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Newspaper
Roanoke Review
Location
Roanoke, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1923
Page
4
An old advertisement promotes Cuticura products to treat pimples and blackheads. It recommends smearing Cuticura Ointment, washing with Cuticura Soap and hot water for five minutes, and using Cuticura Talcum daily to keep skin clear.
The New York Sun quips that women hold more control of their tongues than men, sparking a witty exchange about speech and influence between Mrs and Mr. Man. The line highlights gendered perceptions in conversation.
A period ad urges use of Red Cross Ball Blue in laundry for a dainty well groomed appearance. The message markets a domestic product as improving a girl’s appearance.
An old man named Ed sits on village steps whittling a cigar box lid and whistling. A neighbor, Jim, asks what he’s waiting for and Ed says he’s just waiting for nothing, prompting Jim to remark how waiting for nothing would worry him.
A humorous Life piece recalls Hank Pringle agreeing to quit smoking after a streak of accidents. His wife offered permission to smoke indoors if he towed smoke up the chimney, yet repeated bumps and injuries finally convinced him quitting was best.
Mary Stewart Cutting Jr profiles Alice Duer Miller a New Yorker by birth with Central America years shaping Calderon’s Prisoner later retitled Something Different. Miller’s novels have been filmed and dramatized with Manslaughter breaking records. Her plays and magazine work show persistent demand and she joins the Star Series of Matrimonial Adventures with her humor and charm.
Eliot, bored after seven years of marriage, contemplates the dullness of domestic life despite loving his wife Mary and their two daughters. A late-night talk with bachelor Sam about freedom, privacy, and the costs of matrimony reveals unspoken tensions and the lure of self-expression.
Eliot enjoys a rare moment of solitude until his daughters return. He reads and contemplates a parody as Mary leaves abruptly after a tense confrontation about boredom in marriage. In a sharp office exchange she declares she will return only when his home life mirrors her needs.
Mrs Laura Laws of Vincennes Indiana says five Tanlac bottles cured years of stomach trouble and a nervous breakdown. She reports renewed strength appetite and sleep and continues to praise Tanlac. Tanlac is sold by all good druggists with over 37 million bottles sold.
An advertisement touts Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a universal cure for kidney liver and bladder ailments claiming sworn statements and thousands of testimonials. It offers a sample bottle by mail from Dr Kilmer Co Binghamton NY and notes bottles are sold in drug stores.
In St Albans Vermont a gas main leak was discovered when a pick struck rock during digging by a gas company worker. A spark ignited the flame from the leak prompting investigation by local residents.
Reports say a white metal can resist tarnish and corrosion with a deep polished luster. It offers good casting qualities and is malleable and ductile at a price within reach, enabling chemists to alloy metals against impure air.
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