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Newspaper
Roanoke Review
Location
Roanoke, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1920
Page
3
A reader notes the audience praised Evie for a grandiloquent speech despite initial doubts. The remark highlights strong approval from Mrs Comeu and the crowd.
R J Powell of Sweetwater Texas reports Eatonic gave relief to his daughter who suffered severe misery from water intake. He claims hundreds use the product with one or two tablets after meals to curb acidity and toxins, improve health and energy. Ad claims quick relief for indigestion heartburn and sour stomach. price stated as trifling and available from druggists. The second item recounts a church luncheon anecdote about a man drinking gravy and a subsequent kitchen scene.
In a peaceful home Mr Brown and family hear eerie sounds from the next house. A gramophone blares Tosti as the family fears a haunting until the truth emerges that the Murphys are simply starting a tiny corned bee.
A light exchange for clothing ideas prompts a playful remark about wearing a lawn dress to a garden arty event, highlighting casual style banter.
A truncated quote remarks that even a tian who is good for nothing may be good for something as a horrible example. The remark hints at the idea of usefulness arising from negative display.
An old advertisement promotes Dead Shot Dr Peery's Vermifugs claiming one dose cures worms and tapeworms, urging readers to use the product to purge parasites.
A fragment of Boston’s Province House remains on Bossworth court with an iron archway once leading to the governor’s garden. Built 1697 by Peter Sargent, the residence hosted balls in colonial days and Oliver Wendell Holmes lived there for 18 years. Hawthorne used it in Twice Told Tales.
A plan for Otsego County New York uses existing and new forests to fund county operations. Each of the 24 townships would plant 100 acres of trees with profits expected to cover near term running expenses and drive taxes down toward a minimum.
A judge rules on a broker’s defense in a dispute over watered stock sold by the agent. The exchange highlights a blunt customer complaint that the stock was waterlogged and the agent offers a blotter as a remedy.
A collage of Indiana items reports Marshall's Giant added to Benner stock farm near Hartford City, threshing woes for Howard County farmers, a Varney Electric store fire risking 75,000 dollars, and corn crop hopes in Johnson and Shelby counties. Slated notes cover soybean meetings, old age rural mail carrier retirement, and public agency payrolls.
Thousands of women with kidney and bladder trouble are urged to seek Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root. The ad claims symptoms include back pain, headaches and fatigue and promotes testing with a sample or full bottle from drug stores or by sending ten cents to Kilmer Co. in Binghamton NY.
A remark contrasts current European entry rules requiring birth certificates and the risk of someone else occupying a berth if one is missing. The exchange hints at travel bureaucracy and potential passenger inconveniences aboard a steamer.
Advertisement notes Bayer aspirin as safe for over twenty years, with unbroken Bayer packages and directions for headache toothache rheumatism and colds. Mentions 12 tablet tins and larger packages sold by druggists, claiming Bayer as trademark and a monocarboxylic ester of salicylic acid.
A briefBoston Transcript joke shows a specialist offering to examine a patient for $10 and promising half if he finds it. The patient agrees. It satirizes medical exams and payment promises in a humorous exchange.
An advertising notice promotes Dead Shot Dr Peery's Vermifuge as a worm treatment. It claims one dose will expel all worms, presenting a bold remedy claim for tapeworm infestation.
A witty remark notes that a man may be a hopeless idiot yet no woman will admit it after he proposes. The line reflects social reluctance to reject a suitor openly and the irony of masculine blunder.
A concise moral note urging respect for all people. It argues contempt harms both the heart and society, promoting empathy and restraint in judgment across communities.
Fragmentary text describes a yacht race halted due to insufficient breeze. Mentions Sir Tommy Lipton spending a large sum to lift the cup and hints at expectations to raise wind for victory.
An old advertisement touts Cuticura soap for soothing itchy rashy skin on babies. It promotes Cuticura Ointment and a fragrant Cuticura Talcum as finishing touches. The setter claims purity and sweetness with a 25 cent price point.
A leading clue from a Prohibition era case questions how a sober looking elderly woman could hide whisky. The remark about corkscrew curls hints at the unexpected source of evidence in the investigation.
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