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Newspaper
Roanoke Review
Location
Roanoke, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1922
Page
6
Fashion notes a move toward wider cape-like wraps and broad hats as spring nears. Skirts lengthen while brims widen, though the small hat remains dominant. Featured looks include a tailored upturned brim hat, a long tweed cape with high collar, a white brimmed hat with silk crown, and a black taffeta wide brim with artificial foliage.
A persistent tendency appears in gatherings where a man is always willing to second any motion. His readiness shapes debate and accelerates procedural steps, reflecting the ritualistic nature of meeting cultures.
An old advertisement urges shoppers to say Red Cross Ball Blue when buying bluing promising lasting results and repeat usage.
A famous Bible known as the Devil's Bible was inscribed on the skins of asses and brought to Stockholm after the Thirty Years' War. Legend says a poor monk, doomed to death, bargained with the devil to copy the entire Bible in one night, saving his life though the outcome of the bargain remains unclear.
A weary tramp sobs to a farmer's wife insisting his aged mother is the invention of necessity. The wife suggests begging is not the only way, but the tramp argues his mother is the invention driving his need. The exchange ends with his earnest denial and resignation.
A brief musing notes that fatigue and hunger show on a man. It contrasts the idea that those with more should give more to others.
A woman identified as Luella Washington denies striking another woman in a district court. She describes warning the other woman for tossing garbage, says she raised her hand like the Statue of Liberty, and claims the other woman leapt to her death after turning violent. She admits holding a hatchet but insists she did not touch the victim.
Joseph Levenson of New Yorks motion picture censorship warns at a luncheon that films can both help and harm. A joke among youths follows about a breakup after a girl criticizes a serial heroines beauty, revealing a light moral about cinema influence.
An Englishman asks about the meaning of luciferous and an acquaintance replies that a luciferous story is like a devilish bad one. The term, attributed to Lloyd George, appears to be an unusual adjective rather than an invention of his.
A sharp proverb warns against multi tasking by urging a direct single focus using a shotgun metaphor.
A brief note discusses chronic kickers and a persistent whine that remains despite attempts to resolve it, suggesting ongoing annoyance and potential impact on daily routines.
An advertisement touts Cuticura Soap as doubling razor efficiency while promoting skin purity comfort and health. It claims no mug, no slimy soap, no germs, no waste and no irritation even with twice daily shaving. One soap for shaving bathing and shampooing.
Senator Henry Cabot Lodge argues communism diminishes private property after Russia, calling private property an innate instinct. He cites a slave’s rainstorm anecdote to illustrate personal property and ownership amid class and race tensions.
A disheveled man enters a police station and asks for the sergeant in charge. The officer, TJ am, sits at a desk and explains they will take up a case only if someone proves a missing person.
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