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Newspaper
Maurice Times
Location
Maurice, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1919
Page
3
The article argues that phosphorus deficiency causes thinness and nervousness and promotes Bitro-Phosphate as an organic phosphate supplement to restore body flesh, vigor, and health. It warns that users aiming to avoid fat should limit fat-producing foods while taking the product.
The Christian Register recounts Bishop Greer in plain attire entering a carriage for a confirmation. A wealthy American had imported an English coachman who delayed, saying he waited for the lord, the bishop, who then ordered him to drive on.
Advertisement claims Freezone instantly stops pain and lets users lift off corns and calluses with a few drops. It emphasizes ease of use, low cost, and no pain, urging readers to buy at drug stores and remove corn or callus completely.
A mother recalls a boy named William who jokes that he will be a great doctor. A humorous line has him saying he can extract three cents from a patient’s right pocket before starting. The text also advertises Red Cross Ball Blue for household linens and towels. It notes women prefer doctors for pains over gossip and advocates dropping revenge from speech.
A New Mexican cattle growers’ convention urges Congress to add 300000 for predator and rodent control led by the biological survey. It cites cooperative state efforts in New Mexico reducing losses, with dogs coyotes wolves and bears as major costs and prairie dogs saving crops worth hundreds of thousands.
A tale from 1793 recalls stone mason George Wilson who imprisoned a toad in a wall binding. Sixteen years later a gap allowed passage for carts. the toad survived and vanished after moving from a pile of stones. The piece also notes 1681 punishment for playing bagpipe before a bridegroom and a 17th century case of a woman scolding and drying fish on the Lord's Day.
A quirky item notes a coat found with a sentimental note in a pocket. The coat is described as poorly made with buttons only half sewn on, prompting a question about whether the writer was contacted.
A National Geographic bulletin relays a Dutch American tale about Limburg cheese famed for its odor and a farmer who jokes at his grandmother's box. A Chicago Tribune correspondent recalls Rover the dog devouring picnic provisions after a burial misstep at the riverbank.
TJ thought it was reel nice. The remark captures a brief local reaction to a film showing.
A reflective note imagines a world where flowers resemble glossy seed catalog pictures rather than real blooms, musing on beauty and imagination versus nature.
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