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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1922
Page
6
A playful word puzzle item notes a famous doctor approving pie for breakfast. The quip suggests a knockout reaction and features Bix Dix as a clever pun.
Concrete smokehouse design praised for fireproofing, low upkeep, and high market value. Expands winter meat supply with three-season operation, safe lockable structure, and hardwood hickory fuel for better flavor.
A Baptist preacher Rev. BOM Bridges of Mooresboro North Dakota lauds Tanlac for improving appetite stamina sleep and weight. He recounts a ten year battle with indigestion and nervousness that yielded to Tanlac, calling it a splendid medicine and tonic. The ad notes Tanlac sold by druggists.
The American Legion Weekly notes the regimental riding school struggles as horses are adequate but pupils decline daily undermining progress.
A gasoline draining tank installed with a pump and hose for returning fuel during repair work on an automobile.
The article outlines a conditioning method for harness leather using neat's-foot oil castor oil wool grease and a butter like paste. Mix oils with wool grease to create a paste, apply lightly to leather while damp, rub in thoroughly, hang in a warm room overnight, then wipe away excess with a dry cloth.
A banker, missing an eye replaced by a glass prosthesis, challenges a would-be borrower to state which eye is glass. The reply correctly identifies the left eye, claiming it is more sympathetic. A humorous tale from the Wall Street Journal is paired with an unrelated shaving soap advertisement.
In the Brightwood branch library a girl showed little interest in reading ten books for a diploma. After winners were announced she quipped that she would take a diploma if any were left, reflecting a humorous take on the contest.
A light remark on keeping a cheerful spirit through singing even when one lacks a strong voice.
A concise attribution recalls Beaconsfield’s remark on success noting constancy of purpose as the key.
A Chicago Tribune anecdote describes Norman, a boy with a non English speaking friend, Charlie. The mother questions the friendship and Norman replies that Charlie laughs in English, illustrating simple cross language connection through humor.
The registrar general reports England and Wales 1920 shows a peak birth rate of 25.5 per 1000 and a high natural increase of births over deaths, lifting population by about 500 000. Deaths drop to the lowest since 1862, when population was half. The Living Age notes such figures amid social commentaries on gender roles.
A candid exchange about a portrait in New York Sun style insults a subject Helen. The photographer is accused of altering appearance and aging tricks while a friend questions facial features and pose.
A man in a southern Indiana town entered a drug store and bought a quart of red whisky. After considering sharing it, he decided to keep the entire bottle for himself. The sudden wake of his baby interrupted the moment before any action occurred.
A fragmentary quote depicts a tense moment of anticipation as a figure finally appears or responds after a long wait. The terse exchange hints at relief or surprise while leaving details vague. The scene centers on the reaction to someone arriving or speaking.
An excerpt notes a family of five can live on about three to four acres of alfalfa with an acre for garden truck another acre for poultry pasture for a few cows and a hundred chickens and three or four brood sows leaving some to pay taxes.
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