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Newspaper
Maurice Times
Location
Maurice, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1919
Page
3
An advertisement touts nitro phosphate as the key to curing extreme thinness by feeding nerves and supplying cellular phosphates. It claims rapid weight gain, improved health, and disappearance of nervousness and sleeplessness, while warning it should not be used by those who do not wish to gain flesh.
A Hyansville mother and her two children visited her sister in Indianapolis. The grown niece offered candy and gum, the aunt declined, and seven year old Nola taunted her saying she always lectures the children on the ride home.
One camp near a historical Sherman march site notes a boy in an Aero squad struggling with several model planes. He quits in silence and mutters the spot where Sherman said what war is. An ad for Kill the Flies Now promotes a daily killer valid for the season at $1.25 from H. Bomers Brooklyn.
A fragment quotes Gladstone praising thrift as repaid in the afterlife with profit beyond dreams. The line frames thrift as a moral-economic maxim and hints at eschatological reward for prudent living.
Optimistic Western Canada farmers push seeding across Manitoba to the Rockies as spring moisture and long days aid rapid crop growth. Record fall plowing and expanding acreage boost hopes for 40 bushel wheat and strong oats and barley yields with luxury land values cited.
A pretty fair haired boy named Jackie shyly tells his teacher that his wish is to be her husband. The class then hears his bold confession reported by London Answers.
Advert says Allen's Foot Ease powder relieves corns bunions and foot pain. Shake into shoes or use foot bath for instant relief of tired aching swollen feet. Sold everywhere with substitutes accepted.
A fragment from The Proper Vehicle humorously questions poet imagery about a lover’s gaze. It riffs on the idea that a lover’s lady could toast him with her eyes and jokes about using a looking glass as an alternative.
In a cryptic exchange, Gargoyle asks What Better about ambition. He replies with a concise line She is six feet one and just released. The fragment hints at aspirations tied to personal stature and a recent release.
A compact proverb-like note asserts that a single inventive person can surpass a large number of ordinary workers, signaling the value of bright ideas over bulk labor in pursuit of wealth. It emphasizes the impact of innovation on economic effort.
Rev P B Fitzwater presents an Improved Uniform International Lesson from Moody Bible Institute with 1919 copyright, outlining weekly Bible study content and teacher guidance. The brief notes emphasize structured lessons for English Bible instruction at Chicago program.
A church lesson outlines humanity’s fall through Adam and Eve, the serpent’s deceit, and the consequences of disobedience. It links sin to separation from God, introduces the promise of Christ, and notes death and expulsion from Eden as divine mercy.
A quotation notes that without arm exercise a man lacks a biceps muscle and without soul exercise Agata gains no strength of character or vigor of moral fiber nor beauty of spiritual growth attributed to Henry Drummond.
A reader warns against filling worship time with elaborate preludes and interludes at large city churches. He urges returning to simple, earnest sermons and avoiding the pomp of bigger congregations.
The excerpt presents a theme that joy lies in obedience to laws. It emphasizes the harmony between freedom and order and the moral value of conforming to established rules.
An advertisement touts Freezone as a quick safe corn treatment. It claims dropping a drop on the corn eases pain and lets a quick lift out without soreness. The cost is a few cents for a bottle offered at drug stores. The piece also notes Freezone as a Cincinnati invention and includes a playful anecdote about Billy Sunday and a Philadelphia girl asking to smoke.
The advertisement touts Green's August Flower as a long standing household remedy for constipation intestinal troubles torpid liver and low spirits. It claims relief for indigestion nervous dyspepsia and liver trouble with symptoms like headache heart palpitations and food regurgitation. A few doses are said to relieve, and it is described as a gentle laxative available through druggists in civilized countries.
A preacher speaks of needing a new heart and a girl replies with childlike clarity that a new heart is a kind of heavenly stomach. Her father asks what a new heart is and she answers with bright certainty.
An advertisement extols a refined beauty routine using Cuticura Soap and hot water to cleanse pores followed by Cuticura Talcum Powder. The copy claims this regimen imparts 2 dear sweet healthy skin and a delicate perfumed allure.
The excerpt reflects Shaw's view that money becomes a curse only under foolish social conditions where life itself feels burdensome. It contrasts cheap money leading to worthlessness for some with prohibitive costs for others.
An old advertisement touts Dr Fierce Pellets as curing headaches constipation dizziness and indigestion. It features bold claims like “Clean house” and references to Ady.
A pithy maxim notes that those who restrain speech from time to time may end up silent. It suggests caution in talking and implies the value of measured words. The quote highlights social restraint and the paradox of silence.
An ad promotes BATONIC and HATONIC as cures for acid stomach and related ailments. It claims hyperacidity causes numerous conditions and argues the products absorb excess acid to restore digestion. The copy urges readers to ask their druggist to guarantee relief or refund and to purchase a large box for minimal cost.
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