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Newspaper
Jasper News
Location
Jasper, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1918
Page
4
An old advertisement describes Dr Kilmer’s Swamp-Root as a remedy for kidney and bladder troubles. It claims rapid kidney strengthening, luteal healing, and urges readers to try a sample bottle by sending ten cents to the company with a newspaper mention.
At a busy Edinburgh crossing a cabman is halted by a police officer to allow cross traffic to proceed. The cabman jokes that he did not notice the officer's hand raised and explains his horse would shy if he kept waiting, invoking a humorous exchange.
Ad suggests using Othine double strength to remove freckles with an ounce or less. Claims quick fading of dark freckles and lighter ones disappearing, money back guarantee. A short humorous aside follows about stamps at a post office.
An old ad copy promises $100 reward for catarrh cure with claims of constitutional influence. It cites Hall's Catarrh Medicine as a foundational treatment, includes testimonials and lists J. Chaney & Co. of Toledo, Ohio as sellers.
A quirky tale from a Boston Tribune script recounts a summer girl who fastened her girdle with a needle instead of a pin. Two months later the needle emerged from a young man’s arm, with ambiguity how it was identified as the same needle.
In a humorous exchange Senator Sorghum quips that speeches are shrinking as daylight saving becomes a political theme. He notes there are more daylight saving options than simply turning the clocks back, signaling a pragmatic stance on the issue.
A humor piece notes the prizefighter’s picture should top the Why it is logical position, calling it an upper cut. It uses a playful conceit to link boxing and reasoning, with a wink at visual hierarchy in a humorous context.
The ad promotes Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment as effective for baby rashes and itching, claims soothing baths and gentle ointment provide relief, and offers free samples by mail from Cuticura Dept X Boston. It notes prices Soap 25 cents, Ointment 25 cents, with a closing line on debt and fortune.
A wartime era study notes rising thread sales suggesting home dressmaking revival and shifts toward ready-to-wear for cost efficiency. It highlights American design progress, tailoring strength, and a cross influence with French drapery, urging economy in transforming existing gowns into new styles.
A fashion note highlights the rise of vestee collars and waistcoats as versatile spring additions. It discusses open coats over full length or chemisette waistcoats, a new brocaded vestee chemisette that buttons down the front, and how white pique collars pair with coat collars to showcase the vestee and create a neat waistline.
Oxford ties and smart shoes for spring are described with patent leather Dresay models and high French heels. Mahogany leather sports ties feature fine stitching and pointed toes with low heels, while clocked silk stockings match the shoes to avoid a harsh ankle line with contrasting hose.
A collection of clipped quips and wry observations from newspapers and magazines. The notes lampoon commerce culture pride and social mores with lines about testing products dynamite fishing success and marriage jests. The tone is playful and era specific.
At lunch a terse exchange between an office boy and his unattached friend reveals a casual attitude toward work. The boy says he has worked ten days and can start any time, but aims to be at work by seven. The vignette captures workplace laxity with a humorous, clipped dialogue.
A brief cartoonish exchange ponders social mores as a young donkey lingers near a widow, prompting a quip about a grass widow. The dialogue shifts to home rule and a joking remark about the first baby, reflecting light, observational humor.
The piece describes a new smart tailored pony jacket suite featuring two fits a loose straight cut and a belted narrow buckled option. It emphasizes versatility and modern tailoring for different silhouettes.
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