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Newspaper
Fremont Eagle
Location
Fremont, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1920
Page
7
The piece notes Charley Chaplin at the Bijou provoking laughter and a frightening "Shrieking Souls" at Scarehead that aims to shock. A shopper comments on a new georgette waist and a recent permanent wave.
An advertisement urges soaking sore hands in Cuticura Soap then drying and applying Cuticura Ointment. It advises removing excess ointment with tissue and notes Cuticura Soap Ointment and Talcum cover all toilet needs.
Word of Professor Alfred Noyes, famed English poet, spreads at Princeton where he often reads his works aloud to students. A junior visiting for an exam was teased into waiting while Noyes offered proofs of his new book, but the student declined, saying his word was enough.
A North Dakota craftsman, Lt Redland, built a micro air turbine less than one twentieth of an inch in diameter and weighing one-fifth of a grain tray. It features eight pads, gold casing, a steel motor with six sleps, a 0.032 inch motor diameter, and a 0.007 inch shaft. Driven by a bottom jet of compressed air, mounted on a hollow pedestal, it is touted as possibly the smallest motor surpassing the maker’s other tiny engines.
Dinah, a New Orleans gal praised for cooking, comments on a new butler to her mistress Miss Alice. After a lingering, wary look, Dinah says she suspects the man may have been her fastest husband, a remark plucked from reminiscence.
Hot weather can reduce appetite and drain energy. Take Eatonic tablets before and after meals to reduce acids poisons and gases, restoring energy and appetite. A large box is inexpensive at druggists, and benefits appear in a few days.
Henry, whose father owned a rolling mill, expected to meet his favorite superintendent on Saturday. When the hurried father forgot to invite him, the boy sobbed and asked him to tell Mr Perry he was sorry for being left behind.
A vintage ad advises makers to insist on Diamond Dyes to avoid streaks and ruined materials. It highlights clear package directions and branded quality for fabric dyeing.
Ad copy touts Freezone as an instant relief for painful corns with a drop applied directly to the corn and painless removal shortly after. It claims the druggist sells a small bottle for a few cents to remove hard or soft corns and calluses between the toes without soreness or irritation.
A Boston Transcript snippet shows a mother asking her six year old if he wants to visit grandma in the country and the child answering yes if the chickens are ripe now.
A US Agriculture Department survey of 10 015 farm homes across 33 northern and western states finds widespread energy waste by farm women. Miss Florence Ward urges investing farm income in home improvements, better lighting, plumbing, power, and labor saving devices to raise living standards and attract workers to rural life.
A linen cloth of beeswax tied in cloth kept near the iron aids smoothing. Salt sprinkled on newspaper used with heat helps achieve a perfectly smooth finish. Rub the iron on the wax cloth while hot for best results. Continuous practice yields a glossy, wrinkle free surface.
Experienced cooks face challenges making meals for many. The Agriculture Department provides a cocoa and cream soup formula serving fifty, with steps to prepare a cocoa base, hot milk, and a white sauce, plus substitutions for other vegetables or fish for flavor.
A calm sitting room scene erupts as a loud yell spooks an honored guest. The father disciplines his son for driving away the visitor, revealed as a claimed painless dentist in an experiment that failed.
Senator Sorghum admits unease at giving a political address as a memory of an epigram or funny story could derail him. He notes nerves may arise even when chances seemed favorable.
Auction of dancer Rigolboche's personal effects reveals a silk dress concealing a bundle of French bank notes worth 1060 dollars. The dancer died in Paris at eighty. a second-hand dealer purchased the garment for a song.
A Louisville Courier-Journal snippet shows a man staking out and declaring he will live in a harsh desert area. He dismisses concerns about readiness and dryness, insisting the locale is suitable for habitation despite warnings.
Marshall a five year old boy in a flat lives near a vegetable wagon. A neighbor notes his street wandering and he proves his word by bringing back items from the wagon including potatoes berries and cantaloupes. He tells the neighbor his mother spanked him too.
A travel vignette recalls entering a tamarack swamp on a northern Minnesota road. The narrator removes the top due to low-hanging trees and gauges traffic by locals, who say many cars travel the route, noting a recent year of travelers and the present visit.
The origin of earthquakes is traced to two main causes: tectonic activity and volcanic processes. Tectonic movements involve the Earth's crust faults, potentially driven by interior cooling and shrinking.
In a reflective piece the author cites Frederick Saunders on pride as a beneficial yet risky medicine, comparing it to laudanum and warning that excess harms. The argument stresses self-pleasure as a prerequisite to pleasing others, framing pride as essential when tempered.
A proprietor touts a magnified sea view advertised as three miles out at sea, inviting guests to enjoy the expansive shoreline panorama.
A famous local woman sold a duck to Brown that proved tough and unusable. Brown, who paid a high price, confronted the vender asking why the bird was so difficult. She retorts that the duck had won first prize at poultry shows for 11 years in a row.
A London Evening News writer recalls a famed female journalist on a Birmingham to London train. She endured a loud political tirade from a man opposite, who apologized after using a coarse word. She quips she has been mentally using it all hour as fellow passengers chuckle. No progress on shoe prices will stop kicks.
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