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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1919
Page
1
Physicians and Druggists urge readers to purge the system with Calotabs at bedtime to stop a cold overnight. One tablet, with water, claims no salts or nausea and promises a refreshed liver and restored appetite by morning. Sold only in sealed packages for thirty-five cents with a money back guarantee.
George M. Cohan, amid a theater strike lull, laments chorus girls’ callous hearts. A broker bragged of proposing at a roof garden supper to Miss Vavasour-Vivian, who quips that she must see if love or profits are legal tender before they proceed.
An older advertisement urges readers to avoid harsh purgatives and use Cascarets instead. It claims the product removes liver and bowel poisons causing dizziness, coated tongue, and sour stomach, and promises safe, overnight relief at low cost.
After a tumble of glittering coal on the sidewalk, two men offer to deliver it. They quote 82 apiece and justify guarding the job as a watchman due to coal temptations. The woman at the door asks about the price.
An advertisement touts Bayer as the genuine aspirin brand with directions for headache colds pain neuralgia lumbago and rheumatism. It notes Bayer tablets come in a handy tin of twelve and cost only a few cents.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer reader account describes a storefront conversation where a woman rejects a one piece bathing suit for one that is fuller with ruffles. A nine year old boy accompanies her and jokes about Mrs. Browns suits lacking wrinkles.
An advertisement touts Cuticura products for sore hands and rough skin, recommending Cuticura Soap for hot suds, Drying and rubbing in Cu Ointment, plus tissue wrapping tips and a general note on toilet use. It adds a playful line about a pharmacist creating a new soft drink and happiness in the mind.
The United States Department of Agriculture notes that poultry breeding clubs begin with farmer and business leader backing. In Overton County Tennessee banks funded pens for ten hens and a rooster, with a five year endless chain plan expanding stock to the entire county.
A laying hen shows an enlarged abdomen from enlarged intestines ovary and oviduct. The body is deeper rearward than the keel front. The condition reverses when laying stops. Pelvic bones are well spread in the laying hen and ear lobes contract as production decreases.
The article notes hens seek mineral elements from wood or coal ashes and recommends burning refuse and brush heaps near the poultry range so birds can exit and clean up the ashes and charcoal remnants after fires.
A farmer abandons mongrel poultry for standard-bred fowls and finds them more satisfactory and profitable, never returning to poorer stock.
The coat and round earflap cap, made of chinchilla or eiderdown, offer a warm stylish outfit for a young boy. The collar can be turned up for extra face protection, ensuring comfort and pride against cold weather.
A satin scarf and matching muff trimmed with imitation ermine spark joy for children. Mothers or aunts skilled at sewing can craft the set with ease. Department stores offer ready made muffs, the scarf fastening with a throat snap and the muff hanging from a silk cord.
A dark brown willow basket lined with silk and ribbons makes a versatile Christmas gift for any recipient. A silk tapestry and gold lace tray or server shown with glass rests on a suitable base, with various sizes suited for a dinner plate or dressing table.
A silk toilet bag described as finer than any Christmas present contains a central smaller pouch with face powder and a pocketed surround holding toilet items. It closes with a silk cord and includes a neck-hanging money or jewel bag for travel.
A reading glass helps aging eyes. A paper flower bouquet for grandmamma hides useful sewing items in each bloom. Centers hold a small spool of black thread, and others contain tape loops pins needles hooks and eyes for handy mending.
A description of two charming bonbon boxes shown as gifts. A round box is cretonne covered with plain silk interior and a gold lace edged lid. It holds a small glass dish for cad dies. The squire box features silk covering, chiffon frill, and a vine of ribbon with roses.
The pretty candle shades are made of crepe paper cut to resemble flower petals. Two contrasting color pairs appear in the left shade red with white or green with red. The right shade features three shades of rose with small curly petals and a pink paper foundation plus a gay paper butterfly perched on the right edge.
Trinkets for the tree include crepe paper birds and butterflies mounted on cardboard with wire to hang on the tree. Candy shapes become Santa figures with cotton hair and painted eyes and nose. A cone of colored paper is decorated with gauze ribbons. The scene shows families enjoying Santa preparations.
A vintage advertisement touts Pape's Cold Compound to relieve stuffed nose, headache, feverishness, sneezing, and sore throat. It claims two hour doses up to three doses break a cold with quick, cheap relief and no quinine, appealing to buyers at drug stores.
The report notes difficulty in supplying Arabian troops with effective firearms due to a religious objection to using grease for rifle maintenance, complicating logistics and armament readiness.
Catarrhal Deafness cannot be cured by local applications. Hall's Catarrh Medicine claims to treat the condition via the blood to mucous surfaces. The advert promises a refund of 100 dollars for incurable cases and notes the product costs 75 cents with free circulars from F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio.
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