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Newspaper
Roanoke Review
Location
Roanoke, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1921
Page
3
An advertisement touts California Fig Syrup as a reliable remedy for constipation in children. It claims a teaspoonful opens the bowels within hours and restores a playful mood, urging mothers to buy genuine syrup labeled California to avoid imitations.
An advertisement touts Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as a leading kidney liver and bladder medicine. It praises its gentle immediate effects and urges testing with a ten cent sample and mentions purchase in two bottle sizes.
A terse remark notes that deceiving someone who dislikes a joke reflects poor judgment and social tact. The line emphasizes the futility and rudeness of trying to force laughter on resistant individuals.
An old advertisement touts Diamond Dyes as foolproof for dyeing or tinting garments and draperies. It claims simple directions anyone can follow and guarantees no spotting fading streaking or running. It instructs buyers to tell the druggist fabric type wool silk linen cotton or mixed.
A wry line about keeping peace and letting money speak reflects a mindset of restraint in business and social life. The statement hints at caution in public displays while finance drives alliances and influence.
An advertisement touts Cuticura Talcum as an exquisitely scented powder for face, skin, baby and dusting use. It claims reliance on the Cuticura Trio soap ointment talcum with talcum priced at 25 cents everywhere.
The quote urges prioritizing understanding child nature over altering it. It emphasizes nurture and observation to guide development rather than forceful reformation. The message advocates patience, empathy, and responsive parenting.
A South Bend reader praises Dr Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets made from May apple for liver and digestive relief. The letter claims the pills cleanse the system, relieve constipation and bilious attacks, and keep the body in perfect condition without distress.
By James C. Young. The article depicts Messalina Valeria as Rome’s most notorious empress, detailing her ruthless control of Claudius, brazen marriages, countless lovers, and political intrigues culminating in her execution in AD 46.
A living picture of beauty Georgiana, duchess of Devonshire born 1757, is described as the original baby vamp. Painted by Thomas Gainsborough at age 27, it hangs in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The duchess, famed for fashion leadership and political influence with Fox, once sold a vote for a kiss to a butcher.
A biographical sketch recounts the rise of Madame de Maintenon from poverty in Paris to influence at the French court. It notes her role in steering Louis XIV toward Jean Baptiste Colbert’s era, the revocation of the Edict of Nantes, and subsequent religious persecution of Protestants, ending with reflections on her aging and feared legacy.
A historical sketch of Marquise de Montespan using magic to win Louis XIV. It details her manipulation, black masses, love powders, and rivalries with Queen Maria Theresa, her education of royal children, and eventual downfall as her influence waned.
A whimsical scene where Peter Gnome plans a winter greeting as Jack Frost and his brothers prepare autumn leaf outfits and frosty tricks. They discuss painting scenes, chilling kisses, and Old Man Winter’s approaching family, including Madame Snow and Sir Freeze, to nudge plants into sleep.
Players sit in a circle with one in the center. Each noncenter player names a city to blame while the center assigns a parcel between two cities. On instruction, those players representing the cities must jump up and switch places.
Vermont and Illinois women credit Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with restoring health and avoiding operations. Letters from Mrs E H Haydock of Chicago and Mrs H R Sharon of Burlington describe relief from female troubles after long medical advice for surgery. The ad notes many patients recover without invasive treatment and offers free information from The Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co.
A fragmentary dialogue touches on home life and politics with comic quips. References to Senator Orghan and Washington appear amid casual mishearings and a joke about misplacing phrases and a humorous line about “Get thee behind me, Satan.” The Boston Transcript quote hints at a humorous misquote about perspective.
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