20 Feb 1920
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Newspaper
Ferdinand News
Location
Ferdinand, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1920
Page
1
American businessmen visiting Germany report a depressed economy, sharp currency depreciation, and high prices for imports. They see little prospect for quick improvement, though labor shows signs of moderation and a greater willingness to work as 1920s conditions begin.
Miss Rosalind Smith of Los Angeles is praised as a perfect woman by Robert H. Monzeck head of a physical training school. Smith credits nine hours sleep deep breathing open air and avoidance of candy cake and pastry for health and form. Pfister’s chart lists measurements including weight 121 pounds height 68.5 inches and chest and waist dimensions with other body girths.
London report states frozen rats were found in carcasses of mutton supplied by the ministry of food. Arthur Hersant was summoned for slaughtering 40 sheep without a permit. The defense said the mutton was supplied by the controller as unfit for food and rat eaten, with a certificate produced. The magistrate fined $75 plus $25 costs, noting the defendant acted to feed 8000 customers but erred.
William C. Dreher reports on rising labor tensions in Germany as workers in Hamburg and Lubect vote for piecework, while older, reliable workers oppose unruly elements. The National Assembly moves toward shop councils giving workers board representation, while Erzberger pushes for intensified national taxation to boost revenue, centralizing tax authority away from states.
Sharon police recovered 4334 dollars lost by Mrs Dzurniak in Sharpsville Street after a ten year old girl picked up a package near the scene and later led officers to a hidden box of apples where the money was found. The girl said her parents did not know she had it and the funds were returned to the owner.
The Indiana legislature in special session ratified the federal amendment for woman suffrage by 43 to 8 in the Senate and 90 to 0 in the House. A Citizens’ committee endorses the purchase of two blocks for a World War Memorial building in Indianapolis.
Mrs Jule Ber o Jr of Casco Wisconsin reports fifteen years of good health after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for post birth weakness. She describes weakness displacement and a return of symptoms after a mild relapse but notes full recovery after taking more of the remedy. She endorses the medicine and invites others to seek advice from the Lydia Pinkham company in Lynn Massachusetts.
A playful exchange centers on Margaret and a film in her eye suggesting a motion picture play. The joke frames cinema as a visual spectacle rather than a medical issue, reflecting newspaper humor of the era.
An advertisement for Cuticura promotes soothing the scalp with Cuticura Ointment, rubbing away dandruff and itching, then washing with Cuticura Soap and hot water. It urges daily use to achieve clear skin and soft hands.
Comic strip note features Crurtoons remarking on cold embers and the phrase Snure-November and December.
An advertisement touts Diamond Dyes as a guaranteed way to revive faded garments across wool silk cotton and blends. It promises rich fadeless color for dresses blouses stockings and more, with a color guide and instructions in the Diamond Dye Color Card. It warns against relying on generous men for handouts.
An advertisement extols Bayer Tablets of Aspirin with the Bayer Cross on every tablet and package. It touts uses for colds headaches neuralgia toothache earache rheumatism lumbago neuritis and general pain, noting small tin boxes of 12 tablets and larger packs sold by druggists. It also promotes Dr Peery s Vermifuge Dead Shot as a worm treatment and ends with a generic home slogan.
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