Sweet Innocence Row
Mrs Youngbride complains eggs sent yesterday were old. Grocer apologizes, says holiday trade killed many young chickens leaving only old hens to lay. Mrs Youngbride remarks she hadn’t considered that explanation.
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Newspaper
Russiaville Observer
Location
Russiaville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1917
Page
3
Free Cuticura Trial for Skin Care Ad
Classic advertisement touts Cuticura Ointment and Soap for facial improvement. Offers free mail sample with book from Cuticura Dept L Boston and notes treatment for ten days with rising and retiring routines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
Inmate Embraces Phonograph Gift at Masonic Home
A ninety year old resident of the Masonic home near Franklin, long unfamiliar with phonographs, is delighted by a gift from a lodge. He describes a pie pan with a hole and a crank turning tin into music, calling it dang good music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Masonic
Franklin
Indianapolis News
Gumdrops Cheaper Than Potatoes Joke Comment
Carl J. Carter, prosecuting attorney of Bartholomew county, questions a driver who explains gumdrops are cheaper than potatoes to justify a truckload of groceries. The anecdote appears in the Indianapolis News.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl J. Carter
Bartholomew County
Carter
Indianapolis News
Fortitude in War and Peace The Toothache Analogy
A character argues against war, claiming a desire for peace while admitting willingness to take practical steps such as pulling himself together and visiting a dentist to stop a metaphorical toothache. The exchange frames resolve and restraint.
Flags and fashion fuse in wartime New York styles
In 1917 New York observers note America’s wartime flag frenzy as red white and blue enter women’s clothing from hats to capes. Designers race to present military capes and blue serge ensembles while debates grow over flag saturation and the fashion implications of patriotic dress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
France
England
Mr. Wells
Britling
America
Brussels
Iin
Joffre
McClure
Women’s progress noted in voting and wages efforts
Women in the United States have voted for four decades. Boston teachers win a wage equality first step. Miss Antoinette Taylor acquires a John Hancock table. New York bills allow women printers to work nights and impose a six day 54 hour work week for women in restaurants. Sisters Jennie and Blanche Lamb are Ventura County’s notable woman homesteaders reporting over 1100 earnings last year with plans to double.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Boston
Antoinette Taylor
St. Louis
John Hancock
New York Senate
New York
Jennie
Blanche Lamb
Ventura County
Cal
Clamp is Carpenter’s Aid to Nail Siding Efficiently
Popular Mechanics describes a steel bar clamp for siding work. A soft galvanized bar bent to form a hook grips studding while a pipe handle weighted with lead provides clamping force. The device holds boards for marking and cutting, enabling easier nailing and alignment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Popular Mechanics Magazine
Corned Whale and Greens Patent Admits Sea Meat Uses
Gustav Adolf Holzapfel of Leipzig receives a patent titled Method of Making the Meat of Sea Mammals Fit for Food. The process alternates cold and warm water, uses gent alcoholic liquor and a savory vegetable, then pressures out pickling liquor and offensive extracts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gustav Adolf Holzapfel
Leipzig
Germany
Patent Office
What's the Specter in Dan Willard's Vermont Visit
Daniel Willard president of the B and O recounts a trip to visit his father in Windsor Vermont after acquiring the 99 private car. The elder railroader questions the specter a Northeast term for liquor recalling earlier official cars and railroading days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Willard
Wilson
Vermont
Paniel
Windsor
Everybody’s Magazine
Missions Do Health Work In Hangchow
Christian forces in China expand sanitation efforts in Hangchow where the YMCA conducts a health campaign. An abbot invites Mr. Turner to lecture on sanitation at a central temple drawing over 300 attendees. Turner distributes tuberculosis story calendars illustrating outcomes of health choices. The abbot later brings two priests to join the association, signaling potential religious shifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Young Men’s Christian Association
Hangchow
Turner
Temple
Wireless Telephone Marks Navy Test At Sea
Secretary Daniels proposed testing wireless telephony at sea to Vail. The 40 hour test from May 6 to May 8 1916 used war time communications and yielded encouraging results. John J Carty cited the US Navy's rapid mobilization capability via wireless links. Some ships already installed the gear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniels
Theodore N. Vail
American Telephone Company
Navy Department
John J. Carty
United States Navy
Woman's Opportunity at Wall Street as Men Go to War
The article notes Wall Street firms shift to female staff as many employees join military service. Banks report dozens of men drafted or in militia and hundreds liable to conscription, prompting plans to fill departments with women who perform routine, steady work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wall Street
New York
Plattsburg and
Madison
Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic Ad Claims Malaria Relief
An old advertisement promotes Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as a malaria cure and iron supplement. It touts a printed formula on the label showing Quinine and Iron and lists a price of 50 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
GROVE
Farmer Cobbles Declines Summer Boarders
Farmer Cobbles says he and his hired staff will be busy harvesting crops and tending fields this summer, leaving no time to host city boarders or showcase rural dialects.
Better Way of Putting It
A brief dialogue contrasts crude and refined self descriptions with a quip about living by writing rather than marriage. The exchange notes how some men avoid marriage yet still live contentedly through their work.
Freezone corn remover advertised as fast relief
A Cincinnati chemist discovered an ether compound named Freezone offered in small bottles at low cost. Applied to a corn or callus it supposedly loosens and removes it without pain, burning, or irritation, with the claim it works on hard and soft corns and foot calluses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Ady
Prompt to take action and improve what remains
A directive urging immediate effort to enhance what is left of one’s life or work rather than overthinking. It emphasizes practical activity over hesitation and invites taking decisive steps now.
Up to the Cook in Ft Harrison Barracks
In an Indiana bar rack at Ft Harrison a Black cook greets a soldier known as Mr. Jack from hotel cafe days. The cook promises kitchen access if meals run short, reminding the soldier of long tips given. The exchange occurs as part of officers' reserve corps preparations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack
Indiana Company
Ft. Harrison
Indianapolis News
The World's First Billionaire Investment Offer
A notice invites small investors to share in the business that created the world’s first billionaire. Free full details are offered without obligation to those sending a postal card to The Securities Finance and Development Co. at 329 Foster Bldg., Denver, Colorado.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Securities Finance and Development Co
Foster
Denver
Colo
Poor Way to Help Short War Service Quip
A humorous exchange sees one person pledging to offer services in case of war to cook for the country. The reply notes the difficulty of earning recognition in wartime roles.
The Elephant Episode with Bobby and the Peanuts
A four year old Muncie boy named Bobby visited a circus in the season and received a sack of peanuts to feed an elephant. He returned with the sack full and calmly explained he could not tell which end to feed the peanuts to.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bobby
Muncie
Indianapolis News
Allen's Foot Ease Relieves Tired Feet For Troops
Antiseptic powder shaken into shoes and sprinkled in foot baths relieves painful swollen and burning feet. Used by British and French troops at the front. Allen's Foot Ease offers relief for tired aching feet and is sold everywhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen's
Allen
He Was the Target High School Grads Prompt World Fire Talks
A fragmentary line suggests judgments about a person as a fashion plate while a spouse mocks him. The text pivots to a moral about recent high school graduates striving for big aims and facing strong opposition, framed with a humorous quip about fire engines on duty.
American made Red Gross Ball Blue ad smiles through
An advertisement extols Red Gross Ball Blue as American made and the best for all grocers, urging shoppers to forget yesterday's sorrows and pursue today's joys.
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