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Newspaper
Roanoke Review
Location
Roanoke, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1923
Page
7
An old fashioned remedy claims to prevent colds from attacking the breathing tract. It urges prompt action and states the medicine, based on cod liver oil with other ingredients, soothes the breathing tract and strengthens the body without nerve affecting drugs.
A young woman seeks fishing lessons from a youthful admirer. She grasps the hook and line placement but asks whether the pole or line should be in the water, reflecting beginner confusion and playful instruction.
A brief item notes Flint and Lint-Company in a domestic scene about tidying the house for a cleaning crew visit this afternoon. The dialogue highlights appreciation for a tidy home and the prompt arrival of workers.
A vintage ad touts Danderine as a tonic that revives neglected scalps and stops falling hair. It promises quicker invigoration, improved color, and youthful beauty, claiming relief from itching, dandruff, and dryness. A drug store sales line closes the brief.
Pearls are abundant around the Pearl islands in the Bay of Panama with natives using them to decorate canoes when first discovered. Snowy linens are valued by housewives and kept bright with Red Cross Ball Blue in laundry at all grocers.
A quip from a husband about their childless marriage highlights frequent quarrels and underlying tensions. The remark underscores a marital strain in a local household noted for its lack of offspring.
In 1821 the Seraphine sails east as Mademoiselle Lestron mourns a lost love. Lazarac, seeking a bracelet stolen as honor, debates fate with Sazarac aboard the emperor's ship. The bracelet's fate binds Raoul and Louise across a gulf of secrets and longing.
An advertisement extols Hypo-Cod as a great health builder and body cleanser promising relief for run down conditions and stomach kidney troubles. A testimonial from a Michigan reader describes general breakdown nervous prostration and improved kidney health after using Hypo-Cod. The ad notes Hypo-Cod is sold at drug stores and hints at consumer ease of use.
The report notes Great Britain maintains a standing army of 237 500 with a 237 500 reserve and a 4 655 500 untrained reserve. It lists 17 000 troops in Egypt 50 000 in Canada 1 351 000 available manpower 220 000 in New Zealand and 1 130 000 in South Africa possessions. Most troops are World War I veterans.
A humorous local item describes Jim Higgins visiting a country farm for the first time. He notices a farmer eating rind with breakfast, and replies he is preparing his rind for the farmer. The teaser mentions Cascarets liver and bowel cure sold in drug stores for billousness and digestion.
Miss Caroline Nunder a prominent New York dress designer earns about $50 000 annually at age twenty four. She is described as radiantly pretty with bobbed hair and hazel eyes and wears every frock she designs, often seen at the theater.
A reflective comment on getting older and wiser, noting a loss of youthful pep and zeal as experience grows. The remark emphasizes a calmer, steadier outlook that accompanies age and accumulated knowledge.
Advertisement claims Brandreth Pills use only the best ingredients for constipation and recommends taking one or two at bedtime.
The piece recalls the trials of aspiring actresses facing rejection letters from managers while persisting with courage. A photographer’s blunt guess about future roles adds a humorous sting to the narrative of ambition and perseverance in theatre.
A aphoristic line notes that a person is not only idle when doing nothing but also idle if he could be better employed. The remark highlights productivity and self-discipline as keys to meaningful work.
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