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Newspaper
Roanoke Review
Location
Roanoke, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1920
Page
7
In a playful scene Eva observes Miss Sparks wearing many rings and blurts an odd nickname ringworm to her mother. The remark highlights Eva’s sharp eye and the guests’ jeweled display.
The fragment notes a color price rise alongside two other items and mentions war adding to the burden. It implies inflation pressures during conflict, with a broad observational tone and limited context. The reader is left with a sense of economic strain tied to wartime developments.
A wry remark questions the common complaint of women about their past being too long, implying humor at social expectations and individual history.
The ad touts Bayer tablets of aspirin as genuine and safe for millions over twenty years. It urges accepting only an intact Bayer package with directions for relief of headache toothache earache neuralgia rheumatism colds and pain. Smaller tin boxes and larger packages are sold by druggists.
Advertisements tout Allen's Foot Ease as essential for workers on feet. it reduces friction, freshens feet, and prevents soreness and blisters, widely used by women. Also promotes Cuticura products for babies and skin care with Cuticura Soup Ointment and Talcum in a scented trio.
A man exults in fortune claiming life is a good world while others suspect he has just inherited a large sum. His remark hints at a recent windfall benefiting him.
The note lists amber colors including black green brown white and also yellow, noting multiple shade variants.
Shelly County commissioners award road contracts while firefighting strikes end. Farmers face wage demands and labor shortages across central Indiana as harvests loom, with wages from five to ten dollars a day. Coal, rail, and bank troubles intersect amid mine collapses and a large Hamilton farm sale in Greensburg.
Advertised remedy Othine double strength promises to remove freckles with nightly and morning applications. Readers are urged to buy an ounce from a druggist and may receive a money back guarantee if freckles persist.
In a domestic scene Mr Blossom remarks that Bobby is a bright boy and his father expects him to be no great man. Bobby counters that his mother never expects the same and once predicted his sister would be married before spring, a forecast now long past.
Five hundred wells in the occupied French district require purification of German poison before use. Local authorities coordinate cleanup to restore safe drinking water and public health.
A playful snippet from London Punch shows a character seeking cast-off clothing for a husband and reacting with staged humor. The exchange captures light social satire and a quaint period tone.
There is only one medicine that really stands out for curing kidney, liver and bladder ailments. Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root is a gentle healing vegetable compound with quick, mild effects. Start treatment now. Sold in two bottle sizes at drug stores. Send ten cents for a sample to Dr Kilmer Co Binghamton NY, mention this paper.
A rear smoker car for whites and a front car for colored passengers highlights Jim Crow segregation on a Texas day coach. A half brown boy with coins asks the conductor for travel, offering money until he likes the lace, then more money to keep riding.
Jud Tunkins notes the ouija board rarely spells long words unless a schoolteacher or minister sits in. The remark highlights humorous superstition amid small town talk.
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