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Newspaper
Plainfield Messenger
Location
Plainfield, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1920
Page
6
An advertisement touts Freezone as a sensational Cincinnati invention that dissolves hard and soft corns and calluses with drops applied to the corn. It claims the corn can be lifted out with a touch and no pain, costing only a few cents per bottle at drug stores.
In a playful exchange Yorick Hamm bets on a big movie run while Ham let Fatt encourages him. The dialogue hints at a lighthearted approach to acting with a remark about wire puppets and a trick mule as a joke on success.
Testimonial from H D Lovelee of Rockford Michigan credits Milks Emulsion with curing a ten year catarrh and indigestion. The ad claims it rebuilds bowel action boosts appetite and aids wasting diseases and says relief comes in one day for chronic stomach trouble and constipation. Price 60 cents or 1 20 per bottle and refunds offered. Terre Haute Ind based. Sold by druggists everywhere.
Mrs. Young My husband says I am his right hand. Her Mrother I hope my dear he isn't a man who never lets his right hand know what his left hand does.
An old medical advertisement urges readers to treat kidney pain and bladder issues with Jad Salts and rad Salts. It claims daily four ounce doses of lithia salts in water will cleanse kidneys, prevent irritation, stop backache, and maintain urinary health, alongside heavy water intake.
A census report notes women age longer on average than men, with life expectancy figures highlighting the gap and sparking discussion on demographics and health trends.
The article praises tailored spring suits for all figures, noting designers shape garments to conceal flaws and lengthen curves. It describes a shift toward plainer styles with selective vests, reduced braiding, and shorter coats, with two example outfits featuring silk vests and vertical accordion pleats as notable styles.
The silvered net plays a large role in young girls evening dresses. It comes in common evening colors and is silvered by a scroll design produced by machine. The net is usually scalloped along the edge like lace.
A discussion on boudoir pillows notes women’s focus on clothing and home furnishings. Living room porch and bedroom pillows use silk, lace, and georgette with washable covers, bows, and ribbon accents to create inviting spaces and coordinate with negligees.
A cuff turban is described as an intriguing new small hat with a plush finish and a scroll embroidered veil draped over it. Paris showcases the big paradise bird as a dominant hat accessory, with Rue de la Paix milliners offering horsehair hats dyed to resemble exotic plumes.
The author argues twelve months after the armistice Europe needs a grand reconstruction plan led by America. He describes devastated regions in France Belgium Italy Poland and Russia and urges urgent, large scale rebuilding of land industry and normal life through work and cooperation between employers and workers. He warns that without production and unity poverty and hardship will persist.
A London Post quotation recounts Archdeacon Madden of Liverpool telling of two women arguing on a street. One Christian defends her actions by saying she obeyed Madden’s exhortation to “fight the good fight” while the other compares Madden to a priest and dismisses him as an old quack. The remark ends with the woman admitting she punched the other after hearing “Touch not the Lord’s anointed.”
An Irish school inspector asks a boy about latitude after a correct longitude answer. The pupil jokes that they have no latitude because the British government forbids it, prompting a merry twinkle.
A dated note promotes Dr. Pierce's Anuric as a purifying kidney remedy for backache rheumatism gout and dropsy. It claims rapid relief from urinary symptoms cold extremities sleeplessness and nightly urination disruptions. A 10 cent trial package is available from Dr. Pierce's Invalids Hotel Buffalo NY.
Begg's Mustarine claims fast pain relief in five minutes using genuine yellow mustard plaster combined with modern pain killers. Marketed by S. C. Wells & Co. of Le Roy NM, it targets lameness sore muscles stiff neck cramps earache backache headache and toothache and even chilblains and frosted feet.
In London Answers a burglar client grumbles that the defense proved him so innocent his partners fear him. He laments the outcome after being acquitted and claims the proof ruined his street credibility.
How's This We offer $100 for any case of catarrh not cured by Halls Catarrh Medicine. Halls Catarrh Medicine is taken internally and acts through the blood on the mucous surfaces of the system. Sold by druggists for over forty years. Price 75c. Testimonials free. Ef. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio.
A preserved quotation from the Boston Transcript contrasts optimists and pessimists with a witty line about a man who does both. The fragment reflects editorial humor on human vanity.
The Birmingham Age Herald quotes a line about Rattlesnake Bill whose prestige fades amid a movie set clash with a harsh director. Bill says he would have stuck to train robberies if he knew what awaited him, noting the director’s brutal treatment.
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