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Newspaper
Roanoke Review
Location
Roanoke, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1919
Page
7
A reflective meditation likens life to brief chapters in a squirrel’s year in a snowy forest. It notes October to November marks and urges that each new year offers a chance to learn, grow, and more nearly understand God’s works. The piece emphasizes human incompleteness and the ongoing pursuit of wisdom and happiness.
The piece reflects on the new year as a chance for fulfillment and growth. It cites Thoreau on living fully and warns that some miss life’s riches through discontent, while others overlook the world’s beauty. The coming year is a vast, possible future to be studied and embraced.
The excerpt urges immediate action on New Year resolutions, asserting tomorrow is too late and today is the right moment to pursue better opportunities and privileges as Bishop Potter counsels. It emphasizes personal renewal and hopeful aims for the coming year.
A meditation on the new year as a time for growth and usefulness despite a bloodied earth. The writer sees humanity advancing toward contentment through selflessness and sacrifice, celebrating those fighting militarism and hoping February brings clarity.
A reflective note suggests that the prior year's resolution stands strong and will continue to hold value, likely outlasting a new pledge. The author implies enduring practicality and steady commitment over novelty.
The excerpt reflects on the changing months from April to October with natural plenty and calls the year good despite humanity’s crimes. It recalls soldiers in Gallipoli and France observing birds, flora, and divine voices amid drum fire, affirming that years are judged by God, not by human evil.
A journal urges readers to seek real joy through life’s meaningful contributions. It argues success and responsibility create lasting satisfaction and that the coming year belongs to those who maximize opportunities to aid progress and fulfill potential.
A meditation on how New Year resolutions reveal personal potential and the promise of a better future with imagined advances in inventions, discoveries, social justice, and widespread prosperity for the masses.
Train cancellations rise from coal shortages due to Belgian miners strike. John Skelton Williams again nominated as comptroller of the currency by President Wilson. Bolshivik gains reported in Tomsk. several air fatalities noted in Florida and Worcester. oil tanker wreck off Oregon coast kills at least 30.
Washington reports former food administrator Herbert Hoover warned that 15 to 20 million people in central Europe outside Germany face starvation unless relief is found. He said without aid there could be a collapse of stable government and a risk of another chaos like Russia.
Minnesota Supreme Court upholds the state bonus law providing 15 per month to service men and women for time served in federal military service. The ruling validates a 20 million dollar bond issue to fund the program.
Flour prices span per bri 98, rye and wheat grades listed with several price bands. Hay scales from 26 to 33 dollars for timothy and clover. Cattle figures cover prime heavy steers to cows and veal calves with wide spreads. Hogs and sheep follow, detailing weight classes and local buy/sell ranges.
An advertisement promotes Dr Peery’s Dead Shot claiming strong worm expulsion without castor oil. The copy uses a misunderstanding line about wallpaper and wall and suggests the remedy is sufficient to expel worms. The tone mirrors a plain early 20th century patent medicine ad.
A terse line from London Tit-Bits notes a man stating his reason for leaving is simply that he is a policeman. The exchange hints at tensions between policing duties and personal choices without further detail.
A light exchange features Small Brother asking Mr. Jaggs if he is a baseball player and the caller clarifies Willie is not the player. The joke hinges on a misinterpretation about being a "catch."
Cuticura Ointment clears pimples and blackheads when smeared and washed with Cuticura Soap and hot water in five minutes. Use daily to keep skin clear, and include Cuticura Talcum for continued care. A brief advertisement copy from a historic page.
A Boston Post note recalls Queen Victoria kissing the famed opera singer Dame Nellie Melba on both cheeks and saying you are the queen of your realm, as I am of mine, only yours is the greater, a playful comparison of reigns.
Eskimos within Canada total 3,296 with 1,0ST Hive in Baffin Land, a large Arctic island north of Hudson Bay. The mainland population is 2,209, mainly in the territory adjacent to Hudson Bay.
Mothers urged to examine every bottle of the well known remedy for infants and children to ensure it bears the signature. The recall or warning highlights Castoria as a trusted product used for decades and emphasizes brand recognition and safety.
A priest at a wedding in old Baby lonia tied threads from the bride and groom’s garments into a single knot. He presented it to the bride as a symbol of the binding nature of their union. This ritual gave rise to the expression tying the knot.
An advertisement claims hall’s Catarrh Medicine builds up the system cleanses the blood and reduces susceptibility to colds. It states chronic catarrh may result from repeated attacks and guarantees $100 to any case not cured, with testimonials provided and price at 75 cents.
The American Forestry Magazine urges a paper saving campaign in schools and asks that business replies be written on the back of letters when possible to cut filing needs. A 25 percent cut in paper usage could reduce freight by 6,000,000 tons for railroads.
The wartime price rise has doubled the costs of cotton and linen while suggesting an extended service life using Red Cross Ball Blue in laundry. The ad notes grocers offer the product at five cents.
The regulator of a watch can be affected by jolting. The wearer’s sudden movements while walking push an extra coil of the hair spring between regulator pins, causing a fast timekeeping until another movement restores normal timing.
Green's August Flower is promoted as a gentle laxative that regulates digestion, cleanses the stomach and intestinal tract, and stimulates bile flow. It is described as a sovereign remedy used for indigestion, nervous dyspepsia, sluggish liver, and related troubles in thousands of households worldwide over fifty years. Sold by druggists and dealers everywhere. Try a bottle, take no substitute.
A compact reflection on belief, contrasting passive acceptance with emphasis on causation and results. It highlights a mindset shift from superstition to rational analysis and practical outcomes.
A Fremont reader describes relief from menopausal symptoms after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She cites heat flashes nervousness backache and irritability improving after treatment and encourages others to seek guidance from the Pinkham Medicine Co. in Lynn Massachusetts.
The ad touts Begg's Mustarine as a non blistering prescription faster and stronger than old mustard plasters. It claims instant relief for coughs sore throats chest colds and neuralgic pains. It highlights use for sprains strains bruises stiff neck swellings and chilblains with Wells & Co as distributors.
An old advertisement touts safe gentle relief for liver bladder and stomach troubles and urinary issues. It asserts GOLD MEDAL Haarlon Oil Capsules cleanse the kidneys remove poisons and restore health with a course of three to four capsules daily.
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