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Newspaper
Gravity Independent
Location
Gravity, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1915
Page
18
Percival notes audience laughter at Professor Ravengelp's attempt at humor. Penelope recalls the moment as unintentional. The scene shifts as Ravengelp begins reciting The Frost Is on the Pumpkin only to scratch his gray head. Youngstown Telegram.
A damaged advertisement promotes California Syrup of Figs as a universal remedy for constipation in children and adults. It urges mothers to treat fever, sore throat, and digestive complaints with a teaspoonful and warns to beware of counterfeit syrups while noting a 50 cent bottle with full usage directions.
A brief fiction-style moment shows a mother-in-law announcing the furnace outage and a character humorously saying he will follow suit by grabbing his hat and leaving. The exchange emphasizes a light domestic whimsy with a twist of weathered humor.
Weeks' Break-Up-A-Cold Tablets promise a guaranteed remedy for colds and La Grippe at 25 cents from your druggist. A comic exchange about a mistress and a cook precedes a note on Death's Menthorized Cough Drops claiming relief from a single dose.
New York March 16 Mrs John D Rockefeller wife of the world's richest man is dead at 10:20 Friday morning at Pocantico Hills home after months of illness She was 76 last September Her husband and son were in Ormond Florida when notified and a special train was dispatched Immediate relatives present included Mrs Parsley Prentice and Miss Lucy Spelman Laura Celestia Spelman Rockefeller was born September 9 1839 in Wadsworth Ohio She married John D Rockefeller September 8 1864 and became a Baptist The surviving children are Alta Parmalee Prentice Harold McCormick Jr
Washington reports Secretary Bryan warned Americans in Mexico City to depart while Obregon and Carranza troops evacuate the capital. Carranza resists the US note as Obregon’s forces push north, Zapata’s men repair the railroad northward and border communication to be restored in six days.
From Blythe Junction to Washington reports describe a mob seizure of railroad buildings and telegraph lines in Blythe Junction, 130 miles from San Bernardino, with several killed and many wounded. Officials rushed to the scene as disorder details remain unclear.
Washington reports President Wilson and cabinet were informed of John B. McManus of Chicago being killed in Mexico City as Zapatistas ignored the American flag and consular seal. The U S demands punishment and indemnity were announced. The Zapata general staff claims victory with fighting near the palace.
A scrambled wartime dispatch reports a British auxiliary cruiser Bayonne torpedoed or sunk near Douglas and Indians ambushing a patrol. Marshal Nobe and crew of over 200 feared lost with fourteen officers drowned. Official fate remains unknown amid conflicting claims.
Old home remedy Wyeth’s Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy is sold in drug stores for about a half dollar. The product promises natural, even darkening of gray hair, plus relief from dandruff and itching, with repeated applications restoring glossy, youthful hair.
A father explains to Little Lemuel what a promoter is describing it as a man who sells something he lacks to another person who does not want it. The tones reflect a child's questioning and a blunt lesson in commerce.
A vintage advertisement promises a hot bath with Cuticura Soap and gentle use of Cuticura Ointment to relieve eczema rashes and itching in infants and children, claiming speedy healing and rest. Free samples offered by mail from Cuticura Dept X Boston. Also mentions a humorous, doctrinal aside on heaven and marriage.
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