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Newspaper
Roanoke Review
Location
Roanoke, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1922
Page
3
The ad notes many Americans suffer kidney trouble without realizing it and promotes Dr. Kilmer's Swamp Root as a successful remedy. It cites a Life Insurance examiner saying kidney trouble causes many insurance rejections. Sample bottle offer requires ten cents and a paper mention.
Birmingham Age Herald notes a plan to gather a group to hear Jibthersby speak about his vacation, suggesting no party tonight but a communal listening event to get it over with.
A kindly dentist asks what filling the boy wants and the child replies chocolate. The moment of cheer comes amid a painful session noted in an issue of The American Legion Weekly.
Indiana items note Newcastle total tax rate rising to 2.72 with 27 cent state levy. County enrollment reaches 2,860 and Purdue researchers report white snakeroot and water hemlock found near Carmel. Murder of night deputy Pink Buck near Oolitic shocks Bartholomew County, as Indiana towns discuss tax reform and road petitions. Civil war veterans gather in Greensburg and a coal price commission is urged in Indianapolis.
Advertisement offers a novel I beam shaped fence support claimed to resist buckling bending and breaking. Inventor C L Michod of Morgan Park Chicago invites inquiries for a 40 rod stretch free trial or free to first local introducers with a chance to earn $250 to $1 400 monthly without experience or money.
A Milwaukee boy shovels snow for two hours and laments a neighbor’s sympathy. He explains a tramp stole the shovel from the boy next door, and he cries because his own shovel was not stolen too.
An advertisement urges using Cuticura Talcum as part of the Cuticura Trio with Soap Ointment and Talcum, priced at 25e each, claiming it enhances skin care for face skin baby and dusting powder and perfume. It promotes Cuticura as a complete toiletries set available everywhere.
A South Dakota legislator tells a crude anecdote about a Black man entering a pastor's smokehouse at night to pray. The pastor challenges the scene and the man kneels, delivering a prompt prayer for swift departure in peace, reflecting dated racial humor.
A boy is sent home by a parrot that learned the phrase “Tohony, your mother wants you.” His mother never called, but the bird shouted the familiar sentence from next door, guiding him back to his house.
Rewitt notes the devil never takes a vacation while Jewett quips Cupid always wears his working clothes, contrasting tempers and powers through witty banter. The lines highlight perennial traits in opposing forces.
A lettered advertisement extols Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for female troubles and nervous spells. Testimonials from Horatio Arkansas and Reading Pennsylvania point to weight gain, restored strength, and ability to perform housework after using the product. Occasional mentions of Blood Medicine accompany the claims.
A mixed ad rag reveals quirky notes from the era. Alice questions secrets while Virginia jokes about Baby dresses. A Columbus Ohio Civil War veteran Col Thomas Powell owns “Lawn mower,” the only living descendant of Mary’s lamb from Sterling Massachusetts. John Houtson is credited with the poem. Dr Peery’s Dead Shot claims to expel worms and cleanses the system with a money back guarantee. Advertisement listing Pearl Street New York City.
The Champlain and St. Lawrence Railway, Canada's first line between Laprairie and St Johns, opened for traffic in July 1886. Built by Montreal businessmen with wooden rails and horse power in its first year, it switched to iron rails and steam power in 1838, receiving its charter in 1882.
A brief exchange shows Alice asking if Virginia knows what she wants and Virginia admitting indecision yet asserting a desire to want. The dialogue captures early 20th century notions of female resolve.
A country correspondent from an Indiana weekly recalls a Danville New York family passing through town on a train run. The seventeen year old daughter is described as refined and bashful and her father apologizes for her modesty in a rare moment of gentleness.
An apprentice remarks that the human anatomy is a wonderful mechanism. The foreman agrees and pats Charles on the back, causing his head to swell in a moment of humor.
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