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Newspaper
Reporter Boyden
Location
Boyden, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1912
Page
7
G Bau mel of Chicago describes severe facial acne lasting three years. He used Cuticura Soap and Ointment after prior failed remedies and was cured in weeks following instructions from a Cuticura booklet. A free sample and 82 page book are offered by Cuticura Dept L Boston.
A young matron at the Waldorf Astoria Lenten musicale related four bon mots about Marie Tempest. One joke claimed Tempest joked about her nose as if it belonged to someone else. She recalled Tempest: when the Creator was looking for a nose for me he took the first one that turned up.
Murine eye product claims relief for red weak and watery eyes with granulated lids. The seductively written ad touts oculists compounding it and its long physician usage. Sold by druggists at 25 cents per bottle with aseptic tubes available. Marine Eye Remedy Co Chicago.
A brief exchange between a husband and his new wife ends with a witty remark about the wife being a typewriter not a sewing machine. The line highlights domestic humor and social mores of the era.
To keep artificial teeth and bridge work antiseptically clean and free from odors and disease germs Paxtine Antiseptics unequaled. At druggists 26c a box or sent postpaid on receipt of price by The Paxton Toilet Co. Boston, Mass.
A witty exchange centers on the idea that wives outdo husbands in kitchen banter. One line claims a wife can make a tart reply, the other boasts she can make a pie speak for itself. The quip reflects humorous kitchen lore and domestic humor.
Fragmentary ad copy mentions BromO Quinine laxative from Rhones NE and Garfield Tea for impure blood. References BEW signature, Beworld care a cold slogan, and a line about lazy women. Ends with lines urging tea use before retiring and self impartiality.
A teaching summary on how Jesus selected twelve apostles, their roles as salt and light, and the need for faithful followers. It notes Jesus’ power with them, the diversity of backgrounds, and the call to bear fruit by transforming causes, not merely judging results.
A small boy visits the county clerk seeking a missing lady. Deputy Henry Smiley replies that he has seen several ladies, prompting the boy to identify himself as the one without a little boy and ask where the lady is.
Calumet Baking Powder received the Grand Prize and Gold Medal at the International Pure Food Show in Paris in March 1912. This follows the Highest Award it previously won at the World's Pure Food Exposition in Chicago, underscoring its claimed superiority in wholesomeness purity and uniformity.
A man testifies that he gave his wife a $1,000 check yesterday hoping she would not cash it. He explains the plan was to compel her to prove or disprove her nerve in confronting him. The exchange reveals a chilling motive linked to alleged mental instability.
A remark suggests an electrician should be socially successful for being well posted on current topics. The exchange asks why an electrician stands out, answering that he keeps up with current affairs.
A reader comments on gender roles noting it is unfair for women to have two ears for hearing gossip and only one tongue to repeat it. The remark reflects period attitudes and echoes debate over female propriety.
A wedding line notes the bride promises obedience but secretly keeps fingers crossed, reflecting a playful contradiction in vows and traditional expectations.
Pastor Goodsole ends his sermon by saying he rented a room in a fashionable apartment for a mission Sunday school opening on the first Sunday in May. He doubts attendance but states it will run all summer, viewed as either opportunity or reproach. The sermon concludes with a closing hymn.
The dialogue suggests shortening the phrase to convey danger using the word Jaws as a substitute for clutches.
At his brother’s Park Avenue home in New York Gifford Pinchot listens to a political reporter’s story for verification. He laughs and quips that many would not believe it if told, echoing an old Italian peasant line about loving birds but not eating them.
Before the blaze on Christmas Eve two aging sisters discuss gifts. Sister Mallie wonders if a long stocking can hold all she desires while Elvira notes a pair of socks would suffice.
The snippet presents a joke exchange about thirty eggs priced at fifty five cents a dozen. The pupil calls it outrageous, reflecting humor in a Boston Evening Transcript item.
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