Bee Line to Drug Store When Ill Says Sickness Ad
An old style advertisement urges readers to head to a local drug store at the first signs of illness and notes the shop will handle basic care or advise to see a doctor if the condition seems serious.
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Newspaper
Hayti Herald
Location
Hayti, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1920
Page
13
An old style advertisement urges readers to head to a local drug store at the first signs of illness and notes the shop will handle basic care or advise to see a doctor if the condition seems serious.
There is still a chance to grow a crop of potatoes this year as early crops were delayed by cold wet weather. Plant dates in central and south Missouri begin in the first two weeks of July with seed potatoes kept cold or dried beforehand. New or early varieties may be used for late crops and results from Columbia trials show McCormick Peachblow and Banner performing best. Late potatoes should mature late into fall and store well for eating.
Edward went to a shop asking for two pounds of oysters. The dealer said oysters are sold by the measure not the pound. The boy replied with a witty twist asking for two yards of oysters.
The United States will host a second Filipino mission from the Philippines to press for immediate independence and strengthen ties. Leaders Quezon and Osmena of the Nacionalista party are described as the top figures guiding the push, with a shared history of cooperation and mutual respect.
A fragment recalls a very conscientious and tireless worker figure in American life, highlighting dedication and steady labor across challenging times. The note preserves a tribute to steadfast service, honoring a persistent, diligent presence amid evolving social and political landscapes.
At a Middlesbrough meeting of the Cleveland Trestitue of Engineers, Mineat Bury of Skinningrove Iron and Steel works showed a process to extract ethyl alcohol from coke. At Skinningrove, 5,800 tons of coal carbonized weekly yielded about 1.6 gallons of alcohol per ton, suggesting large scale potential across the UK coal output and gas works, with projected totals reaching tens of millions of gallons and significant value.
The radium watch industry grew from a 1903 one watch start by Dr. George F Kunz to a major sector. From 1910 onward production rose steadily with 3,500 radium watches and clocks sold in 1913 and a fivefold rise by 1915. By 1919 output reached about 2,200,000 American made watches and clocks plus over 560,000 imported pieces.
A county jail inmate at La Crosse Wisconsin used butter mixed with cell disinfectant to craft improvised night lighting. He fashioned a wick from a torn shirt, dug a tunnel under the cell floor, and reached a brick wall before discovery halted his escape plan.
The remark notes plans to send the ex Kaiser to Curacao and suggests he will receive a cordial welcome there. The brief reflects prevailing attitudes and sensational rumor surrounding the former monarch.
A Birmingham Age-Herald blurb quotes a car dealer and salesman debating a rough looking buyer. The manager questions wasting time on a rough fellow, but the salesman notes grime under nails and in hair suggesting a wage earner, yet the man buys the car for six thousand dollars.
A neighbor sent pudding for dinner but neither of us liked it, leaving it to be discarded. The scene ended with embarrassment as the neighbor appeared, prompting a final note on no further handouts.
Dwarfs have been valued in many eras from kings to commoners. The text notes that rulers coveted dwarfs as symbols of status and that ancient Akkas in Equatorial Africa were prized by early Pharaohs. Romans sought artificial dwarfing, with distinct terms for natural and artificial dwarfs.
After ten years of growth, the Japanese cypress, one of the smallest horticultural specimens, reaches the size of a golf ball.
The text notes elephants are indispensable in Siam’s teak forests where hauling machines can’t reach, with one elephant handling fifty to seventy logs per season.
A London Chronicle critique mocks Baroness Orezy and Miss Stevens for celestial misstatements in Petticoat Government and The Well while singling out Miss Marie Corelli for a factual slip about eight Highland bull heifers in Treasure of Heaven.
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