27 Feb 1920
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Newspaper
Ferdinand News
Location
Ferdinand, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1920
Page
1
An old advertisement promotes Calotabs as a cure for colds and influenza with claims of purifying the system and preventing complications. It urges taking one tablet at bedtime for overnight relief and notes a 35 cent price with refunds if unsatisfied. A separate transit scene shows a station master scolding a baggage porter for damaging the platform.
An old advertisement touts Garfield Tea as a remedy for liver and kidney disorders. A separate humorous exchange mocks a visit to the Blithersbys with a gag about sitting through a long film of a baby.
Advertises Cuticura Ointment for pimples redness and itching. Recommend touching affected areas then bathing with Cuticura Soap and hot water. Rinse dry gently and dust on Cuticura Talcum for fragrance. Priced at 25 cents each.
An elderly Shropshire woman told a Ministry of Food official she wished a proper funeral and admitted stocking a coffin shroud two bottles of whisky and three tins of salmon She smiled when reassured she was on the right side as long as she did not add to her stock.
An advertisement touts Diamond Dyes as a guaranteed way to dye old garments to new rich fadeless colors on wool silk linen cotton or blends. Each package includes a direction book showing how to dye and how to match materials with a color card.
David Elden, a rough foothills youth, rescues a doctor after an auto wreck that injures Irene. Irene takes charge of the house as Dave and Irene grow close, then part with a kiss and vow. Dave’s father dies. Conward teaches him city ways. a narrow escape changes his path.
In a small town Elden and Mr Duncan strike a chance pact. Dave, a skilled horseman tired of ranch life, agrees to study in exchange for two evening lessons and Sunday drives. Mrs Duncan hosts the sessions as plans unfold for a hopeful future.
In a small town Dave, a ranch hand turned pupil, learns life lessons from Mr. Duncan. The tutor guides him beyond books to observe, listen, and engage with work, libraries, dinners, and a warehouse job, shaping a broader education through hands-on experience and thoughtful reflection.
The article explains hat cord colors for soldiers. Infantry wears blue, cavalry yellow, artillery red, engineer red and white, signal salmon and white, medical maroon, ordnance black and red, quartermaster buff, and commissariat gold and black.
A mosaic of humorous lines from a 1920s era column includes a sunlit Nevada tale about a couple in Arizona reluctant to photograph an Indian woman, social miscues at a town store, and a campus banquet misstep with Alma Mater causing marital uproar.
Two scouts on an overnight hike stopped at a country store for small items. The storekeeper, recently robbed by others, warned them about possible robberies in the area. One scout joked that a smile is all they have to lose, adding that such a theft would be acceptable to him.
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