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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1922
Page
6
Baltimore woman Rose Waidner describes months of backache and weakness, sleeping difficulties, and improvement after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The letter endorses the remedy for female sickness caused by nerves and low energy.
The head of the house asks Mrs Subbs if he informed the cook that he finds the meals unsatisfactory. Mrs Subbs confirms and the cook replies that nothing binds the master to her cooking and he may dine at any restaurant he chooses.
Mrs Beame admires Mr Deares baby exclaiming delight while the infant babbles da da goo goo and hooo. Bobbie five says the baby talks all day but says nothing and the parents remark on the baby’s resemblance to his father.
A vintage ad urges mothers to use California Fig Syrup to cleanse the liver and bowels of sick children. It promises quick relief from constipation and colic, noting the syrup’s fruity taste, a teaspoonful for quick results, and that genuine bottles bear the California name.
Harper's Weekly recounts two soldiers waiting for a letter from home. One finally receives a letter bearing the hometown postmark, but the page is blank on both sides, prompting a joke about a silent missive. The exchange ends with the claim that the letter is from the wife, though they are not speaking.
A Diamond Dyes advertisement touts simple directions for dyeing or tinting old clothing and home textiles. It claims dyeing is universal for wool silk linen cotton and mixed fabrics with no streaking fading or running, and guarantees perfect results when purchased through a druggist.
In a Birmingham Age-Herald fragment a self described impecunious citizen says he desires a private car not immense riches. He plans to park it in his birthplace town and feign indifference when locals remark he is Bill Smithers' boy, once dismissed as never amounting to anything.
An advertisement touts a woman of distinction who emits a refined scent from the perfume she uses. It recommends a Cuticura Soap cleansing bath then hot water to clear pores, followed by Cuticura Talcum powder for clear, sweet, healthy skin.
The Austrian government plans exploitation of unworked goldfields dating to the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries in the Ziller and Lavant valleys on the Tyrol Salzburg frontier. Prospecting has yielded just over an ounce of gold per ton.
Housekeeping departments seek Red Brass Ball Blue suitable for kitchen towels table linen sheets and pillowcases. Ad touts versatile stain remover and brightener for textiles and linens.
A brief exchange from a stage or literary fragment shows Mr Nagg wishing freedom to marry again while Mrs Nagg counters that she only desires freedom, not remarriage. The dialogue highlights themes of constraint and desire within a social frame.
Neils Halvorsen discovers forged crests and a missing log hinting at foul play aboard the schooner. He seizes Captain Scraggs, frees a castaway crew, and sails for Tuvana tholo to rescue six marooned men while exposing the plot. He forces a confession and returns to the islanders with a plan.
The Robinson Crusoe syndicate on the Maggie II endures hunger thirst and fever on a cannibal island. Neils Halvorsen rescues them in a whaleboat while Tabu-Tabu and the king are left behind. They return aboard with water brandy and a plan to reassign ownership and punish the locals. Scraggs proposes sending Tabu-Tabu and the king to the next inhabited island and shares profits with Halvorsen.
The Maggie II crew holds a private meeting aboard the power schooner after sighting Diamond Head. Commodore Gibney, Captain Scruggs, and Engineer McGuffey discuss punishing a mutinous mate, weighing piracy charges and legal peril as they fear exposure by the former crew.
A boy adds salt to water in a hole to float a ball and finds it rises. The Kansas City Star notes that salt water is heavier than fresh, so objects and ships behave differently in sea and river water. The effect explains river-bottom objects rising when moved to sea and ships seeming heavy at piers but buoyant on the sea.
A Chicago Journal piece questions the cuckoo’s lack of parental duty for laying eggs in other nests. It suggests nature forces polyandry, with a mother bird farming out chicks to meet family needs while facing five or six mates. The essay argues harsh judgment may be unwarranted under these circumstances.
The article notes lightning safety hinges on instinct rather than science, with precautions often ineffective. It cites expert vagueness while offering a few general consolations based on the best possible understanding under current conditions.
A terse adage from the New York Sun contrasts debt and credit with a wry flourish. The quip hints at prudence in financial dealings without naming individuals or events.
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