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Newspaper
Denver Tribune
Location
Denver, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1922
Page
1
An agricultural column argues farmers should pursue cheaper land and crops to counter market and financing pressures. It highlights soil fertility, moisture control, and productive varieties, endorsing Western Canada as a solution and urging inquiry through Canadian government agents.
The Birmingham Age-Herald records a repeated kitchen roof fire at a boarding house. The chief complains about the recurrence while a bystander asks for action, and the landlady serves coffee and sandwiches to responders.
In Laurel on Main Street near Johnson's Hardware Store a touring car hit a mule team driven by Lester Briscoe injuring the driver and killing one mule. A bystander touted a Baltimore See-Thru windshield treatment costing a dollar as preventing rain glare.
A humorous exchange features a judge remarking to a shopgirl about putting her among the classics. The girl replies she only knows selling Upsticks and rouge, and the judge retorts that she just needs to watch for absent-minded gents and their change.
A laundress hums "O Happy Day" while hanging washing, calling it a happy day as she uses Red Cross Ball Blues Adver. The scene playfuly links a chore to a charity ad in a humorous, bittersweet slice of daily life.
A pithy maxim about resilience and perspective. It frames wisdom as keeping calm and steady when faced with difficulties.
Part of the bureau ordered closed for stock inventory as Secretary Mellon reassesses divisions handling bank notes stamps and government securities. About 1,500 of 6,000 employees affected, with 600 redeployed as counters and others on leave. Mellon denies fraud allegations and notes no civil service drive, while plans emerge to move high paid administrative jobs outside civil service rules.
Texas Democrat Blanton sparks clash as Garner accuses him of being a disgrace and Summers shouts Har. A sergeant at arms intervenes and Blanton withdraws after a rumpus over Blanton’s attacks on stationery and mileage allowances as graft.
A Senate resolution urges rapid study of aeronautics to aid national growth and defense. It asks the War and Navy secretaries to report feasibility of creating the United States Academy for Aeronautics with facilities for cadet training and whether existing military facilities could host separate aeronautics schools.
Article notes that large volumes of liquor valued at over 300 million in legitimate trade and 1 billion in bootleg channels were shipped to foreign countries before the 1920 Volstead Act. The Willis-Campbell Act allows eventual return of this liquor to the United States under set regulations, potentially extending access for nonbeverage uses. John D. Appleby explains the law’s impact on medicinal beer and import restrictions.
A note invites readers to visit the first spring circus featuring three young boys, offering thrills if other pleasures are unavailable.
Drugstore reports show a popular remedy, Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root, widely used to treat kidney trouble. An insurance physician notes many applicants are rejected due to undetected kidney issues. Sample bottles available by sending ten cents to Dr Kilmer & Co.
"Crimson Gulch isn't improving as fast as I thought it would." Cactus Joe notes the town is held back by pride and patriotism. He warns that suggesting improvements would render any critic unpopular and powerless.
Important to mothers inspect every bottle of Castoria that famous old remedy for infants and children to ensure safety and authenticity. The notice emphasizes careful examination of packaging labeling and expiration to protect young users.
The Loulaville Courier-Journal reports a tense exchange centered on a family dispute where a parent questions devotion amid apparent strain, hinting at financial and emotional pressure and a mention of potential self-sacrifice.
An old advertisement urges use of Red Cross Ball Blue for bright white baby clothes. It claims the product leaves no streaks or damage and that reputable grocers stock it. The ad closes with a quip about bill collectors and listening fools.
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