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Newspaper
Reporter Boyden
Location
Boyden, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1920
Page
3
Popular Mechanics notes a new method where buyers pick a house from government stock sold cheaply then have it shipped. In Cincinnati area over 200 four room homes sold at 200 dollars each with government cost above 1500 dollars. foundations cost about 228 dollars and delivery 120 dollars, totaling 553 dollars per home.
A cosmopolitan social note recalls a Paris poet famed in years past who fumbled a party moment failing to provide witty lines. He pressed to speak, then blushed and stammered as a hostess urged him to say something clever. The anecdote ends with a wry quip on counterfeit value.
Witty exchange notes that a rib as a luxury has echoed from Adam’s time, framing high living costs as a long running joke about expense. The brief humor reflects a domestic quip on evolving prices and desires.
A Petunia shopkeeper bids down thermometers while a customer laments rising costs. The Kansas City Star quotes the exchange as a lighthearted snapshot of daily shopping woes and inflation vibes.
A Kansas City Journal excerpt plays on the pun of delaying a meeting. A magnate fears keeping the man waiting, joking that the stenographer has become a friend and, with affection, suggests marriage will follow, leaving the magnate short of a stenographer.
A three year old girl asks playmates for compliments as they share taffy. After a child praises her looks she declares her mother found her in a peach basket. Twelve year old Arthur steps in to defend her with a witty remark about being a peach.
A concise study on Peter and John facing arrest by the priests and Sadducees, their bold defense before the Sanhedrin, and the ensuing prayerful church response. The lesson highlights faith under persecution, the power of Jesus' name, and the early believers relying on scripture for strength.
The advertisement touts Bayer Tablets of Aspirin as genuine and safe with a long history of physician use. It instructs buyers to look for the Bayer Cross and emphasizes the product’s wide range of indications from colds to neuralgia. Tiny tin boxes and larger packages are offered by druggists.
An advertisement touts S S S as a treatment that purports to cleanse catarrh by removing disease germs from the blood. It urges readers to seek medical advice and provides an Atlanta address for further guidance. A separate item reports Serbia plans a 600 kilometer canal from the Danube Morava to Saloniki, via Morava and Vardar valleys.
A sensational advertisement touts Danderine a 85 cent bottle promises fuller longer stronger hair with revived color and vitality. Promoters urge readers to buy at drug or toilet counters to refresh scalp curb druff and hair loss. A separate note claims Harvard professor Bridgman made hot ice by squeezing water and creating ice hot enough to boil alcohol.
An advertisement claims catarrh cannot be cured by local applications and promotes Hall's Catarrh Medicine as an internal remedy working through the blood on mucous surfaces. It asserts the formula blends tonics with blood purifiers and cites testimonials and Toledo based J Cheney & Co as proprietors.
Fragmentary notes describe a resignation by a captain and tensions around the departure. The speaker hints at a staged farewell and references a fail-safe or halt mechanism tied to a fire or alarm. No additional context or names are clearly identifiable.
Advert says Cuticura Soap and Ointment soothe red rough itching skin with hot baths and ointment touches. It also recommends Cuticura Talcum powder for fragrance and hygiene as part of the Cuticura Toilet Trio. Retrospection is cited as a great obstacle to progress.
A fragment quotes a Baltimore American line about soft drinks and hard water. It notes a public impression and ends with a quip about a man blowing his own horn and others hearing it.
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