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Newspaper
Ferdinand News
Location
Ferdinand, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1920
Page
3
The article outlines Bayer aspirin as genuine with unbroken Bayer packaging and clear directions for relief of common pains. It notes small 12 tablet tins cost only a few cents and larger packages are sold by druggists, alongside mention of a parcel post automatic weighing machine for correct stamps.
A Durant Oklahoma dry goods dealer touts Hunt's Cure as a cure for eczema after a decade of failed treatments and a $1000 expenditure. Ad urges try price 75 cents from local druggists or by mail from St A B Richards Medicine Co Sherman Texas. Also includes a child eye gag and a worm medicine ad with a single dose claim.
Experiments show flying boats can deliver belated transatlantic mail to moving steamers. A water proof bag is lowered from the aircraft, caught by a grappling line, and hauled aboard as the ship sails past, allowing the mail to be transferred without halting the voyage.
Anecdotes recount the 19th century French poet Beranger who died in 1857. He was poor yet generous, giving all he had and sending beggars to call on his friends. His tolerant nature left him surrounded by recipients on the staircase outside his modest home. Lisette defended him saying he would simply write another song, the litzy fellow.
An account describes women using boys as human stepping stones to cross muddy roads. A Chinese woman entices a boy with a coin, who then kneels in mud to form a stepping path for her.
A Chicago Tribune excerpt recalls an embarrassing moment after marriage when an old acquaintance learns no announcement was sent. The narrator reveals only friends receive marriage notices, leaving the acquaintance feeling forgotten and prompting awkward reflection.
The remark about the narrator’s hair prompts a suggestion to see a hair specialist. Another Daniel adds a quip about not giving Satan his cut and dismisses concerns about the result, injecting dark humor into the exchange.
A sprawling tale follows Stephen March and family odysseys from Peking to the Gobi, tracing Andrew March’s search for his lost wife Eithna and child Helen after brutal desert trials. Back in America, Levington reconnects with Don Levington while the Baltimore to Cincinnati clan unravels amid intrigue and shifting loyalties aboard the Ensuring Queen.
John Levington and Mary Martin wed a love leads to hardship in Michigan. Mary bears a child and dies after hospital peril. Cornelius Levington returns, drifts with a drug addiction, then reclaims his son Con who is saved by Andrew March. Con’s rise begins with stealing a leather sack containing a map of the Gobi desert.
Polar ice study references Shackleton naming several ice forms in the South region such as young ice light pack drift ice and heavy hummocked pack. The text emphasizes effort yields results and that honest work is never wasted urging persistence and achievement.
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