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Newspaper
Renwick Times
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1917
Page
6
An old ad touts Red Cross Ball Blue for whiter laundry with a 5 cent large package at grocers. A playful quip discusses gender in language and a joke about seconds in a minute comparing a father and a child.
An old advertisement promotes Cuticura products for facial treatment and hand care. It describes applying Cuticura Ointment to affected areas on rising and retiring, washing with Cuticura Soap and hot water, and soaking hands in hot lather before drying and applying more ointment. A free sample offer via postcard request from Cuticura, Dept. L, Boston.
A fragmentary Era piece quotes a speaker on knowledge and censorship. The line contrasts caution in information gathering with intent, noting how access to data shapes actions in a lengthy, didactic sermon.
A lettered plea extols Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a cure for female troubles. Testimonies from Mrs Kans A Kiese and Mrs Josh Copnen claim restored strength and ability to work after long ailments. A confidential advice line offers personal guidance from Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co.
A fragmented historical note recalls Great Britain building battle cruisers starting in 1907 with the Indomitable, followed by the Toflextite and Tnymetble. It notes later losses in Jutland, the rise of Superdreadnaughts, and hints that American designs will soon surpass the remaining Cat Squadron vessels led by the Liew aml Teer.
The piece reports on Germany expressing discontent about separate peace while abroad in New York. It also notes D. N. Failar retiring after 32 years of teaching in Brooklyn schools.
New York fashion pages review American gowns inspired by Paris lines, highlighting designers who blend French methods with American workmanship. The piece praises soft fabrics, color theory, and silhouettes emphasizing clinging to the figure, with notes on midnight blue, greens, grays, and red carefully avoided for wartime sensibilities. It discusses the season’s color psychology, practical tailoring, and the rise of gray neutrals paired with bold accents.
Squirrel furs draw attention with dyed winter pelts. One exquisite full length gray squirrel coat shows excellent soft tones. Blends with gray fox fibers create smooth, nearly seamless fur effects.
A child named Danny mocked a picture of Elijah ascending in a chariot of fire by pointing to a halo and telling his mother that he was carrying an extra tire. The moment blends awe with playful misunderstanding in a family scene.
An old advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Medicine promising nine cent price for a cure claim. It asserts internal action through the blood on mucous surfaces and notes forty years of druggist sales with testimonials and a company address in Toledo Ohio.
The piece presents a Johnson anecdote about courtship symbols such as the hand forehead and lips. A lawyer explains the unfairness of guiding questions, using a young man and a girl on a Lemon Hill bench. A whistle interrupts as the girl’s lips form a rosebud and she hides her forehead.
Kitty-Jack told me last night that Lo was the prettiest girl he’d ever seen. Ethel-O sighed that’s natural. He said the same thing a year ago, noting that taste changes as one grows older.
A fragmentary item notes a passing show titled Hot Scotch Sea Sergeant with hints of colloquial speech and local color. The readable text suggests a playful, regional air, mentioning a revue or variety act and a question about timing or audience reaction. The source offers limited, unclear specifics beyond the performance mood.
A baseball went over a fence into suburban gardens and a boy appeared at a front door to retrieve it. An irate father confronted him, angered by the near miss with a child. The boy quips that the father has ten children while he has only one ball.
Orville Wright quips at a Dayton dinner that the war spawns flying enemies and speculates on naming the air foe. He jokes about aerosipelgs, flyfold, influenza, and finally proposes skyatier as a possible moniker.
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