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Newspaper
Ismay Journal
Location
Ismay, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1913
Page
3
Welfare workers urged to promote infant feeding duty and insist on clean milk for all. Emphasizes clean milk as vital to infant health and links dirty milk to diarrhoeal deaths. Calls for farm, transport, and shop inspections and rules on milk sold as dipped or loose.
Miss Helen Magee of Ogden Street Denver reports chronic ringworm on arms and face lasting years. She says using Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment relieved itching and dried the sores, with the infection disappearing after starting the products.
A vintage ad promotes Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething children. It claims gums soften and pain eases and wind colic cures, priced at 25 cents per bottle. It contrasts wishes for automotives with gasoline supply concerns.
Antiseptic powder for tired aching swollen nervous feet offers rest and comfort and makes walking a delight. Available for 26 cents with free sample address Olmsted Le Roy New York. Do not accept substitutes.
A wry regional note recalls Jones warning others with smooth talk and then facing a consequence when the phrase comes back to bite him. The quip underlines prudence in speech and accountability.
An early morning sight at a department store showed a large crowd around the perfumery bargains. Shoppers flocked to the scent section as discounts drew wide interest.
In a brisk exchange, Mrs Peterkin Smythe instructs her father and son to buy one thousand shares of J T W at seventy five and sell at ninety, with profits sent by 12 o'clock today. The dialogue frames a sharp, brisk negotiation over a quick in and out trade.
A life size imitation jack o lantern drew crowds at a recent electrical show. The figure sat on three glass pillars attached to brown porcelain insulators and answered questions at set times via a hidden dictograph linked to a distant operator. Conductors ran through tiny holes and grooves to the floor.
A simple illusion uses two matches placed horizontally between the box sides with a third wedged at the ends. When heated the middle match shoots off as a miniature rocket directed into the fireplace. The effect relies on extracting the hidden match without contact and releasing the rocket.
Buffon conducted tests on a large elephant at the Jardin des Plantes to gauge musical taste. The animal enjoyed simple violin melodies and reacted excitedly to a horn solo, even dancing and attempting to draw the sound from the instrument with its trunk before caressing the player in gratitude.
A Youngstown Telegram snippet recalls Bennie and Mabel indoors on a rainy afternoon. Father asks what they are doing and Mabel answers playin with the explanation that mamma says it is too wet to go out. The exchange highlights a simple family moment and a child's pronunciation.
A mother scolds her son for staying up and neglecting his medicine as the boy pleads for supper and care. The exchange reflects a domestic scene centered on family discipline and health routines.
The article explains average heart rates across ages and sexes, notes variations by person and physique, and contrasts human and animal rates. It cites a calculation by Dr. Richardson estimating heart work as lifting five tons per hour and tracing the heart’s blood mileage to about 84 years of life.
A square land parcel has one quarter already planted. The farmer plans to divide the remaining area into four equal fields by extending the layout from the outside area in the upper left corner, creating four congruent plots with a shared boundary pattern.
A quirky set of jokes contrasts vanity and drinking with wit. Topics include pets and management, hearths and ashes, clouds and punished children, jewelers and jailers, Adam’s gifts, boxers and colds, seating advice, and a watch with a face but no head.
An author preparing for her tenth wedding anniversary outlines an all tin themed celebration. She details refreshments served in tin vessels and table decorations featuring tin pans, plates, cups, candlesticks, and ribbon tied items.
A playful card game uses blue bird shaped cards with questions and all answers are birds. Rewards may include a bluebird pin. Clues pair simple phrases with bird names such as Swallow Owl Partridge Parrot Wren Goose Crane Magpie Turkey Marten Bat Sparrow.
A 12 girl neighborhood, raised together, planned a sewing shower for the first to announce engagement and upcoming marriage. Each friend contributed a yard of fabric as a gift and symbol of shared childhood.
A dainty lawn gathering hosted by the bride-elect featured patterns for lace beading ribbon embroidery and cotton crafts. Guests made small aprons sunbonnets slumber-pillow covers hair-combing jackets corset bags and bureau drawer sachets while refreshments included lettuce sandwiches lemonade frosted cakes and pistachio ice cream.
A historic spinster party menu lists playful items paired with couples and courtship motifs. Entries include Cup and saucer, Jolly boys, Curled molasses chips, Pressed pears, Bottle of ginger ale, Tea, Kisses, Honey in comb, Spiced tongue, Mush, A spoon, Salt, and Heart baked.
A dated tip recommends refrigerating candles for 24 hours to extend burning time. The advice notes candles lighting dining rooms around mantels and sideboards, with shaded ones at each plate to protect eyes and create a neat, brighter setting.
A playful bridal luncheon idea uses a Jack Horner style pie colored to the hostess choice. Guests draw ribbons as gifts such as stockings or handkerchiefs are revealed, each guest offering a light excuse to pass a parcel to the honoree. An appropriate sentiment on donor cards adds charm.
A clipped exchange suggests one speaker claims simplicity in measuring others while noting another once worked as a tailor. The banter hints at social roles and streetwise humor without a clear event or outcome.
A note lists Dr J H Rindlaub as a specialist in eye ear nose and throat care in Fargo North Dakota. The piece comments on the meat trust provoking pork lovers and remarks that high living does not guarantee a higher life.
Athens Texas woman credits Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound with relief from long standing female illnesses. The letter lauds health improvements and says neighbors note a younger appearance. The ad cites 30 years of testimonials and invites women to write for confidential advice in Lynn Massachusetts.
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