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Newspaper
Orange County Observer
Location
Hillsborough, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1911
Page
3
A violent blizzard traps a destitute woman and a young man in a shanty as she plans to flee with him from her drunken husband. A confrontation erupts when the husband returns, ending with a fatal shot and a daring escape into the storm. Authorities find only a confession and a corpse as the couple vanishes.
Jim Fike of Colby Kansas bets on rain to raise a wheat crop. Over five years he has risked about 175000 dollars with no wins, hoping an average 25 to 35 bushels per acre yields plans for fashionably rich returns and a seashore future.
A woman confronts her husband about their daughter in a domestic clash. She argues the girl is delicate and unable to do household chores while excelling in school and starring on the basketball team, challenging Jim Jenkins’s view of gender roles.
Miss Lillian B. Rowe at an advertisement writers dinner in Denver compares the harem skirt trend to a century old con. She quotes a sharp advertiser promising lessons for $1 to prevent fringed hems, with the retort to wear knickers.
A tired preacher describes indigestion relief and better sleep after using Grape-Nuts. He notes meals after Sabbath work quiet his nerves, aids rest, and that the food is now essential at his table. Endorsed by Postum Co. with the slogan There’s a Reason and reference to The Road to Wellville booklet.
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