Damaged Goods
A neighborhood boy asks for a lock washer at a hardware store. The dealer shows several items, the boy notes they are perforated and split, bent apart like a tire clincher, and returns them saying they are broken.
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Newspaper
Pickens Sentinel
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1917
Page
7
Corns Lift Out With the Fingers Says Cincinnati Expert
A Cincinnati authority touts a simple home remedy for corns and calluses. Apply a few drops of Freezone, an ether compound, to the corn and lift it out with the fingers. The product dries instantly, causes no pain or irritation, and claims to avoid infection. A druggist can supply a small bottle if wholesale houses don’t.
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Cincinnati
Not a Machine Gun. British invention aids cleaning furniture
In Philadelphia a shift toward municipal markets may begin. Thevet article notes improvements urged by Dr Peery and advertisements claim a revolutionary product for worm and tapeworm care, while a British invention promises faster furniture cleaning by hand or machine.
Roads as rulers of the world in a road-first argument
A lost speaker extols roads over kings and congresses as the enduring power in a democracy. He claims roads drive progress, reduce costs for farmers, and push national prosperity through efficiency, brotherhood, and peace, noting transport costs drop by more than half on hard-surfaced routes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
GAINER BY IMPROVED ROADS
An essay argues that issuing bonds for permanent roads benefits farmers on side roads most. With limited funds, main roads stay passable while ditching and dragging side roads yield five times as much effect, lowering long term maintenance and improving farm to town travel. Farm Engineering.
Dragging Roads After Rain Guidelines
After rain, drag the road as soon as possible but only if the mud will not stick to the drag. Proceed when the surface is firm enough to prevent equipment damage and maintain road quality. Do not drag on wet, sticky mud to avoid equipment clogging and soil compaction.
Attention to Road Drag Sparks Call for Road Upgrades
A public note urges greater focus on road drag to improve road quality. Officials say enhanced maintenance could lead to smoother pavement and safer travel for motorists.
Cabbage Worm Control Powder Mix Advised
A home gardening tip recommends dusting cabbage plants with a powder blend of Persian insect powder and lime at regular intervals to deter cabbage worms.
Don’t Pay to Scrimp and Don’t Use the Whip on Cattle
Advice urges humane dairy farming and patient handling. Avoid crimping cows or overusing the whip on horses that shy. Emphasizes kindness and steady training over harsh methods for better results.
Deliverance and Mercy in Psalm 85 and 126
The lesson outlines Psalm 85 with praise for mercies and forgiveness, a plea for restoration through a change of heart, and prayers for God to turn people to Himself and remove sin. It moves to Psalm 126, noting Zion’s deliverance, reactions of joy, song, and prayer, and ends with the promise that sowing in tears will yield joyful harvests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob
Ife
Tuarth
Lemon Juice Beauty Lotion Ad Describes Mixture
An advertisement touts a lemon juice and orchard white skin lotion mixture to brighten the complexion. It instructs straining two lemons into about three ounces of orchard white, producing a quarter pint of lotion that stays fresh, to be applied daily to face neck arms and hands for whitening and smoothing effects.
Timorous Lover in a Slipper Scheme
A woman enters a shop asking for size 10 squeaky slippers for her father and hints a suitor visits her, proposing the idea that a squeaky pair would alert him to her father’s descent. The clerk notes no such slippers exist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vino
Cuticura Soap Ad Seeks Free Baby Skin Relief
An old newspaper ad promotes Cuticura Soap and Ointment offering free samples by mail to relieve itching and rashes in babies. It urges exclusive use to keep skin clear and directs a postcard address to Cuticura Dept. L, Boston, with a note of sale nationwide. Seattle plans a marine school proposal appears as a brief ancillary line.
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Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
Chigis Return to Villa Parnesina in Rome After Centuries
Rome reports that the Chigi family will repurchase and restore Villa Parnesina on the Tiber near St. Peter's. Prince Ludovic Chigh, late marshal of the church and Vatican interim ruler, sold the villa to the Italian government but can buy it back. The property, built 1500 11 by Agostino Chigi, features Raphael frescoes and was cleared of Neapolitan king era furniture. its return is hailed as remarkable in Rome.
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Parnesina
Tiber
St. Peter's Church
Princes of
Paraesina
Agos- Uno Chigh
Raphael
Hiv
Chisi
Naples
Rome
MOTHER S JOY SALVIS PROMISES FOR COLDS AND MORE
An ad touts MOTHERS JOY SALVIS claiming cures for colds coughs croup pneumonia asthma and head catarrh. A separate anecdote recalls Maury the voice teacher’s mother and a kitten’s loud plea to come inside.
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Tiave
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Advertisement Claim
How's This ? We offer $100.00 for any case of catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Medicine. Hall's Catarrhal Medicine is taken internally and acts through the blood on the mucous surfaces of the system. Sold by druggists for over forty years. Price free. Testimonials free. F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Plant owner’s strike fears touch off tense standoff
A factory owner faced strike threats and described a tense scene as workers prepared to act. The owner claimed heightened alarm and said efforts were made to rally workers, signaling a volatile labor dispute without detailing the threat's specifics.
Unlocked Door Trick With Cone-Shaped Plate
A cone-shaped plate fixed over the keyhole is described as a simple method to unlock a door in the dark. The item appears positioned to bypass locking mechanisms, suggesting an accessibility flaw.
Chinese and American cigarette trade and factory halt
China consumed nine million dollars worth of American cigarettes in the year ending June 30. An eye remedy claims to prevent and relieve tired and watery eyes. Atlanta is attempting to halt the erection of a fertilizer factory.
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China
Atlanta
High-Minded Architects and Lincoln Statue Plans
A nouveau riche magnate laments kennel costs as architects fit up lavish kennels, joking they resemble the Dog of Venice. The piece notes a paradox of respectability and local opinion in Springfield Illinois. Lincoln statue plans are mentioned in Boston.
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Venice
Springfield
Lincoln
Boston
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