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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1919
Page
6
A playful Friday exchange from the Boston Transcript features Betty and He-By Jove bantering about looks and dinner with light humor suitable for a society page.
A quirky quote exchanges humor about free tuition and singing lessons. Authorities debate whether a poker room qualifies as an ante room or drawing room. The speaker notes the foolishness of a pretty girl’s smile toward another man.
A historical notice urges buyers to insist on Bayer brand aspirin with the Bayer package and tablet markings to ensure genuine product. It warns of a Brooklyn case selling talcum powder tablets as aspirin and notes Bayer tablets are American made, with dosing for headaches, neuralgia, rheumatism and other pains. It lists packaging options and the aspirin trademark details.
In a talk to the central philanthropic council Miss Eden R. Stewart of the board of health described a nurse call label on a boy’s exam card. The boy showed the card reading Poor nut which the nurse explained as Poor nutrition, ending with the teacher dismissing the matter and the child.
The Tribune de Geneve reports Grand Admiral von Tirpitz staying in Wildegg Switzerland hosted by Lieut Colon el Wille, once Swiss army head. Tirpitz lost his fortune after investing in Italian securities to dodge the 1913 German war tax. His son works in a Zurich bank and his daughter is a Zurich governess. What a patriot.
The Petunia tavern landlord boasts he smells danger when the fire bell rings and shouts directions to passersby. An observer doubts his accuracy, saying he is often wrong while promising valuable aid to volunteers if his tips were reliable. Kansas City Star.
A Birmingham Age-Herald passage explains euphemism as a gentler substitute for blunt meaning. It cites a society report describing a widow repeatedly married as "led to the altar" by a wealthy older suitor who delays marriage until the preacher's intervention.
The piece reviles early health fads and a man named Jigins who tested cold plunges, hot sponges, and extreme exercises to clear his brain. It notes his death and warns that a generation imitates him with risky routines, barefoot runs, ozone hunts, and odd dietary choices, ending in common illness.
Paris dispatches report the tradition of hand written treaties endures as Joseph Cario of the French foreign affairs ministry crafts the new peace treaty. For 40 years the post of official illuminator was held by M. Garapin who loved the pen and hated the typewriter. The caligraphist writes treaties conventions and official orders of decorations for sovereigns and letters signed by the president or ministers.
A Missouri farmer loaded three crates of chickens and five bushels of potatoes, hitching a trailer to his car. He forgot the trailer and found crates empty and potatoes frozen half a mile from home. The chickens later returned to the hen house unharmed, leaving the mystery of their escape unsolved.
A London Evening News writer recalls a British army scene where a master plumber and demobilized men inspect a leaking cistern. A patch is applied beside the hole despite clear指 pointing, prompting a quip about obedience after two years in the army.
Senator Sorgum jokes about busy post office as he quips about letters and the League of Nations. The humorous exchange portrays political playfulness and public office duties.
An Ohio article notes rising demand for Marquis spring wheat from Western Canada and predicts land near the north will rise in value as seed imports expand. It cites seed firms buying land in Canada to grow oats, barley, and rye, and forecasts continued import needs as spring wheat becomes more common in the United States.
A dialogue fragment shows a character declaring insufficient wealth to donate to a cause, while another character dismisses the remark as a poor excuse. The exchange hints at tension over fundraising or moral responsibility without providing broader context.
An advertisement urges immediate action for kidney trouble and signs of decline. It promotes GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules as a century old remedy imported from Holland, claiming relief or money back and cautioning buyers to insist on the original imported brand.
Popular Mechanics notes experiments in glass substitutes as glass is scarce. Cellulose films on grids, hemp- tied papers with albumen or casein, sheet gelatin, and phenol formaldehyde resins offer imperfect but usable options. Oxide glasses fused with titanium or zirconium oxides and marl mixes approach glass in clarity but remain costly. some substitutes are flexible.
An advertisement promotes Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a pure non stimulant kidney liver and bladder remedy. It claims herbal composition and consistent quality with a sworn purity statement in each bottle and offers a sample for ten cents by mail to Dr Kilmer Co Binghamton NY.
The Boston Evening Transcript quotes satire calling Beatem a sponge and notes a hammer likeness to breaking front pieces and welding them anew. The lines compare Beatem to a tool that yields nothing useful yet can be repurposed to unite fragments.
A returning officer finally meets his child after eighteen months apart. The baby initially fails to recognize the civilian father and cries papa all gone. The reunion reveals the child’s confusion, while the father notes the moment with a light touch about his pacifist stance.
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