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Newspaper
Ferdinand News
Location
Ferdinand, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1920
Page
11
A vintage ad promotes Sloan's Liniment for external aches stiffness soreness and cramps. It promises soothing relief without rubbing in and highlights convenience economy with price points of 35 cents 70 cents and 1.40 dollars.
An old drug advertisement touts Dr King’s New Discovery for colds grippe and coughs. It claims safe for children with no bad after effects and prices 60c and 1.20 per bottle at druggists.
An advertisement urges readers to ease bowel trouble with Dr King’s New Life Pills. It promotes regular bowel movements and claims quick rectification of symptoms like headache sour stomach indigestion dizziness and bad breath with an evening dose.
A miscellany of simple recipes for Italian salad and hot Apple dessert with fresh fish salad guidance. It blends practical kitchen tips on using leftovers, fabric and cleaning with light verse by Edith Louise Farrell and notes on reusing sacks and cloth scraps for everyday tasks.
The article notes midwinter arrival of new sport skirts in large plaids of soft colors and black and white blends. Inverted plaits and matching girdles appear on wool and silk heavy weaves. Designers spotlight inventive pockets and refined voile blouses to pair with these aristocratic sports outfits.
The feature describes the rising importance of blouses across all qualities from simple tailored models to evening wear. It highlights French influence, delicate handwork, and fabrics like voile batiste and net with embroidery, drawn work, and fine tucks. New decorative touches include crochet buttons, georgette crepe panels, yarn embroidery, and crystal bead accents.
The Sugar crop in Cuba is projected to reach about 4 million tons with farmers set to receive roughly 750 million to 1 000 million dollars. The article notes Cuba's population of about 2 500 000 and a land area of 45 806 square miles, highlighting how the sugar wealth concentrates in Cuba and compares it to cotton wealth in the South.
Dr. William W. Graves of St. Louis told the American Association for the Advancement of Science that shoulder blades from Egyptian mummies 6000 years old and from Illinois river Indians are the same as those of present day humans. He measured 1500 blades last July and August to compare vertebral borders with those of apes and monkeys.
Instructions describe making fairy baskets from hazel nuts filberts or peach pits. Soak filberts in hot water, bore holes, shell carefully and dig out meat, trim edges, and notch. Peach pits are trimmed and hollowed similarly. Baskets amuse children and adults and can be hung in a sunny window to keep moist.
The Society of Meat Importers in London reports that the average Englishman now eats about a third less meat than before the war. Prewar UK consumption was roughly 1.8 million tons, now 1.2 million tons, driven by high prices.
The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds in England the Permanent Wildlife Protective Fund in the United States and Helgoland supporters urge designating Helgoland as a bird reserve along Europe’s coast. Though the island is tiny under a fifth of a mile square it lies on migratory routes and once German fortifications are removed birds are expected to use it.
An authority links the dwindling horse numbers to price movement gaps with wheat corn pork beef and mutton. Farmers neglect horse breeding for more profitable crops and livestock. The piece questions future work stock needs.
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