Getting Fitted to a Watch Beyond Fashion
A quirky reflection on choosing a timepiece to fit personal style and daily rhythm. It explores how a watch becomes part of identity, from function to fashion, without heavy technical details.
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Newspaper
Mount Sterling Advocate
Location
Mount Sterling, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1920
Page
7
A quirky reflection on choosing a timepiece to fit personal style and daily rhythm. It explores how a watch becomes part of identity, from function to fashion, without heavy technical details.
The Sheppard-Towner maternity bill failed in Congress, but American women vow to press on. Mothers home makers nurses doctors and women's groups urge passage to ensure skilled care during pregnancy childbirth and infant care to save mothers and babies from neglect.
Government guidance warns farmers rats carry bubonic plague and foot and mouth diseases fatal to humans and stock. Rat-SNAP is promoted to kill rats and cremates them with no odor. Available in three sizes 25, 500, and 1.00, sold by Chenault & Orear with guarantee.
Condemns Wilson era policy across foreign and domestic fronts and rejects the League of Nations and Versailles treaty. Calls for higher tariff, tax reform, reduced debt and prices, farm representation in appointments, Hawaii home rule, equal pay, immigration tests, and annual alien registration. Opposes government ownership of railroads and supports collective bargaining with limited enforcement.
James Baxter of New Jersey touts RAT-SNAP as a fail safe rat control saving him about 300 dollars a year on chicks eggs and feed. He reports spending around 3 dollars yearly and using one cake at a time. Available in 25 cent 50 cent and one dollar sizes sold and guaranteed by Chenault and Orear.
About 150 000 suits of men s clothing will be sold direct to consumers at Madison Square Garden for two weeks. Twenty eight manufacturers liquidate stock under a clothing merchant s auspices. A thousand workers will handle the sale using 450 000 yards of cloth and 4 800 000 buttons.
An ad-style testimonial touts Dr Pierce’s Anuric as a remedy for kidney trouble and backache claiming it can purify uric acid and prolong life. It offers a 10 cent trial package from Dr. Pierce’s Invalids Hotel in Buffalo New York and mentions relief from rheumatism and spinal pain.
A Senate committee exposes how Mark Hanna linked big business to the Republican machine and shows Governor Lowden and General Wood spending large sums to win the nomination. The piece argues such funding undermines electoral purity and may trigger broad protest before election day.
A dealer promotion notes Mallory Hats as male of the best stock and offers the full line at R. E. Punch & Co. for shoppers seeking high quality headwear.
Shoppers are invited to visit Punch and Co to select spring underwear now in stock. The ad promotes latest styles and available sizes, urging customers to act quickly while selections last.
The speaker imagines a world ruled by duty and desire transformed into peace and harmony. A witty line advises betting on the widow when an old maid and a widow pursue the same man, praising the resilience and virtue of women described as of the best stock.
Announcement promotes Acid Iron Mineral as the reliable natural iron source. It claims rapid blood improvement with no alcohol, no teeth staining, suitable for pale children and run-down individuals, available at R. H. White Drug Co.
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