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Newspaper
Jasper News
Location
Jasper, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1918
Page
10
An advertisement touts freezone as a Cincinnati invention that instantly relieves corn pain and removes corns and callouses without soreness. The tiny bottle is sold at drag stores for a few cents and promises painless extraction.
A suitor admits his aim to wed the daughter, but the father rebukes him, noting the daughter’s determination and implying the man does not know her well enough to seek permission. The exchange underscores resolve and social expectations surrounding marriage.
An advertisement touts Green's August Flower as a universal cure for disorders of the stomach and digestive system. It describes gentle laxative effects, digestion regulation, liver stimulation, and blood impurity cleansing, urging trials and noting sale in civilized countries.
Doctor explains the patient must rest and the schedule forces compliance as daily two hour waits occur in the afternoon. The exchange highlights medical routine and patient discipline. The brief item reflects a hospital or clinic practice noted by the Boston Evening Transcript.
An old advertisement offers $100 reward for a cure of catarrh with claims that Hall's Catarrh Cure destroys the foundation of disease and aids nature. It cites Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio and promises testimonials free to persuade readers.
Conversation in Boy's Life humorously depicts Sambo and George arguing about chickens crossing into a neighbor's garden. George muses the birds wander away because they never return, while Sambo questions why they come at all.
An advertising note touts Cuticura Soap and Ointment as highly effective for eczema, rashes, itchiness, irritations, pimples, dandruff, sore hands, and baby humors. Free samples offered by mail from Cuticura Dept. X Boston. Soap 25 cents, Ointment 25 and 60 cents.
A brief dialogue excerpt notes that appearances fool little in judging a person. The two speakers, She’s refined, Jack, really and You can never judge a girl by her clothes, exchange light banter about perception and manners as Cassell's Saturday Journal offers a witty social observation.
A longstanding warning urges mothers to examine every bottle of Castoria for the signature of Castoria. The notice emphasizes its use for infants and children and warns against substitutes bearing no approved signature.
Paris clothes meet American wealth and mood, with vivid contrast to prewar demure style. The article notes Americans abroad buying expensive gowns, bank accounts at ten thousand dollars, and pearls worth fifty thousand dollars, while Paris emphasizes economy. It describes 1918 spring gowns with chemise slips, transparent overskirts, rare lace gowns, and capes in Chinese blue and Slavic tones. Short skirts dominate street wear, paired with leggings or high boots, yet designers anticipate longer skirts returning.
The article surveys fashion trends with salt coats featuring slanted openings and kimono inspired house gowns. It notes lavender tones, straight or draped silhouettes, black satin dinner dresses, wide girdles, silver and gold buttons, embroidery on satin capes, lacquered feathers on hats, navy blue and black as popular colors, white footwear, and how can be worn with white linen vests and navy blue suits.
A vintage cooking column shares multiple practical dishes including Beef Heart Chop Suey Roll and Hamburg Steak with Spaghetti, with guidance on dressing and roasting. It also offers a two tablespoon honey and olive oil dressing for fruit and ends with a moral quote attributed to Franklin and a food lore note.
A catalog of simple frozen desserts and mixes using common ingredients. Recipes include Velvet Sherbet with lemon juice milk and sugar, a rich de Helous cream, Peach pulp version with almond flavoring, Banana Sherbet with egg whites and banana pulp, Chocolate Ice Cream with chocolate gelatin and cream, and Spanish Sponge with orange juice gelatin and orange rind.
A Richmond Times Dispatch excerpt extols winter's crisp air and playful winds. It celebrates simple joy, laughter, and renewed life as cold weather sparks love, vision, and energy, urging nature to blow vitality into the reader's being.
In a Louisville Courier-Journal anecdote a man accused of speeding yells “Why do you arrest me” and says he can name others breaking the law. The officer replies that if burglar hunters were needed he would seek them, but he does not want help in catching motorists.
The Scissor Grinder reports business as fine while The Plino Man and The Point of View share a joke about dull days in a concise, wit filled exchange. Puck chimes in with a sly remark on the market mood and local temperament.
A humorous note attributes a man’s stomach trouble to his wife thinking she can cook. The quip frames domestic life and kitchen confidence as the amusing cause behind his discomfort.
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