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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1924
Page
7
A brief note states that six percent of the population uses sixty three percent of all telephones. A second line notes a concert chatter about a singer who performs expressively and invites the audience to close their eyes to fully enjoy the performance.
An article notes Mount Washington and the Presidential range in New Hampshire, then reveals New York City’s telephone directory lists every U S president. It highlights the odd coincidence of presidential surnames appearing among 765,000 NY telephone users with no gaps.
Druggists report many cases of kidney trouble going unnoticed and endorse Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root. A Life Insurance examiner notes kidney disease causes many declines. Sample bottle offered for ten cents by Dr Kilmer Co
A teacher sought parental permission by letter for a girl to take the Schick mentality test. The mother refused in a pointed reply saying she would not have her girl take any Schick test, citing a theater visit as reason and disavowing any involvement with the test.
In a cartoonish Boston Transcript exchange, Farmer Wilkins tells his son Josh to eat alone rather than dine with the summer boarders citing his appetite as a poor example. The humor centers on social propriety and frugality among rural families hosting visitors.
A young woman starts a library job and faces the first applicant who sends her on a quest. The superintendent asks if she has library experience, and the clerk says she has little fear. A patron requests the Arabian Nights and she keeps searching among the IX s. All the world’s a stage and actors seek star roles.
An advertisement touts a single soap that doubles razor efficiency and promotes skin purity and health. It claims no mug, no slimy soap, no germs, no waste, and no irritation even with twice daily shaving. It markets one soap for shaving bathing and shampooing.
A pithy aphorism notes that a man will praise himself once neglect ends, implying self-promotion follows prolonged disregard and prompting reflection on humility and attention.
An old advertisement extols Fletcher's Castoria for stomach and bowel relief in babies and children. It links Castoria to gentle sleep and treats constipation and colic while claiming European strawberry sizes arose from Chilean ancestry and alleged plant breeding. It ends with a note on a genuine signature.
The Irish writer Leo Maria Edgeworth is honored as the inventor of the novel with a purpose. Castle Rackrent, published in 1800, brings her immediate fame and helped persuade Sir Walter Scott to write prose fiction.
In a downtown candy shop a woman selects a two pound box of sweets. The sales girl offers a suggested mix and the customer urges any assortment will do as the box is to be sent out of town. The informal exchange reflects casual shopping norms.
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