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Newspaper
Paoli Republican
Location
Paoli, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1920
Page
7
Patrons watch a Navy life segment during a news weekly showing. Two women claim relief and humor as they note scenes of sailors scrubbing decks and say the wartime film will influence how they treat their husbands in service.
In a humorous exchange Mrs Upstairs notes Mrs Nexdore has a new hat. Mrs Downstairs recalls her husband sat on the old hat after coming home late, forcing the purchase of a replacement.
A New York fashion note on the booming fur trade as autumn orders push coats into spring. Peltry buyers lavish wealth, with sable wraps selling at ninety thousand dollars and mink coats over eight thousand dollars, while American fur bears rising prices and designers twist beaver peltries into new small pieces.
The piece notes playful imaginative fur arrangements favored by women to accent decollete gowns. It highlights items such as a white coney scarf, a striped fur breastplate, a Hudson seal waistcoat, a black broadcloth jacket, and blue Aphrodite toned accents, with black alik braid as a popular binding for suits.
An advertisement extols Pape's Cold Compound claiming instant congestion relief with a two hour dosing schedule totaling three doses. It promises clear breathing, stopped nose run, headache relief, and general easing of symptoms for a few cents at any drug store. The piece ends with a political jab about politicians and conscience.
Two train passengers converse about a detective who has faced many frauds. The sleuth jokes that he once married a young, beautiful woman he had mistaken for an angel, noting her temper and cunning. The punchline confirms honesty through marriage.
The Isle of Man Antiquarian Society reports evidence that Miles Standish belonged to the Manx Standish of Ellanbane family. Researchers note the Standish kin likely came to Man from the Derby line in the fifteenth century, with a 1511 property record in the capital, predating the supposed birth by seventy three years.
Dialogue reveals a wife claiming restraint and a husband seeking identity of the guest at the occasion party, highlighting social maneuvering and curiosity within a domestic scene.
An advertisement touts Cascarets as a gentle laxative that work while you sleep. It promises relief from constipation and bilious symptoms and urges readers to spend a few cents for a box to remove liver and bowel poisons.
In a nursery scene, Little Tom sits at the table under nurse Martha’s watch. He complains about a bad egg and asks if he must eat it all, while Martha insists he finishes every bit including the legs and beak.
A humorous vignette from the Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph recalls Jimson's clumsy flirtations at dances. He meets a reluctant partner who fears her people will leave before the two step arrives, prompting a wry remark about spacings and social nerves. The piece closes with a reflective note on life’s so-called luxuries as imitations.
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