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Newspaper
Forest City Courier
Location
Forest City, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1920
Page
6
An excerpt shows a playful dialogue about singing at work. A character asserts singing is fine but not if it disrupts rest. A second applies for a yield and recounts prior employment with Scrapleigh Stiles over six months before separation.
An advertisement urges parents to choose California Syrup of Figs as the best safe laxative for children. It touts a fruity taste, emphasizes “California” on the package, and promises full directions on each bottle.
In France a marine supply unit inventories water carts. Captain marks capacities while Wilkins searches the tops and ends up wedged inside a cart, claiming he cannot locate the capacity. The scene ends with a humorous note on the elusive figure.
A dialogue highlights a bathing suit praised as well made pretty and stylish. It adds that the suit is suitable for bathing and offers practical advantages for wearers seeking both fashion and function.
An old advertisement touts Bayer Aspirin as safe and widely prescribed for over twenty years. It urges buyers to accept an unbroken Bayer package with directions for headache toothache earache neuralgia rheumatism colds and pain, noting 12 tablet tins cost a few cents and larger packages are sold by druggists.
A young girl prays for a baby brother after learning her neighbor has a new infant. She waits with patience until a nurse presents her mother’s newborn, then asks in awe if God will answer all her prayers. The tale frames wonder and faith in a maternal setting.
A grandmother guides a young girl studying geography as she asks a parent for help. The exchange highlights family attitudes toward education and travel within a domestic scene. The note reflects a simple moment of teaching and curiosity.
A doctor admonishes a patient about carrying troubles to bed. The patient replies with a joke about sleeping on a cot, illustrating a light domestic exchange. The brief vignette captures a playful exchange likely from a humorous column or cartoon caption in the era.
The United States Bureau of Markets proposes United States grade fancy for potatoes along with No 1 and No 2. Fancy requires mature, bright, smooth potatoes from one variety, free of dirt, damage and disease, with size ranges stated and allowances for minor defects. Circular 96 details full standards and will be mailed free upon request.
Pulaski County farmers file declarations to follow improved live stock methods under the Better Sires Better Stock plan. Virginia tops states with over 10 000 head of domestic animals and 72 pledges in one day to use purebred sires including rams boars and roosters, signaling ongoing replacement of inferior stock.
Home gardeners often plant more seeds than needed to secure a full stand. As plants grow, excess should be pulled to create adequate spacing. Crowding leads to tall, spindly growth and turns extra plants into weeds, stealing nutrients and moisture from the crop.
The article urges preparing basement rooms outdoor cellars or pits to store pumpkins squash beets onions tomatoes apples and other garden produce before frost. It promotes saving money and broadening winter menus and advises requesting Farmers Bulletin 879 Home Storage of Vegetables for detailed guidance.
The passage states that clover cut when just coming into blossom and given plaster or fine compost will regrow vigorously and yield a paying second crop. It claims every farmer could raise clover seed this way, with seed coming from the second crop and plaster as the best economical mineral fertilizer.
An old style advertisement mix warns against calomel use and touts Dodson's Liver Tone as a harmless vegetable substitute. It pairs medical scare tactics with product pitch, mentioning mercury dangers, digestive symptoms, and a call to visit a druggist for a bottle.
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