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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1914
Page
11
Betty advises by telephone on how to ask for your hand, framing the scene as a cautionary family chat. The excerpt uses playful banter to explore romance etiquette and parental consent.
The passage ponders whether a friend in Mexico has joined the fighting and notes that persistence in admitting ignorance leads to learning. It suggests men resist opportunities after turning them down, and a widower who speaks to a widow reveals her insight into his troubles.
William H. Childs of the Progressive party hosted Col Roosevelt aboard his yacht Joyance after a Spain trip. A steward, new to the job, bought cigars for six cents each. Childs discarded the cigars and remarked that Roosevelt had pocketed one, while clarifying the Colonel is not a smoker.
Don Ludlum, homeward from a mowing machine purchase, was stopped by a traffic officer who cautioned him about corner cutting in the business district. A string of odd incidents follows as locals report unusual activity from a blacksmith shop to sun photography and a city bug hunter.
In the Cleveland Plain Dealer snippet a couple shares a playful exchange. The woman teaches a joke about saying good night in Spanish, using phrases Buenos noches Adios and Bueno, with a lighthearted twist as the man reveals he once lived in Mexico City.
Disjointed lines reflect a courtroom tone with a judge asking how to tell in advance and remarks on forgiveness and opportunity. The text contrasts ignorance and knowledge in judging, notes a man’s view of work, and makes a quip about a springer and a widow with three husbands.
Mary Dean argues that a return to full skirts and draperies will spur a lingerie revival with frills and fullness reinstated. She notes newer combinations and culottes evolving from slim waists and the shift away from visible undergarment while highlighting pantelettes for dance frocks and varying hemlines.
Under a 1912 state law the New Jersey board of health orders consumptives to destroy sputum, burn soiled dressings, ensure rooms have outside light, and avoid handling food or engaging in unsterilizable home shop work. The rules aim to prevent infection among the public.
Advice favors white cowhide shoes for children over kid leather. Cowhide cleans easily with a damp cloth and white polish, stays white with minimal care, and lasts longer at a similar price.
A dated culinary note describes lining a rolling pin with a lightly flannel covered wrap and a stitched linen piece to preserve freshness and even warmth during preparation.
Creston Iowa readers report relief from female troubles after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. An unnamed Creston woman credits the remedy with renewed strength and a healthy home life including a baby boy. The advertisement claims forty years of success and offers confidential correspondence from the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. in Lynn Massachusetts.
An old advertisement note urges a properly functioning liver to aid digestion and relieve constipation and stomach distress. It claims nine times out of ten the liver works with the stomach and bowels, and promotes a small pill with a small dose at a small price bearing a signature.
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