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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1919
Page
7
A vintage ad touts Freezone as a painless corn remover cutting pains. The copy claims corns lift out with no hurt using a tiny bottle sold by druggists and references a Cincinnati genius behind the product.
Bobby jokes that flying machines are in the Bible as he chats with a pilot waiting to see his sister. The exchange ends with a quip about Esau selling his heir to Jacob as mentioned in a vicar's sermon.
Adv promises Cuticura will care for sore hands by soaking in hot suds with Cuticura Soap then drying and rubbing in Cuticura Ointment. Remove excess Ointment with tissue. Advocates using Soap Ointment and Talcum for all toilet needs.
A congressman cites German bolshevism as a tactic to dodge war indemnities. He recalls a Sheridan anecdote where a spendthrift playwright tricks a creditor with a folded bill, illustrating caution in financial matters. Other exchanges feature remarks on old fashioned children and a warning about Sallie’s music.
The Canadian Bureau of Statistics reports average farm land value in the dominion at 46 dollars per acre in 1918, including improvements and buildings. Comparisons show 44 in 1917, 41 in 1916, 40 in 1915, and 38 in 1914.
Advertises Hall's Catarrh Medicine as an internal remedy that cures catarrh by acting on the blood. Claims local applications cannot reach the seat of disease and praises the medicine's tonics and blood purifiers. Includes testimonials and chemical composition details from F. J. Cheney & Co. in Toledo Ohio.
A new boy at an orphanage is impressed by the cleaning, resents dirt, and works hard until the visiting board tours. After the board leaves the boy questions the need to scrub steps, noting the change in routine.
A wartime prank near Brussels involved a handbag hung on a large monument honoring a German general. As Allied forces advanced last year, a wit placed the bag in the monument’s outstretched band with the inscription To Berlin.
A cautious judge or attorney notes that the case failed due to it being a short circuit court. The remark frames the trial as undermined by procedural or structural flaws rather than merits.
United States Department of Agriculture specialists report that fresh eggs with sound shells stored in warehouses show minimal decline after 10 or 11 months, while pre storage handling flaws cause most stored egg spoilage. Candling improves storage selection over conventional inspection, and storage effects include moisture loss and odor absorption from surroundings.
United States Department of Agriculture researchers report progress in breeding Burley tobacco resistant to root-rot while maintaining yield. Field tests in Kentucky show resistant strains grow well, while ordinary Burley collapses in the presence of the fungus. Root-rot damages reach millions yearly, with Kentucky losses near 2 million dollars annually.
A reader from Webster Grove Missouri explains a siphon method using a hose to transfer water from a house cistern to garden trenches. By filling the hose and removing a cork at the lower end the water flow starts, enabling irrigation through main and lateral ditches for a dry season.
The article notes hens may lack lime when laying heavily and suggests oyster shells, crushed shell boxes, old mortar, and fine gravel as sources of lime. It adds charcoal absorbs gases and impurities, helping when digestion is sour or impaired.
A Los Angeles Times meditation on urban heedlessness and cruelty. It laments city dwellers losing sympathy for the sick and death, urging residents to retain country customs of gentleness and attentiveness toward friends and funerals.
For years druggists note the strong record of Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root kidney liver and bladder medicine. It is a physician prescribed strengthening remedy that helps the kidneys liver and bladder work as nature intends. Sold by all druggists on its merit it has many friends. Send ten cents for a sample bottle and mention this paper.
A 2200 foot Metropolitan rail tunnel in London uses an iron vibrating tube to signal approaching trains. A galvanized iron pipe runs along the tunnel side at a worker’s head height and trembles to emit noise detectable over large distances in clear air but shorter in smoke or steam filled conditions.
The dialogue depicts a playful race for the last word between a husband and wife. They spar over who is right, trading phrases like You did and I did not while the pace of their banter slows. The wife accuses modesty as the reason for not declaring the winner.
A Birmingham Age-Herald item notes a warden’s quip about freeing time by opening a flying school at the 2 model penitentiary. The visitor remarks on useful trades, and the warden explains the idea as a joking way to draw life-stormers away from other pursuits.
Reverend Szymanowski of St Stephen's Church Perth Amboy praises Elixir Babek as a magical tonic that wards off chills malaria and fever. The remedy priced at 50 cents is sold by druggists or via prepaid parcel post from Kieczewak & Co Washington DC.
Sweden reports last year’s harvest valued at about 632,595,778 dollars, over 268 million dollars above the 1918 1917 average, despite the harvest being only average. Roman Eye Balsam is an antiseptic ointment offering external relief for inflamed surfaces. The proverb line notes a man who makes proverbs his sole rule avoids needing anti fat remedies.
Alfred nine years old buys a new expensive suit and a ball and bat for Sunday school. While swinging the bat he tells his mother that he may skip Sunday mornings from now on, implying he will be too busy.
John D. Ryan spoke at a luncheon warning against retrenchment talk by managers. A clerk quips about Mr Blink, noting blotting paper shortages forcing staff to wait for ink to dry, illustrating cautious cost cutting.
Edith and Alice exchange playful dialog about an engagement as quoted in the Boston Transcript. The brief item captures a domestic vignette reflecting social chatter on planned nuptials.
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