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Newspaper
Paoli Republican
Location
Paoli, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1920
Page
8
A catchy ad proclaims Freezone stops corn pain instantly with a touch and lets you lift the corn away with fingers. It claims a small bottle costs only a few cents and cures hard and soft corns or between toes without soreness, noting it as a Cincinnati census discovery.
A collection of valuable Babylon excavations tablets dating to about 350 BCE was recently secured. Several pieces show distinct finger marks, evidencing hands-on shaping over two millennia ago.
Advertises Bayer Aspirin tablets as genuine and proven safe by millions for over twenty years. Urges purchases only in unbroken Bayer packages with directions for relief of headache toothache earache neuralgia rheumatism colds and pain. Notes small 12 tablet tins and larger packs sold by druggists.
A short, playful note about a girl named Jane who cannot answer a numeric question in class. She offers teacher animal crackers as a bribe to avoid the question, illustrating a childlike and humorous classroom moment.
Chicago dispatch reports Indiana’s Republican delegation naming officers and committee members for the convention. Harry B. New as chairman, John L. Moorman and others on credentials, James P. Goodrich and Charles W. Jewett in key roles, with Watson and others appointed to notify presidential and vice presidential candidates.
A reported raid uncovered illicit moonshine activity at a cemetery, with a man allegedly using the graveyard to distill whisky. The incident drew police attention and raised safety concerns about illegal operations in secluded burial grounds.
Advertises Red Cross Ball Blue for whitening linens with assurance of reliable results. Priced at five cents at good grocers.
A humorous exchange features Pat and a speaker debating where a mustard plaster has been applied, the back of the neck cited as the impact area, in a light mood moment.
The triumphal arch of Titus in Rome, built 70 A D to honor Titus, features relief sculptures and a frieze of sacrifices, with Titus crowned by Victory. The Colosseum, completed 80 A D and once seating 60,000, now lies in ruins after eras of reconstruction and decay.
The note explains that a price rise equals the percentage increase relative to the original price. Doubling the price is an increase of 100 percent, while describing it as 50 percent is incorrect.
A woman concedes a man excels at translating a railway timetable, highlighting a rare moment of acknowledgment in linguistic skill.
A Christmas bazaar serves up disturbing toy beetles. A man buys a half dollar beetle to display at a dinner party, planning to use it as a gag when drinks go round and guests see two beetles, prompting his departure.
Oregon geologist Herschell Parker, who first scaled Mount McKinley in 1913, claims the peak has sunk at least 500 feet from its original altitude of 20 400 feet over recent years due to earthquakes.
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