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Newspaper
Francesville Tribune
Location
Francesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1911
Page
2
Hoods Sarsaparilla promises to cure all humors catarrh and rheumatism relieve tiredness restore appetite cure paleness nervousness and build up the system. Sareatabs offered in liquid form or chocolated tablets. Dr Pierce’s Precasant Pellets introduced 49 years ago regulate and invigorate stomach liver and bowels. Sugar coated tiny granules.
The excerpt shows a brief exchange where a child confirms attending a circus with his father after being asked by an adult. The dialogue captures a simple rural tone and a moment of family outing.
New eye salve packaged in aseptic tubes claims to prevent eye infections in murine studies. Product notes no morphine and invites druggists to stock a new size. Each package includes a valuable eye book for users.
A comic note from Puck: Old Porkenlarrd and his wife attempt a cheeky concealment of a pearl necklace in her bonnet to boost social notoriety. The Customs Inspector questions the ploy as the couple aims for society leader headlines.
Victoria Australia celebrates the opening of its 500th free library. Older libraries are well patronized with gross revenue totaling about 340000 from halls subscriptions and grants. About a million books exist and roughly 3500000 visits occur yearly. Fiction dominates reading while general literature and history also attract readers.
A dialogue contrasts a brick’s water absorption with human limits. The Pugilist jokes about a brother’s endurance while the Professor critiques novels written for entertainment rather than thinking readers. The exchange notes that support from friends can fade and two heads may not always be better than one.
Wise asks Howe about a striking veiled woman. Howe cannot name her. Wise explains she wears the veil to prevent the sun from blistering the paint on her house, revealing a humorous domestic quip.
Purdue University Dairy Department advises dairymen to plan for late summer pasture drought by securing silage and supplemental feeds. Consider extra silos, summer feeding strategies, and sowing crops like field peas oats alfalfa sorghum red clover and corn to sustain green feed and hay supplies.
A Chicag o Inter Ocean piece advises on child friendly nurseries with low sturdy furniture, at least one child sized table, and washable rugs. Emphasizes safe environments, simple designs, hygienic curtains, and minimal yet functional cribs to support a child’s room.
The article explains broom corn profitability and cultivation in Indiana, noting soil suitability, seed bed prep, planting in late May, drill spacing, and seed usage. It covers varieties like Improved Evergreen and California Golden, expected yields around 1000 pounds per acre, optimal harvest timing, and handling steps from field to storage. It also mentions seed as animal feed and cautions on extensive planting without secure position, plus a separate design feature for a military serge costume with detailed materials.
A notice urges saving discarded white shirts to use as interlinings for cuffs neck bands and collars of shirts and shirt waists. The repurposed cloth will not shrink further and will hold starch better than many fabrics.
Stylish hatpins have become a visible sign of taste, with common black or white heads selling for a cent and refined options in carved ivory. Designers offer plaque and diamond shapes, floral motifs, and Chinese characters for luck, while tortoise shell tops in dual tones pojse a chic silhouette. Home beadwork lets hobbyists craft coordinated sets to match various hats.
Gold beads are in fashion with older strings reclaimed and brightened by polish or heat. Newer beads are larger and less tasteful. novelty strings mix plain and chased beads. Nine row collar effects suit slender throats and brighter dark gowns rather than decollete frocks.
A wartime era tip describes placing a waist inside a two quart fruit can filled with gasoline and sealed overnight. In the morning the can is shaken to loosen dirt, then the item is rinsed in gasoline, hung to dry, and finally pressed with a warm iron to set color.
An editorial notes women returning to ultra feminine house gowns amid debate on trouser skirts. It suggests a quiet preordained leadership in style and says the jupe culotte has ceased to interest us.
Notice advises mothers to inspect Castoria bottles for the Lat In Use For Over 30 Years sign and the SF signature. It promotes Fletcher's Castoria as a safe remedy and notes children cry for it.
A short Harper's Monthly tale portrays Johnny Williams misbehaving yet seeking forgiveness. His Sunday school teacher laments the innocence lost and doubts a heavenly reunion.
A concise note states a formal garden plan, with Becker confirming no chickens are allowed. The terse item notes restrictions and approval for the garden area.
An old advertisement touts Allen's Foot- Fass Autocptic powder for aching swollen feet claiming rest and comfort and a free sample offer. The copy includes garbled phrases and promotional lines with a miscellaneous quote about friends and conspiracies and a note about farmers sowing wild oats.
A Chicago reader endorses Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for female ailments. The letter urges women to insist on the product at pharmacies and claims long standing use and local testimonies of cures. The ad emphasizes roots and herbs and cautions against substitutions for profit.
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