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Newspaper
Independence Enterprise
Location
Independence, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1912
Page
3
Advertises Ayer’s Pills as a remedy for bilious attacks headaches indigestion constipation and dizziness from an inactive liver. Claims a small dose one pill at bedtime and notes manufacture by J C Ayer Co Lowell Massachusetts.
Government experts are often among the fair Sex, noted for precision in clerical work. A home tip advises cleaning an enameled tub by drying, applying turpentine and salt, then washing with warm water to finish.
Louisiana Missouri resident Mrs Bertita Murr recounts twelve years of illness with cramps monthly pains and biliary spells after eleven doctors. She attributes quick improvement to Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and urges others to seek advice from the Pinkham Laboratory in Lynn Massachusetts.
Sir James Donaldson urged phonetic spelling before the British Association for the Advancement of Science in Dundee. He argued current English spelling is illogical and blamed compositors for the chaos, saying phonetic spelling would ease learning for children and even help foreigners. He noted his scholarly works on Greek and religious topics.
Bend the second finger of the left hand forward and join the tips of the first and third. Try to move the second finger between them without using the thumb or any other assistance.
A charitable society analyzed a group of Paris shop girls midday meals and found an average 60 centimes spent. Fried potatoes or sausage and bread each 10 centimes, bonbons 10 centimes, violets or flowers 20 centimes, explaining the girls’ undersized, undernourished condition.
A collection of letters received by David Belasco includes a bricklayer who tried acting after failed carpentry, claiming to be six feet tall in stocking feet and having studied elocution, with a note about preferring late hours. The pieces reflect playful, candid demand for a stage career.
An old advertisement promotes Allen's Foot-Bane powder for curing painful swollen feet and related conditions. Signed by Adrans A. Olmsted of Le Ray New York, the text includes garbled spellings and drug claims typical of period ads.
A French national trait is strong family exclusiveness with rare holidays apart from kin. Middle class parents mainly visit relatives and mothers keep children under close watch before and after marriage. The article mentions Mia Winslows Boothing as a remedy during a difficult period.
A pale old man, once a close associate of Lord B, mourns his death yet rails at ingratitude. He laments that despite thirty years of weekly dinners, the will left him nothing, a point he cannot accept amid condolences.
A suffragette asks her sister if she will back her husband in the political race. The sister responds she has supported him for the past ten years, signaling cautious or reluctant endorsement.
Readers note a new fashion craze where a wide girdle at the waist meets the skirt edge, creating a single belt line and hem so that only an experienced eye can distinguish belt from hem. This item reflects style trends and observer reactions.
A description explains that alternating long and short teeth on a circular saw affect the cut. The long teeth center the cut while the thicker short teeth gouge the sides, altering feed and finish.
A collection of one line riddles with punny answers. Includes questions about skirts two feet, coal costs, a fountain that works when it plays, and a wedding ring that fastens two yet touches one. Also jokes about double faced threads and why left shoes go on last.
A cottage owner on Cape Ann is approached by a tiny boy and another man seeking the use of a brown rowboat for cod fishing. Heartened tips on silk umbrella care are interwoven with the strange request, noting open storage and simple mending advice.
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