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Newspaper
Roanoke Review
Location
Roanoke, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1922
Page
3
A St. Louis citizen reports rapid weight gain after adopting a diet featuring foods previously avoided. The patient credits Taniac for relief from dyspepsia and notes success after trying prior medicines.
A Missouri resident credits Tanlac with restoring appetite and energy after years of pain and dizziness. The letter notes improved health and weight gain, with the claim that pains and headaches no longer bother him, and urges others to buy Tanlac from druggists. Also a brief quip about a precocious nine year old Indiana politician and a breakfast table joke about school superintendent re-election.
A fragment notes remarks about a juror’s intelligence and the idea of examining him before ejecting him. The contrast is drawn with a man wearing an empty sleeve versus an empty hat, suggesting a satirical take on appearances.
A Churubusco New York woman credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with relief from a five year backache and aiding pregnancy. She urges others to try the remedy citing safety and lack of harmful drugs.
Forty seven prisoners from Jeffersonville reformatory head to Pendleton for work on the new facility. A Indiana State Firemen’s convention draws 700 to 800 attendees in Indianapolis July 18–20. Hammond firm orders 60 miles of railcars boosting Calumet region prosperity. Asa Miller of Winslow confesses to murdering his father near Velpen. Over 5,000 attend Anderson Camp Meeting with missionary programs in varied national costumes. Governor McCray asks Knox County officials to enforce law in school noncompliance report with 8,678 pupils and 5,529 with defects. Decatur County land sale near Greensburg sets price at 3120 for 260 acres, lowest on record. State housing division may shut Sept 30 without new funds from the legislature. Central Indiana counties expect a nut crop, especially beech nuts, this season.
An elderly explorer who died in Australia at ninety four was praised for using bagpipes to aid a retreat. He joined the Victoria police after Eureka stockade captivity and helped capture bushranger Jewboy. He later led an expedition to find Leichardt and recalled a moment when pipes unsettled 200 hostile natives, allowing his party to withdraw.
The war elevates linen value and urges use of Red Cross Ball Blue to improve wear. All grocers advertise the product with a call to try it and see the improvement in household laundry.
A child in a domestic anecdote tells a visiting minister she has seven siblings to spare her mother’s poverty from being revealed. The tale, cited in Everybody's Magazine, frames a humorous yet pointed comment on social class and dignity within family life.
During the war the American Library association supplied 250000 books for merchant marine ships forming portable libraries. The American Merchant Marine Library association has now been organized to continue this work under the slogan A Library for Every Ship.
Mrs McIntosh seeks a second marriage for reasons beyond affection. A comely widow, Scottish, she mourned her late husband 18 months before picking MacIntyre from many suitors. He doubts his suitability but she notes her linen marked Mell guiding the choice.
A girl in the telephone office threatens to give notice unless new rules are made after overhearing inappropriate remarks over the wire. The chief clerk dismisses concerns with a flippant reply about electricity and shock.
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