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Newspaper
Ferdinand News
Location
Ferdinand, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1921
Page
4
The Pearl hunter, after receiving a five thousand dollar draft for the Blue Moon pearl, celebrates with a water toast while the Jew nurse plots fate. A sudden murder at the cabin reveals the Red Mask killer’s plan and his three guards close in as the chase intensifies.
Pearlhunter, raised by his mother aboard a hocusboat on the Wabash River, learns about his father as he confronts the Other Man and a mysterious red masked foe. A vacant cabin, a Blue Moon pearl, and a pistol duel unfold as Wild Rose eludes him and Pearlhunter strikes a fateful bargain.
An advertisement extols Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as the foremost remedy for kidney liver and bladder ailments. It touts mild immediate effects and urges starting treatment, with sample offers and store sales details. The piece ends with a trivia note about kangaroo farming in Australia.
An old circular touts Hall's Catarrh Medicine as curing catarrh and related deafness by internal use that acts on mucous surfaces via the blood. It emphasizes no other diseases cured and offers free circulars from F J Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio. The snippet ends with a pun about billing and treatment.
The notice urges mothers to carefully inspect every bottle of Fletcher's Castoria to ensure it bears the claim In Use for Over 30 Years. It emphasizes the product as a trusted remedy for infants and children and notes children cry for Castoria.
A brief musing on reading as a forgetful task where even useful ideas vanish. The speaker notes that if anything deserved memory it is forgotten and the act of reading is portrayed as unprofitable and wasteful.
An advertisement promotes Cuticura as a complete daily toilet set. Cuticura Soap cleanses and purifies, Cuticura Ointment soothes and heals, and Cuticura Talcum powders and perfumes. The trio is marketed as essential toiletries priced at 25 cents.
The speaker recalls a grandmother who shunned beauty aids and theaters, wore modest attire with long sleeves and high necks, and danced with men she knew. She attended church, cared for appearances, and avoided politics, the vote, or careers, yet she knew her boundaries when grandfather returned.
A reception notes reactions to the chiara oscura piece drawing both praise and critique from attendees. One guest praises the nonmusical portion, while another prefers the chicken salad.
A brief note states Dr Peary's Dead Shot not only expels worms and tapeworms but also cleans the mucus housing their breeding and tightens digestion. One dose appears sufficient according to the advertisement.
In a collision between a hay wagon and an auto, the hay driver lay unconscious on the village road until two occupants of the faster vehicle lifted him up. They debated whether to take him to an undertaker or a drug store, and the victim insisted, Take me to the drug store first.
The Kansas City Star notes cocklebur has a double barreled seed system. One seed sprouts first year while the other remains dormant to cause trouble next season. The US Department of Agriculture has launched a nationwide campaign to eradicate the weed.
A light quip notes the perk of evening cinema outings for couples. The line highlights how watching a film provides a convenient alternative to pricey postshow dinners, suggesting wives won’t fault a quiet night at the theater.
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