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Newspaper
Filer Record
Location
Filer, Idaho, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1919
Page
8
President Wilson argues for partial repeal of Prohibition, return of railroads telegraph and telephone to private owners, and immediate adoption of the constitutional amendment enfranchising women. He urges rapid action on tariff changes and postwar economic reforms while outlining plans for federal taxation and public debt handling.
A vintage ad touts Freezone as a painless cure for hard and soft corns. It claims instant relief, easy lifting of corns, and near zero irritation with a cheap, small bottle sold by druggists. The copy hails the product as a mysterious Cincinnati invention.
A humorous exchange centers on Esau selling his birthright and a pilot awaiting to see his sister Paney. Bobby notes flying machines are mentioned in the Bible while the vicar’s sermon references Esau selling his belt or boat? to his brother Jacob. The brief vignette blends wordplay and biblical allusion.
An advertisement touts Cuticura Soap and Ointment for sore hands. Soak hands in hot suds, dry, rub in Ointment, remove surplus with tissue paper. Claims the trio serves all toilet purposes in daily use.
The annual report of the Canadian Bureau of Statistics shows farm land in the Dominion averaged 49 dollars per acre in 1918. Previous years' averages were 44 in 1917, 41 in 1916, 40 in 1915, and 38 in 1914, including improved and unimproved land and buildings.
An old advertisement asserts catarrh cannot be cured by local means and promotes Hall's Catarrh Medicine taken internally to act through the blood on mucous surfaces. It claims a blend of tonics and blood purifiers from W. Eney & Co. of Toledo and offers testimonials free.
A garbled fragment recounts a Sheridan anecdote about German Bolshevism and a con man, then shifts to a new boy in an orphanage who resists scrubbing until a board inspection arrives, after which he questions the need to continue cleaning. The piece blends misquoted dialog and misread events, ending with the boy’s doubt.
A brief exchange labeling children as old fashioned who “obey their parents” contrasts with an ominous line about Sallie about to begin playing, hinting at a pivotal moment in a local or human-interest feature.
A large monument near Brussels features the outstretched hand of a German general. When Allied forces began advancing last year, a humorous gesture placed a handbag labeled To Berlin in the monument’s hand.
A sharp remark notes the case failed due to the court being described as a short circuit court. The line plays on electrical terminology to suggest a flawed or hasty judicial process.
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