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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1922
Page
12
A cigarette brand advertises Edgeworth tobacco inviting young smokers to request a free sample. The notice asks readers to mail a request to Brother Company at 48 Street, Richmond, Virginia, promising a sample plug and cut offered to those who have not tried Edgeworth.
In a fable style tale Rain Clouds hide on a mountain until Brisk Breeze and Mother Earth beg Brisk Breeze to seek help from Mr Thunder and Miss Lightning. Thunder scolds and traps the clouds, prompting them to cry and pour rains that revive all living things, ending the drought.
A McClure piece urges using the telephone to ease family worries and avoid gossip. It cites scenarios where delaying plans or missing trains can be mitigated by a quick call, promoting the phone as a practical modern convenience.
The piece traces the name Clarice from Latin clarus meaning bright or famous, noting Italy as the source and Claire in France, with the feminine suffix ix becoming ice in Italian. It cites Clarice as linked to Medici wife, explains the spread to England as Clarissa, and mentions related forms Clarinda and Clairmond, plus the diamond talisman myth and Clarice’s lucky day and number.
The article traces the word livery to French origins from livier to deliver, noting nobles and gentry provided uniforms to servants in early France. It explains uniforms differentiated servants by house through color and style, later adopting the English term livery, and references meanings during the reign of William IV.
The word villain evolved from a simple term for a rural settler or peasant to imply vice and moral depravity. Early sense linked to villa or farm, then to peasantry, and finally to a broad negative charge including urban, well-dressed figures. Popular fiction and film reinforced the modern stereotype of a cosmopolitan villain.
The text notes that badges, crest marks on the left sleeve signified regiment, and compares earlier and later uniform standardization as the Middle Ages offered broader clothing choices. It cites the American expeditionary force as wearing such insignia to denote unit.
The document proclaims 5,000 Chevrolet applications under review from high grade dealers and service stations worldwide. It asserts quality automobiles and broad distribution through low priced dealers, framing a vast global market.
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