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Newspaper
Reporter Boyden
Location
Boyden, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1920
Page
3
Peace in the Browns' home ends when eerie noises from a neighbor’s house cause Mr. Brown to call for quiet, thinking Mrs Wood’s gramophone is playing Tosti. The daughter reveals the sound comes from the Murphys opening a tin of corned beef.
A specialist offers a test for ten dollars and promises half the payment if a positive finding is made. The patient agrees, indicating willingness to pay if results justify the cost.
Behavioral note states baboons occur mainly on the African continent with a few outliers outside Africa. The remark outlines the geographic distribution without detailing specific species or locations.
Advertisement urges readers with back pain fatigue headaches and dizziness to try Doan's Kidney Pills. It claims kidney strain from rest lack of sleep and heavy meat intake can cause these symptoms and that Doan's has helped thousands.
The ad claims catarrh is caused by germs in the blood and promotes S. S. S. to cleanse the blood for relief. It asserts sprays or douches cannot reach the germs and offers free medical advice via address in Atlanta Georgia.
In Arnheim, Holland, wealthy East Indies nabobs built lavish estates near the Rhine. Gardens, lakes, bridges, and marble terraces create fairyland vistas with secret springs and whimsical figures. The De Pauw inn offers a famed self-serve Dutch dining experience before travelers press on.
The article notes sweet potatoes may become common in markets as storage issues are solved by new curing methods and storage plants in the South. Varieties are sweeter and campaigns are underway to expand national marketing of better sweet potatoes. The yamlike tuber is contrasted with the true potato and linked to American origins.
A courtroom exchange questions witness credibility as counsel argues about the strength of a bare inference. The debate centers on whether the testimony reflects fact or inference, highlighting standards of truthfulness and proof in the case.
A family dinner prompts affectionate memories of a mothers cooking and especially pies and strawberry shortcake. Little John asks if he can someday speak as fondly of his mother as his father. A prospective tenant quips that a creaking staircase is a modern burglar alarm to keep occupants awake.
A brief comic exchange centers on a man named Knicker and Bocker. The gag asks how he lowers clothing costs by waiting for a great man's mantle to fall on him, implying a punchline about inheritance or opportunity.
A brief exchange asks what to wear to a garden party and suggests the idea of donning a lawn dress as an appropriate option.
A quirky line recalls a revolver with six chambers and a seller. The British Museum sold 200000 picture postcards of exhibits to visitors last year. Two men accidentally exchange umbrellas and both end up worse for wear.
An article recalls the old Province house in Boston on Bosworth Court now partly replaced by offices. Oliver Wendell Holmes lived there for 18 years and Hawthorne made it famous in Twice Told Tales. A preserved iron archway once marked the governor’s garden entrance from the early 1800s.
A Selif-Starter asks a manager if he is an expert salesman capable of selling anything from an ice pick to an automobile. He cites selling the manager’s own car to a passing buyer as an example.
A fragment hints at prohibition enforcement scrutiny of an elderly woman. The joke suggests whisky bottles hidden about her, joking that it was her corkscrew curls that gave her away.
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