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Newspaper
Oxford Leader
Location
Oxford, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1921
Page
4
An old advertisement touts Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root as a cure for kidney liver and bladder ailments claiming widespread customer testimonials. It promises samples by post and urges readers to mail ten cents with the paper, noting bottles available at drug stores.
Secretary Conrad Jenny of the Swiss embassy quips that many diplomats are as diplomatic as a village character who stutters. The tale recalls a village meeting where Cue, the leading orator, meets the stuttering Mr Pen. Pen awkwardly asks if Cue was one of the speakers and questions the quality of the offerings.
Thousands of gallons of ice cream are shipped monthly from Vancouver British Columbia to China in specially built containers carrying about 500 gallons each.
A Miami to Kansas City whiskey shipment dubbed fish was seized by Sheriff Merritt and federal agents in Jacksonville Florida. Pennsylvania Coal near Wilkes-Barre saw 8,000 miners strike over a promotion dispute. Manila and Washington clashed as Wood appointments were confirmed. China sought recognition as an independent nation at the arms talks. A seaplane crash near Pensacola killed Machinist Colton and injured two lieutenants. Dresel named chargé d’affaires to Germany. Sixty thousand garment workers went on strike in New York over piecework limits. The Maryland dreadnought, after a successful speed run, arrived in Boston with engine trouble. Many railroads announced pay-cut talks with unions. Tax repeal moves advanced in Washington. The armament talks saw resistance to Britain and Japan demands. Fire destroyed Stoughton Wagon’s auto truck shop in Wisconsin, losses around 400000 dollars. Harding proclaimed peace with Germany. A Decatur boy died by accident during rabbit hunting. A New York tenement fire killed at least nine. Naval construction slows without international accord. Britain’s Balfour urged limits on submarines, echoing Hughes. Hughes outlined US naval limitation plan with a proposed naval holiday. Washington hosted a grand dinner for armament delegates. Des Moines National Guard arrived in Ottumwa to aid during a packers strike. Denver proclaimed martial law in Huertano County amid miner strikes. Herman Wall drowned passing a team over a trestle in Wisconsin. Mingo Junctions Carnegie Steel remains idle. Steubenville plant plans a ten-day restart.
Personal George Lauder Carnegie for years invalid died in New York. Mrs Cornelia Stevenson a Philadelphia archaeologist and writer died aged seventy three. Father John A Zabm who joined Theodore Roosevelt on his South American expedition died in Munich per Washington cablegram.
A monument to Theodore Roosevelt is proposed on Ancon hill overlooking the canal, conceived by a Panama swimming director. Across the globe, events unfold: Hungary’s cabinet resignation tendered to Regent Horthy. American war dead from Brest disinterred and 1,080 bodies moved to permanent French cemeteries. Roy Gardner identified as the Phoenix mall car bandit after a fingerprint match. In Boston, Gov Cox urges Massachusetts students to study News Washington conference. Fire guts Croix textile mill near Roubaix, causing over $2 million in damage. Chilean Prof Galvez to tour U.S. spreading propaganda. Germany’s reparations payments rise to $869 million with $291 million due this year. Japan reports a fiscal-year deficit of up to 380 million yen. socialists arrested in Osaka amid elite unrest. David Lloyd George approves the U.S. plan per Balfour by cable.
Miss Ethel Batchelot of Pandora becomes president of Greeley College graduate school in Colorado. Webster City business leaders organize to husk corn as farmers face labor shortages. Keokuk worker Edward Bruggman dies after falling from a ladder at age 61. Jefferson merchant Thomas Ellis files bankruptcy totaling 2676 with 11000 assets, 10000 exempt. Cedar Rapids' Schultz cloak and suit store files bankruptcy with 40348.55 liabilities and 32929.34 assets.
G A Whipplen warns in Thrift Magazine that wood prices will rise as remaining virgin forests shrink from 187 million to likely depletion in 25 to 80 years. He cites 60,000 forest fires in the five years to 1920 causing over 85 million in damage and argues for forest protection to avert broader losses.
Advertisement touts California Fig Syrup as a safe child laxative that cleanses the liver and bowels within hours. It warns mothers to request genuine California Fig Syrup and notes directions printed on the bottle for babies and children of all ages.
A Houston Post snippet recalls a golfer asking if a worm between ball and hole may be lifted or brushed aside on the putting green. The companion suggests brushing it away, noting the worm is young and growing, highlighting adherence to course rules.
An old advertisement touts Diamond Dyes as simple and safe for any fabric from wool to cotton. It claims directions ensure no spotting, fading, streaking, or running and urges buyers to tell the druggist the material type for best results.
A London Tit-Bits excerpt recalls the family away from town leaving the house under a young maid. On first morning the maid finds the charwoman waiting visibly annoyed after claiming to have rung for half an hour. The maid jokes she mistook the regular ringing for a telephone.
During a visit to the Edison Ford Firestone camp in Maryland Bishop W. H. Anderson commented on a recent society wedding. He said there are women who make fools out of men, but he is glad most women instead make men out of fools.
A four year old visiting Columbus last week, raised amid city parks, gazed at a field of foxtail grass and cried, Oh mother, here is the place, where the wooly worms grow, revealing a vivid moment of rural wonder for a child unfamiliar with country life.
Advertisement claims Cole's Carbol Nunlve relieves burning itching and torture like diseases. It promises instant pain stop for burns and healing without scars. Offered in 80c and 60c sizes with a 30c sample request to The J W Cole Co Rockford Illinois.
A Birmingham Age-Herald excerpt notes a student in a lecture hall shouting that he was deceived about being near sighted. The professor sharply rebukes the hulking youth who interrupts, highlighting the humor in a misdirected misunderstanding.
A letter from Mrs Dora Coleman of Red Cloud Nebraska reports stomach distress attributed to neuralgia and cites improvement after using Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery and Anuric Tablets. She endorses the medicines and encourages others to seek free medical advice from Dr. Pierce at the Invalids Hotel in Buffalo New York.
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