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Newspaper
Jasper News
Location
Jasper, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1920
Page
10
A vintage advertisement touts Pape's Cold Compound as the quickest relief for colds and grippe, claiming rapid improvement in nasal congestion fever and headache. A local tax-collector exchange adds a humorous note about property with a buried husband on a farm.
An advertisement touts Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as a premier medicine for kidney liver and bladder ailments. It promotes two bottle sizes and offers a ten cent test sample by sending to Dr Kilmer Co at Binghamton NY with notice to mention the newspaper.
Mica is valued as one of the best nonconductors of electricity aiding electrical engineering. The British government controlled portions of the mica field in India to ensure a constant supply for industry.
An old advertisement extols Green's August Flower as a remedy for indigestion and a laxative, claiming fifty four years of usage in thousands of households worldwide with no failures cited. It includes a testimonial style endorsement and a brief joke in the same clipping.
An old newspaper card promotes Pape's Diapepsin as the quickest relief for indigestion gas flatulence heartburn and fermentation. A few tablets are claimed to ease discomfort promptly and effectively for upset stomachs and similar digestive issues.
A garbled phrase linked to an aviator and a plane hints at a local aviation scene. The remark mentions a "soar spot with bin" and implies reluctance to land, reflecting ambiguity in the partial OCR fragment. No clear names or dates are recoverable.
An old advertisement promotes Cuticura products for soothing an itching scalp and skin conditions. It advises gently rubbing affected spots with Cuticura Ointment and shampooing with Cuticura Soap daily to achieve clear skin and white hands. The copy closes with a call to duty.
Fashion writers note a shift from fur to elaborate silhouettes for fall, with black velour coats and three piece outfits featuring high basque backs and rippling hips. Details include white broadcloth facings, ruffs and jabots, black and white button accents, and braid trims.
Paris and America share a craze for black and white hats yet American women favor color to accent eyes and hair. Feathers dominate autumn attire with capes, turbans, feather waffs, fans, and handbags featuring lavish plumage. New tunics showcase all over braiding and gold tissue trims amid bold, ornate designs.
An advertisement touts Cascarets as a daily hobby to ease biliousness constipation headaches and stomach upsets. It promises a clear rosy morning with no griping and notes child versions priced 10 25 and 50 cents. A comic financial quip follows about oil investments and ground‑floor gains.
Fragmentary line reads It Bears the Signature of 2 In Use for Over 80 Years Children Cry for Fletcher's Castoria The snippet mentions Gladys Mae and a judge remark about a ball game and talking to the umpire reflecting a vintage ad copy style
In Pearson's Weekly a brief cartoon caption notes Mrs Wigge Cook breaking only one dish, and Mr Wiggs comments it is better. The dialogue links an emblem of peace, the orange blossom, to the emblem of war.
The passage notes Whistler’s habit of posing and his early career as an art student copying famous Louvre works. A fellow artist finds his Mona Lian copy well done, prompting Whistler to quip about what will happen to the original. The anecdote illustrates his view of originals versus copies.
A country squire in Kirkcudbright shire asks a peasant if the bog is firm. The boy says it is hard at the bottom. The squire rides on as his horse sinks rapidly. He curses the informant, who retorts that it is indeed hard at the bottom but he is not yet halfway there.
Aspirin named Bayer on genuine Bayer Tablets of Aspirin. Proven safe by millions and prescribed for over twenty years. Accept only an unbroken Bayer package with directions for relief of headache toothache earache neuralgia rheumatism colds and pain. Handy 12 tablet tins cheap. larger packages also sold by druggists. Bayer compound is acetylsalicylic acid ester.
The New York Evening Post notes Japanese use paper kimonos woven from wood pulp. An expert says the garments look like silk yet cost about $1.00, offering soft pliability and drape. If Americans adopted paper kimono wear, paper clothing might become universal attire.
A school exam joke where a child recites India products curry pepper rice and chutney then stalls. The examiner presses for more and another child asks what comes after. The answer plays on the pun India-gestion and ends with a humorous mishearing.
A terse dialogue reveals a rejected marriage proposal and a counterpoint about originality. The speakers debate persistence as one asserts yesterday’s stance remains, while the other hints at ambition and rapid social bonds fading quickly.
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