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Newspaper
Ferdinand News
Location
Ferdinand, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1920
Page
2
A vintage advertisement urges relief for rheumatic pains and muscle aches with Sloan's Liniment. It touts instant relief without mess, claims broad use for joints strains and bruises, notes large ongoing sales, and recommends keeping a big bottle on hand with prices 35c 70c and 140.
Ad touts Dr King’s New Discovery as a proven remedy for cold cough and croup. It boasts fifty years of popularity and lists prices of 60 cents and 1.20 dollars at all druggists, urging readers to give it a trial.
An advertisement claims the pills purge waste matter and impurities to revive liver and bowel function. It asserts the product smooths digestion, boosts energy, and helps the body meet daily demands with a strong, healthy feel, urging readers to buy for 25 cents at druggists.
Frank Staron, LA restaurateur, aged 48, marries Elizabeth Dixon, 41, a Chicago teacher, after a 25 year delay. Staron rushed to San Bernardino as the train ran late, meeting his bride at the depot and proceeding to the courthouse for the ceremony. The tale centers on a long courtship spanning a quarter century and a decisive dawn wedding.
In Los Angeles Benjamin J Morton opposed his wife smoking and won a court decree from Judge Crafl. The judge noted the wife smoked and Mortons claim conflicted with law noting the wife had deserted the husband, but the court left the decree open. the case raised questions about gendered rights to tobacco.
In Los Angeles Darwin J. Deckard wrote a letter to his wife asking for a divorce on grounds of desertion. The court denied the decree after finding insufficient evidence. The judge cited the letter showing his claim that she would be better off with a divorce.
In Key West Florida Bernard Stford and Wille Demerlit were sentenced to six and eight years in prison for stealing four chickens. The case details show the arrests and verdict issued by local authorities.
The new all-day dresses blend skirt and smock design, expanding options for women in tailor-made wardrobes. Two standout models use dark blue serge and knit fabrics with embroidered fronts, inverted center plaits, and snap fasteners, offering versatile remodeling ideas for old dresses and double-duty skirts.
The piece argues that women embracing business and sports do not abandon dress but expand it with a rich array of accessories. It highlights combs, vanity cases, lace stockings, caps, fans, pearls, tortoise sticks, vanity boxes, and gold enamel pieces, noting a timeless revival of classic items amid modern outfits.
A fragment recipe showcase features seasonable salads such as pear and celery with dressing, fruit salads with orange and watercress, and tomato salad. It also includes Eggless Chocolate Cake, Maple Rolls, Graham Griddle Cakes, Cabbage With Milk, Raisin Gruel, and Apple Short Cake with steps and ingredients.
A hotel clerk playfully counters Mere Tyro’s vanity with a wry remark about unseen kicks. The exchange highlights quick wit in a brief street conversation.
An old advertisement promotes Green's August Flower as a gentle laxative that regulates digestion, cleanses the stomach and intestines, stimulates bile, and purifies blood. It claims wide household use for indigestion nervous dyspepsia and constipation, sold by druggists and dealers worldwide.
Dialogue notes a new department focusing on meat remnant handling. A speaker asks about progress while another remarks women do not rush for leftovers as much as in other sections.
An advertisement warns that California Fig Syrup is a child laxative and urges mothers to use only the California on the package to ensure safety. It touts a fruity taste and states full dosing directions are on every bottle, urging fear-free use.
An old advertisement claims Hall's Catarrh Medicine offers 100 dollars for incurable catarrh. It describes internal action through the blood on mucous surfaces and notes forty years of sales by F. H. Cheney & Co. in Toledo Ohio. The source also includes a stray line about a man who loses his shadow outrunning a detective.
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