Don’t Make a Toy Out of Baby
Ruth Brittain argues that over handling infants harms nervous development. She warns against constant play and suggests Castoria as a calming, drug free remedy, touting physician endorsements and a bestseller count.
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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1928
Page
3
Ruth Brittain argues that over handling infants harms nervous development. She warns against constant play and suggests Castoria as a calming, drug free remedy, touting physician endorsements and a bestseller count.
In a Boston Transcript item six year old Raymond raises a witty point during a lesson on independence. He asks who will work for him when he is grown and answers wives.
A mother tells her young son she has kid gloves for Sunday school. The Boy asserts he wants grownup ones, highlighting his wish to be treated as older. The exchange reveals a playful tension over maturity and expectations.
A vintage advertisement promotes Joint-Ease as quick relief for rheumatic pains and sore muscles. It claims rapid absorption and frequent use for faster results, listing uses from sciatica to burning feet and offering a trial tube by Pope Laboratories in Hallowell Maine for 60 cents.
Miss Fuller uncovers a Colfax bookplate while aiding Nancy and Captain Ashland at the old bookshop. The plate shows a physician's theme with an alembic and skull, set before a distant frigate, as a chain of events leads to new interest in rare books and a new apartment hunt.
Miss Constance Fuller runs Darrow's in New York and greets a dignified elderly man in the Medical Works alcove. Peter Burton reveals a paid auction price for a Colfax bookplate. A girl's scream follows the elderly man's collapse with a slashed wrist as she calls Peter by name and pleads to keep a mysterious item. Nancy Burton, Peter's sister, is present.
Daisy reports the death of an elderly man at one o'clock and a hush on the accident. The protagonist reflects on the strange interest in a hidden law book and the tangled motives around Peter Burton Brandon Tower and Nancy, hinting at an elopement plot.
A historical note links today’s wedding cake to ancient practices from Rome and Anglo-Saxon rites. It describes early custom where guests feasted, crackers and buns circulated, and the bride and groom performed a kiss over a mound of treats for prosperity.
Smith arrives as South buys an old non running car for 30 dollars. South explains his wife is ashamed of not having a car and the family will claim ownership to avoid further questions.
Fire sand is a highly refractory silica sand suitable for making fire brick lining furnaces and ladles for molten metals, and for molds and other refractory products.
A reflective remark on understanding proportion only in old age when much of life lacks balance. The quote attributes the insight to Elmer Davis and frames proportion as a late awakening rather than a present concern.
Mrs Emma Greece of Route 3 Denison Texas states Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and associated washes and Pills for Constipation aided nervousness and enabled her to do any kind of work. She recommends the medicines to women and wishes the company success.
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