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Newspaper
Gravity Independent
Location
Gravity, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1915
Page
26
Percival and Penelope recount a stage moment where Professor Ravengelp attempts verse but his antics, including a head scratch, prompt audience laughter during a Youngstown Telegram item.
An ad urges mothers to give a teaspoonful of California Syrup of Figs for various childhood ailments and constipation. It warns to beware of counterfeit fig syrups and directs asking for a 50 cent bottle with full directions for all ages.
A fragment shows a mother-in-law announcing the furnace has gone out and a man named John reacting as he reaches for his hat. The terse lines capture a domestic moment with minimal context.
An advertisement extols Weeks Break Up A Cold Tablets as a guaranteed remedy for colds and la grippe priced 25c, urging readers to buy from their druggist. Also features dialogue about a mistress and a joke, then promotes Dean's Mentholated Cough Drops claiming relief from a single dose at 5c.
The wife of John D Rockefeller, Laura Celestia Spelman Rockefeller born September 9 1839 in Ohio, died at Pocantico Hill after months of illness. She was seventy six. The couple and family were in Florida when news arrived.
Reports from Bernardino California describe mob violence with killings and fires. Officials quelled chaos, telegraph lines cut, homes looted, and authorities pledged investigation. Other notes mention Spanish envoy in Mexico City and a U S schooner Susie Dantier seizure near Campeche.
President Wilson and his cabinet were briefed on the assassination of John B. McManus of Chicago in Mexico City by Zapatistas. The U.S. demanded punishment and indemnity, with consular seals violated. Reports also note battles in East Prussia and Mazurian Lakes, plus Mexican casualties and unrest.
Fragmentarywire report notes Indian ambush near Douglas leaves deputies missing. General Scott’s forces and others frantically search, while a German submarine threat looms in Havana area with crews saved. Names and details are garbled in the OCR.
An old home recipe for Sage Tea and Sulphur hair darkening is advertised as Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy, available at drug stores for about 50 cents. The ad promises natural color restore, dandruff relief, and reduced hair loss, claiming gray strands disappear after a couple of applications.
A playful exchange where a dog named Paw explains a promoter as someone who sells something they do not possess to another who does not want it. The dialogue uses humorous wordplay with Lemuel and family sounds.
An advertisement touts Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment to relieve eczema rashes itchings and irritations in infants and children with free samples by mail. The mock dialogue mocks earthly marriage beliefs and heaven in marriage.
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