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Newspaper
Saline Observer
Location
Saline, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1933
Page
3
A recent London demonstration showcased a rifle using internal lenses to project a luminous target on a blank wall. When fired, a black spot appeared, guiding aim without noise fumes or ammunition. Dr Pierce's Pellets advertised for liver bowels and stomach with a laxative and cathartic dose.
A doctor notes harsh laxatives harm bowels and organs while liquid laxatives offer controlled dosing, non habit forming use. Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin is praised for regular bowel movements in weeks, with a pleasant taste and safety for expectant mothers and children.
An advertisement touts Kruschen Salts for weight loss with a morning dose in hot water and a four week supply. It claims proven results with a testimonial from Mrs R HW of Hamilton Carbondale, noting a drop from 154 to 128 pounds and increased energy.
Digestive efficiency varies among foods with vegetables and fruits providing less protein. A mixed diet beats a purely vegetarian one for protein needs, and digestion is affected by eating speed amount and gastric acidity. Beneficial bacteria like acidophorus aid gut health, while overripe foods and tainted meats hinder digestion. Eating quality foods under clean conditions supports normal digestion, aided by roughage, vitamin B rich foods, and cautious remedies like baking soda for excess acid. Spinach croquettes and cream of Lima bean soup recipes follow the discussion.
A collage of humorous clippings and anecdotes from 1933 including a golf pro who sells clubs by inspection, Grantland Rice stories of overlong lessons, a satirical sale ad, a Belvedere Towers observatory thermometer, a writer’s sleepless plot dream, and a subway quip, all from the Bell Syndicate WNU Service.
A cartoonish exchange features a druggist boasting about the amount of complexion dope sold, while a customer remarks that you can’t improve on nature. The dialogue humorously critiques cosmetic products and vanity.
The item describes cooking steps for a bean puree with onions and carrot, followed by liver fried in fat with salt pepper and flour, using bacon fat if desired. It also touches on heat, sun, and breeze effects with a Chicago writer's quote about Fifth Avenue and Broadway, plus a mystery writer pondering a recent week’s events.
An essay discusses the term crank and its evolution from a person with fixed notions to a quirky eccentric. It traces origins to Donn Piatt who used crank metaphorically about Horace Greeley and compares cranks to a barrel organ that repeats the same tunes.
California reports spread that Pennsylvania prohibits singing in the bathtub. Richard J. Beamish, secretary of the commonwealth, received requests for copies of such a law from two residents. The latest caller said he was compiling obsolete and ridiculous laws and was told the legislature has not interfered with bathtub singing.
A note on nocturnal fox behavior describes quiet hunting under moonlit fields. The gray fox stalks mice and potentially other small prey, sniffing for sounds before choosing fruit if meat proves scarce. The verse ends with a warning to secure hen houses against clever predators.
Maurice Fitzgerald, forty, left Bellingham Massachusetts to visit Bellingham Washington out of curiosity and to determine if the two cities share similarities. He traveled across the country, ending his journey after reaching the western city.
Rosario police report Aurelia Boniparte twenty two found chained inside an iron tank in emaciated speechless condition. Arrested Juan Guyama claimed he was a rejected suitor who kidnapped her eight years ago and kept her prisoner in the tank all that time.
The speaker, born and raised in a Massachusetts city, spoke of spending nearly his entire life there yet admitting a strong wish to visit the Pacific coast that bears the same name. He conveyed a lifelong curiosity about distant places and a personal connection to the coast.
A collection of home advice including table care with spirit water touch ups and oil rub, whipping cream sweetened with honey to keep firmness, cleaning painted walls with baking soda, and a caution against placing bananas in the ice chest.
Pathfinder Magazine reports that secret service agents are intensifying efforts to curb counterfeiting as counterfeit money floods the country. In 1981 authorities seized more bad money and arrested 1,524 people, with 2,139 arrests in 1932, amid breaking up nearly a dozen large rings. The agency operates under the Treasury and is led by William H. Moran, with a badge marked U S Secret Service.
A Chicago medical publicist links hay fever brought by tears to furs, noting a fashion angle as fur coats grow from grief in the Detroit News item.
Mrs Hugene Hunter of Hunlocks Creek Pa reports two and a half years of terrible scalp scales and hair loss cured after using Cuticura Soap and Ointment. She bought two cakes and two boxes after a free sample and notes the scalp was healed. Ad advertises 25c soap 25c ointment 50c talcum 25c. Sold everywhere.
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