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Newspaper
Fayetteville News
Location
Fayetteville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1920
Page
12
A Tennessee father notes his four year old daughter recovered from 18 months of poor health after taking Ziron. He claims skin cleared and appetite returned, with the child gaining weight. He urges spring and fall courses and advises asking a druggist about the money back guarantee.
A brief remark about a personal experience prompts a sharp joke on compensation. The exchange highlights informal humor in a sensitive moment.
A sobering ad praises Tetterine as the solution for blotches, itchy patches, and eczema, claiming it clears complexions and softens skin. It touts availability from druggists or by mail for 50 cents from Shupitine Ga, Savannah Ga.
The article recalls Dr W N Prousman a long time Missouri preacher nicknamed the Henry Ward Beecher of Missouri. It notes his sixty years in ministry and his memorable first sermon told in a Virginia backwoods, where a local elder critiqued his effort saying they would prefer a small lump of sugar to a whole bucket of sap.
A domestic exchange describes children helping tidy the living room with assigned tasks. Betty insists on doing a so called middle sized work claimed by Edwin who asserts only he can handle it. The note ends with a reflection on mothers and forgiveness in marriage.
A local column argues traditional gender roles in transportation reflect society’s norms. The piece contrasts male drivers with female drivers and questions independence, urging readers to consider cultural expectations shaping daily tasks.
An old ad touts Vacher Balm claiming rapid relief from toothache headaches and soreness. It offers a 30 cent tube by mail to EBW Vacher Imi in New Orleans, Louisiana, and urges avoiding imitations.
The Straits Times reports emeralds have become the rarest and most expensive precious stones due to world shortage. Output from Colombian government mines, supplying 95 percent of production, has dwindled for seven to eight years. A five carat stone recently sold for 8,500 dollars per carat. Saphires from Anakie in Queensland are sought as substitutes.
Valerie Henning of Panola County Mississippi reports net profits from her poultry club flock totaling 525 dollars and 35 cents this year. At sixteen she holds the state championship in poultry-club work and recently visited Washington with five other Mississippi girls. The trip was a prize funded by state bankers and businessmen for the district’s top profit maker.
A club girl supervised by the United States Department of Agriculture and state colleges started poultry work with a $13.50 loan. She kept four barred Plymouth Rocks, two cockerels and nineteen hens, and from January 1 to October 16 produced 2 840 eggs. She sells nearly all eggs for hatching and earns $15 to $20 per pen, funding her agricultural high school education.
A concise proverb compares advising caution to a child about overeating, suggesting such warnings have little impact on behavior and highlighting human resistance to self-control guidance.
The article argues farmers should grow their flock of hens with women and girls often managing poultry on western farms. It stresses range, feed, and shelter, and warns that keeping poor hens is a liability rather than an asset.
An advertisement claims Freezone dissolves corns and calluses by applying a few drops at the site. The copy touts instant relief from hard or soft corns and toe calluses with no pain, urging readers to buy the tiny bottle at drug stores.
A census worker asks a woman if she can read and she replies she can but explains she never attended school, noting it was in the evening, there was no light, and the teacher did not come. This anecdote is recounted in Harper's Magazine.
A dialogue notes a buyer asking if an item is genuine. The seller confirms and points to a mark claiming the piece is only twenty years old. The exchange underscores how quickly items considered antique become modern in a fast paced era.
A brief comic exchange unfolds as a young lady notes a snobbish man smiling at his reflection. The man concedes the humor, and the banter ends with a playful acknowledgment of the mirror moment.
The notes discuss egg production under sun protection, damp hen houses lowering laid eggs, and resilience of fertile eggs to market conditions. It advises exercise by scratching grain, early marketing of cockerels at market weight, and the value of brew and charcoal as feeds for young chicks kept in hopper trays.
An advertisement touts Bayer Tablets of Aspirin as genuine and proven safe by millions over twenty years. It urges acceptance only of an unbroken Bayer package with directions for headache toothache rheumatism colds and pain. Small tins of 12 tablets are inexpensive and druggists offer larger packages.
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