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Newspaper
Roanoke Review
Location
Roanoke, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1919
Page
7
A vintage advertisement touts Mustarine as a ready to use mustard plaster with added pain killers. It promises rapid relief from rheumatism, gout nerve pain sore muscles and headaches and urges customers to ask for the yellow box Mustarine from 8 C Wells & Co Le Roy N Y.
A vegetable remedy marketed as purely plant based claims to cleanse bowels and improve wellbeing. It is recommended for colds fevers headaches and to improve breath skin and appetite with a cup brewed from Celery King Tea by 8S. C. Wells & Co. Le Roy NY.
Classified notices advertise for sale and lease opportunities including sound investments and drilling contracts. Names include WMH Haleyville Ala and Alfred Brown Wichita Kan. Addresses listed along with a Vancouver Canada entry for a British soldier promotion.
The tyro-ton bell in the city hall tower makes the structure unsafe due to corroded steel supports. Since lowering it is too dangerous, it will be melted in place with acetylene torches. The bell is six feet high, four feet in diameter, cost about $2000, with removal projected at $1500. The only recent ring was Armistice Day and at construction in 1904.
Grayes calls her timid while Leigh notes her bold act. The girl drove an ambulance in France during the war, a factLondon Answers mentions, hinting at a nuanced impression of her character and role.
A couple declines a dinner invitation from the Browns arguing the host has too much liquor in his cellar. The man worries he would have to drive after an evening there and refuses to attend despite friendship.
Child laxative claim warns to look for California on the bottle to ensure a safe remedy. Ad touts pleasant taste and full dosing directions, urging mothers to give California fig syrup without fear.
Prince Feisal of Hedjaz attended the guildhall reception for Field Marshal Viscount Allenby. Amid grand uniforms and courtly pomp he bowed to a lord mayor’s flunky, mistaking a dignitary for a higher official.
A drugstore ad touts Danderine a small bottle for a few cents that moistens hair with a cloth to instantly double its beauty. It claims the tonic adds life and gloss, cleans dust and oil, refreshes the scalp, fights dandruff, and promotes long thick strong hair growth.
A restaurant joke centers on a waiter called Scales who supposedly expects tipping from all customers, prompting humorous commentary about tipping etiquette.
A vintage ad claims Pape's Cold Compound relieves a severe cold within hours. It touts instant nasal relief after the first dose and full benefit after three doses every two hours, promising clear head, stopped nose, and vanished symptoms for only a few cents. It emphasizes no quinine and easy administration.
The Chicago health department bulletin reports six influenza deaths last week amid warnings of a potential epidemic. Dr. Evans predicts a harsher season as colder weather arrives, urging prevention through hygiene and avoiding close contact. Turpo, a germicide mix, is promoted as a preventive measure to reduce transmission.
An advertisement warns that kidneys control health and urges immediate action when signs like nervousness dizziness back pains appear. It promotes Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules imported from Holland as a world renowned remedy with a money back guarantee, available in three sizes.
A comical banter on a rebellious turkey described as a Bolshevist among farm birds. The piece notes the bird refuses barnyard control and a neighbor overreach to curb foraging with a neck attachment resembling a turboplane used by a farmer.
Senator Sorghum quips that the public prefers listening to speeches over hearing them, claiming there are many competent speakers but few audiences. The exchange underscores a tension between oratorical tradition and modern political engagement.
Dr. Peery reveals a traditional single dose remedy named Dead Shot that aims to purge worms and tapeworms, distinguishing it from lozenges or syrups and presenting it as a genuine medicine ad.
A long experienced physician wears a doleful look as whispers of an emerging epidemic circulate, suggesting growing concern among medical professionals about potential outbreak dynamics and patient impact.
Complaints of fatigue and nervous weakness describe women who feel weak dizzy and pale. The ad touts Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription as a uplifting tonic available in liquid or tablet form. Testimonials from women in Gary and Frankfort Indiana claim restored strength and vitality within months.
Catarrhal Deafness cannot be cured by local applications but by a constitutional remedy. Halls Catarrh Medicine acts through the blood to reduce inflammation of the Eustachian Tube mucous lining. It claims to restore hearing and offers one hundred dollars for any cure not achieved.
In a rustic scene a butcher offers pig heads while a lady selects a friendlier looking option. The exchange hints at wit and farm humor in a local market setting with a playful tone.
Tilinois means Tribe of Men in Indian with French suffix. Indiana translates to Indian Land. Michigan signifies Fish Weir from a lake resemblance. Minnesota means Sky-tinted water. Ohio translates to beautiful water. Wisconsin is said to mean rushing water.
A dialogue notes the tongue of land sits at the river mouth, clarifying its location. The exchange emphasizes geographic positioning and local land feature.
An Adv promotes Cuticura Talcum Powder as an antiseptic scented economical option for face skin baby and dusting use. It claims the powder renders other perfumes superfluous and positions it as part of the Cuticura Toilet Trio with Soap Ointment and Talcum.
A gloomy citizen laments lacking friends, and the night watchman counters that such a disposition often prevents earning companionship. The exchange reveals a grim outlook on social ties and personal character.
An advertisement proclaims granulated eyelids and inflamed eyes relieved overnight by a Roman Eye Balsam after a single trial. The claim emphasizes rapid improvement and promotes the medicine as proven.
A joking exchange where a father asks if the girl can bake bread and the son replies she can handle the dough. It plays on the double meaning of dough as bread mixture and money.
An advertisement promotes Cascarets as a safe laxative and tonic. It claims they cleanse bile and bowels, improve complexion, and prevent biliousness without griping or side effects. The copy emphasizes low cost and overnight action.
A brief exchange praises plane manufacturers as a class always upright and square in their business methods, highlighting trust in their trade practices.
Students at Vassar College revive the annual doll dressing contest for Christmas charity. About 600 dolls are purchased by the Christian association each year to be dressed by students for local children. Dolls are lined up for inspection and the best dressed wins a prize, a tradition revived after wartime hiatus with renewed enthusiasm.
The Pe tunia tavern landlord apologizes to a Kansas City Star reporter awakened by knocking. He explains a six o clock call was forgotten and notes the train departed forty minutes earlier, offering the reporter to sleep longer.
A prominent manufacturer tells a workman to keep temper since others do not want it. The remark, quoted in the Ladies' Home Journal, underlines restraint as a valued trait in the workplace.
A saying highlights how a man rarely forgets a favor he has done for someone else, implying lasting gratitude and potential reciprocity in social ties.
New York State may have lost about 90 000 residents in twenty months due to a very low birth rate and last year’s influenza. Dr Herman M Biggs, health commissioner, notes death rates have fallen since the epidemic, with a current rate of 10.4 the lowest in years. Birth rates also hit a record low, with July and August at 18.7 and 18.8 per thousand, about 29 percent lower than in 1918.
A fragment shows Kitty-Jack miserable after a goodbye kiss at the station with Catty remarking they did not have to kiss. The dialogue hints at unresolved romance and social tension between the pairs.
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