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Newspaper
Ferdinand News
Location
Ferdinand, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1920
Page
7
An advertisement urges readers not to neglect rheumatic pain and stresses instant relief from Sloan's Liniment for external aches, pains, strains, and stiffness. It touts large sales, economy, and the need to keep a big bottle, with prices 35c 70c and 140.
An advertisement touts Dr King s New Discovery as highly effective for cold cough grippe croup promising rapid relief. The copy notes it has maintained quality for over fifty years and is priced 60 cents to 1 20 per bottle at druggists with a strong popularity claim.
Fragment describes buildup of waste matter causing headaches and general malaise. No identifiable people, places, events, or organizations are mentioned. The text reads like a health note or old time medical commentary without a clear news hook.
Frank Staron a Los Angeles restaurateur aged 48 wed Elizabeth Mary Dixon a Chicago schoolteacher aged 41 after a 25 year courtship. The couple met in San Bernardino at a courthouse ceremony following a nightlong wait at the train station as the bride finally arrived to wed.
Designers present two fine all-day dress models featuring a skirt and smock combination. Dark blue serge with jet dashes uses an underbody sleeve unit and snap fasteners to reveal the skirt. A second dress shows a short smock with satin ribbon, buttons, and braided pattern over a blue cloth skirt.
In Judge Crail's court Benjamin J. Morton challenged wife Leonora Morton over her smoking. The judge noted Morton's own smoking and questioned gender rights. The court granted a decree though suggested possible divorce based on desertion, while Morton asserted wives should not smoke.
Durwth J. Deckard wrote his wife when he felt unable to keep her, leading to her divorce petition. Judge Taft denied the decree for lack of sufficient evidence after the letter was read in court.
In Key West Florida Bernard Siford and Willie Demerlit were sentenced to prison for stealing four chickens. Siford received six years while Demerlit drew eight years.
The article notes that women retain full fashion influence as they enter business and sports, expanding their wardrobe with diverse items. It highlights accessories from combs and beads to lace stockings and fans, praising modern, refined choices while recalling vintage pieces like picture hats, mother of pearl, and metallic boxes.
A collection of simple salads and sweet dishes including Japanese Rice Salad with sardines, Date and Nut Salad, Shredded Cabbage With Cream, Orange and Water Cress Salad, and Tomato Salad. Desserts feature Tagless Chocolate Cake, Maple Rolls, Graham Griddle Cakes, Cabbage With Milk, Raisin Gruel, and Apple Short Cake with layers and honey.
A brief exchange unfolds as Mere Tyro quips about kicks and the hotel clerk responds with a sly remark, noting there are many kicks the tyro has never imagined. The dialogue showcases humor in a hotel setting.
Green's August Flower is promoted as a gentle laxative that regulates digestion and cleanses the stomach and intestines. It claims to stimulate the liver, purify the blood, and relieve indigestion, nervous dyspepsia, sluggish liver, and constipation. Sold by druggists and dealers worldwide. avoids substitutes.
A brief exchange discusses the new department and its meat supply. A shopper notes women do not rush for leftovers as they do in other stores, signaling cautious demand.
An old advertisement touts California Fig Syrup as a safe laxative for children, urging mothers to look for the California brand on the bottle and noting its fruity taste and dosage directions. It contrasts a harmless image with a film idea about a couple facing no real marital problems.
An ad proclaims GATARAH MEDICINE HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE cures internal mucous surface ailments. Sold by F. J. Cheney & Co. in Toledo for over forty years with free trial offers. A cryptic line about a man who loses his shadow hints at a detective plot.
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