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Newspaper
Macomb Daily By Stander
Location
Macomb, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1921
Page
3
The fragment blends pseudo Dickensian style with random items and memories. A Boston era voice notes bank stories and a box of tokens from youth, a deputy sheriff badge from 1902, a governor’s letter, and a corkscrew, ending with a joke about cod liver oil.
An advertising blurb extols Jad Salts as a kidney flushing remedy. It claims meat consumption overworks kidneys, describes symptoms like back pain and headaches, and promotes four ounces of Jad Salts daily in water to neutralize acids and cleanse the urinary system. It markets Jad Salts as inexpensive harmless and widely used.
The Mooresville High School basketball sextet overwhelmed Owen Indiana by a final score of 34 to 5 as local girls dominated Friday night action. The piece references Mrs. I Mix of Kokomo and mentions Dr Standard and an automobile traffic rule tied to Standard Oil, noting gas usage in maneuvering near curbs.
A Queen Victoria telegram warned the Prince of Wales about Vienna's water. He replied not to worry and to avoid it. A Macdonald tale in a prison camp and a Paris air raid tablet recount light wartime anecdotes from Vienna and Paris.
The United States produced sixty nine percent of world oil supply totaling 544,885,000 barrels with 377,719,000 barrels, Mexico contributed sixteen percent and Russia six percent.
An old time hair dye recipe uses garden sage tea with sulphur to darken gray hair. It promises natural, even color after a few applications. A ready made Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Compound is sold in drug stores as an easier alternative.
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