape who looked better. The anecdote comes from the Chicago Tribune.
A period piece discusses phosphorous deficiencies as a cause of extreme thinness and nervousness. It touts organic phosphate products like Biohosphate as a remedy, claiming improved nerve function, vigor, and body tone after absorption.
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