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Newspaper
Ismay Journal
Location
Ismay, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1911
Page
6
The Fourth of July has become a proud national day of sport with a carnival of athletic contests. The piece notes growing American interest in feats requiring mental and muscular agility and acknowledges wide acceptance from both small towns and large cities.
The piece lauds Independence Day as the peak of summer athletics with baseball crowds spanning major league double headers to street contests. It notes picnics, archery, golf tournaments, firemen’s meets, horse and motor races, tilting contests, circus-inspired events, lawn tennis, and aquatic festivals drawing crowds and participants nationwide.
Prof Flinders Petrie argues civilizations rise and fall in regular 1,500 year cycles across Egypt Mesopotamia Europe and the Americas. He links art science and wealth growth to racial mixing and notes climate shifts push peoples into new phases as civilizations recur. London Globe.
The passage contains a mix of cryptic quotes and jumbled phrasing with humorous lines about Humpty Dumpty and a mix of unrelated names and ideas. It mentions garbled names, satire, health claims, and a stray note about a self-made man and religious allusion, all in a fragmented newspaper snippet.
Miss Lillian B. Rowe at an advertising writers dinner in Denver joked that the harem skirt will be widely worn and revived the old gag used in the 1840s to trick men. She warned sharp marketers would urge women to send money to learn how not to wear fringed skirts and would respond with the line Wear knickers.
An old promotional ad from a Chicago company offers a free 48 page Eye Book and advice on proper use of Marine Eye Remedies. It claims benefits for sore eyes weak eyes and eye pain and notes a 60 cent price. The copy urges readers to try it in their eyes and in babies for scaly eyelids and granulation.
Mrs Knicker asks about moving furniture to a new flat and Mrs Becker replies it will fit after it's smashed.
Salves and powders such as DSH ALLEN'S FOOT-EASH promise to ease tired feet and bunions. Garfield Tea claims to relieve constipation and headaches. Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup targets teething discomfort. The ad copy urges free trials and cites various quotes from authors and philosophers.
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