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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1920
Page
8
An advertisement touts Freezone as a painless, inexpensive remedy for hard and soft corns and calluses. It claims instant relief from aching and easy corn lifting with a few cents’ worth, marketed as the invention of a Cincinnati genius.
An Indianapolis News item recounts a clerk arguing against a Willing Clerk who denounced doctors and medicine praising fresh air water and exercise as a cure. The clerk warned there is enough poison on a shelf to kill all the people in Indianapolis and asked how the critic would take his share.
Anen''s Foot Move is advertised to be shaken into shoes and sprinkled in the bath to prevent blisters. Plattsburg Camp Manual urges men in training to use Foot Base daily to ease sore feet and bunions and avoid coin-sized irritation. Allens Foot Base recommended to break in new shoes.
A road show manager asks actor Wellington to perform Henderson, Uncle Bill, and the Spider in The Silent Foe in a single evening. Wellington objects saying no human can play three parts at once, noting Henderson and the Spider fight in the third act and Uncle Bill must intervene.
A famed Englishman famed for his eruption complains about golf. To his baffled caddie he asks why he cannot play the game. The caddie answers that golf requires a herd to play well, likening it to understanding small affairs and how things connect.
A Ming dynasty tale recalls Buddhist priest Pu Men visiting Huang Shan in South Anhui. He spurred royal funding to develop a sacred mountain, construction of a brass pagoda temple named Thousand God Pagoda, later renamed Merciful Light hall, with hundreds of priests and roads to peak temples amid Buddhist prosperity.
The advertisement promotes Bayer Tablets of Aspirin as world famous and trusted since 1900. It notes the Bayer Cross on each tablet and package for protection against imitators, with directions for treating colds headaches neuralgia toothache earache rheumatism lumbago neuritis and general pain. Handy 12 tablet tins cost only a few cents, with larger packages sold by druggists.
In a tense drill session Sergeant Barker loses patience as recruits struggle with quick about turns. Smudger Smith missteps and is shouted at, then jokingly responds he felt like a fancy-dress ball dressed as a leg of mutton on a meat-jack.
Secretary Guy Oyster of Samuel Gompers remarks on strikes amid underproduction. He says strikes are good but can be overused, comparing it to a milkman who spoiled milk with too much preservation.
Ernest learns to tell time and, after recognizing the clock face numbers, struggles with the minute hand. When the minute hand points to five minutes before twelve, he declares it is “just an inch to 12,” reflecting a child’s misread of the clock.
Dialogue hints at a makeup man’s role on a newspaper assembling pieces to guide readers on how to achieve a good complexion with practical beauty tips. The line contrasts Nell’s guessing with Belle’s explanation.
A British navy bluejacket is forbidden to grow a mustache and risks a one month’s pay deduction for violating the rule. The policy reflects strict grooming standards imposed by naval authorities.
United States Department of Agriculture researchers warn that wild cucumber vines spread mosaic disease to cultivated cucumbers. The disease is more severe near towns, aided by striped cucumber beetles carrying the infection between fields. Home gardens and commercial fields are urged to remove wild cucumbers to protect yields.
Beetles feeding on wild cucumber plants spread mosaic disease to garden and field cucumbers, with elimination of the wild cucumber suggested to reduce spread. Alternatives include morning glory, scarlet runner bean, cypress vine for annual ornamentals and Virginia creeper, wild grape, clematis, and false bittersweet for perennials. Farmers' Bulletin 195 from USDA advised for more details.
The USDA warns a closely woven wire fence is the best shield against garden losses from neighbor chickens dogs and cats. It notes fences keep out birds that scratch soil and soil-destroying animals as well as defending early plantings from feline intrusion.
Local gardeners report losses from chickens and stray animals. Officials say a sturdy fence will prevent most depredations and protect livelihoods.
A farmer now earns 57 bushels per hour using a potato cutter planter and harvester plus other machines and smarter farming techniques. Half a century ago output was about one-third this level, according to the report.
Advice from the United States Department of Agriculture on placing several hens in one large room for setting. Provide each hen with feed water and dust bath, keep nests several feet apart, and use straw or hay as nesting material rather than chaff.
Sudan grass silage stores readily with no special handling for dry matter. Feeding value runs from two thirds to three quarters that of good corn silage, depending on crop maturity at ensiling.
The U S Department of Agriculture notes factory butter production has grown about 200 million pounds every ten years since 1880. Variations in output in late years are linked to using milk for other war related products.
An advertisement touts Diamond Dyes as simple to use on wool silk linen cotton or blends with guaranteed results from Diamond Bros and a druggist color card. A stray.quence of quotes hints at domestic banter about a bonnet and fashion costs.
The report notes visitors skipped Colosseum repairs in Rome as the site remains closed for years. Observers chose nearby historic venues to photograph instead of the aging ruin.
Advertisement states catarrhal deafness comes from inflamed mucous lining of the Eustachian tube and can be cured only by Hall's Catarrh Medicine which acts through the blood. It promises one hundred dollars for any case not cured and urges druggists to offer free circulars.
An Atlantic Monthly excerpt notes baboons trained as shepherds sometimes form strong bonds with animals and humans. A baboon guardians a motherless lamb for years and shepherds hundreds of sheep, though fears distant rival baboons cause sudden herding. A wartime hospital anecdote ends with a quip about bites from horses.
Thousands of women suffer kidney and bladder trouble and mistake symptoms elsewhere. The ad claims Swamp Root restores kidney health, easing back pain nervousness and fatigue. A sample bottle is offered for ten cents by sending to Dr Kilmer Co at Binghamton New York.
Advertisement praises Cuticura products for soothing baby rashes. It recommends hot baths with Cuticura Soap, gentle applications of Cuticura Ointment, and finishing with Cuticura Toleum powder for cleanliness and fragrance.
Obscure clipped passage describes a household tool, a can opener, and a tense scene. The excerpt mentions a husband opening cans for his wife and a kitchen table scene with damaged walls and harsh language, attributed to the Birmingham Ages Verald.
Fragmentary wartime note describes soldiers learning chores like making beds and the confusion of a 30 day hitch over a pillowslip mix up. It reflects hardship and clashes between routine duties and improvised living conditions. The speaker mentions a buddy punished for improper pillow arrangement.
Paula-T recalls a call from Mr. Jollyboy last night. He talked very little and listened as Paula shared her thoughts. The exchange ends with a note on how silent speakers rarely sway listeners once they have decided.
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