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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1919
Page
6
A Birmingham Age-Herald quip notes shop ladies in fashion stores carry noses high. It suggests paying cash exposes snobbery in service and acceptance of money. The piece treats retail pretension with humor.
Bayer promotes genuine Aspirin in Bayer Tablets of Aspirin with directions for colds pain headaches neuralgia lumbago and rheumatism. It notes Bayer as the genuine aspirin trusted by physicians for nineteen years. Handy tins of 12 cost a few cents. The ad mentions a Kyoto silk school and a lighthearted line about a woman's eyes.
A light quip from the Boston Transcript about a pre glacial man asking about life before ice bills, framing a playful historical joke on thrift and hardship.
Advertisement extols Cascarets as a gentle overnight cleanser for the stomach and bowels. It contrasts Cascarets with harsher laxatives like calomel and oils, claiming they remove sour food, toxins, and excess bile without gripping or sickness.
A brief witticism features a waiter blaming sand on bread to keep butter from slipping, delivering a dry humorous exchange. The quip emphasizes kitchen mishaps and culinary mish mash with a playful, period voice.
A Massachusetts inventor creates a brush fitted with metal spikes to scale fish efficiently. The device aims to simplify cleaning and preparation for cooks and fishermen.
An old advertisement touts GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules as a remedy to strengthen kidneys and digestive organs to delay aging. It claims long history, odorless capsules, weekly usage, and life extension with continued use, urging readers to buy at their druggist with money refund if ineffective.
A playful verse describes a fictional lands with quirky place names and moods. It lists whimsical locales such as Yawn and Wait-a-While and captures a theme of tiredness and indifference woven through each region.
A brief verse urging restraint and moderation in daily habits and speech. The speaker contrasts simple changes like drinking less and breathing more with wearing hats and chewing, framing a call to practical self discipline.
A collection of inexpensive recipes using peanuts beans and leftovers. Nut loaf sausage and cutlets advise mixing ground nuts with crumbs milk and seasonings then baking frying or shaping into cakes. Other dishes include mock terrapin escalloped veal beef olives corned beef hash and creamed liver with simple serving suggestions.
A daily question for many households is what to eat without monotony. Recipes include Tomato Soup with butter flour milk tomato and soda, Brown Stew with beef onions carrot and suet, Tapioca and Pears with lemon, Peas Pickles and Peanut Sandwiches, and Boiled Dressing for salads.
A fragment suggests social ritual of judging men by appearance and manner, with a reference to Richard Burton. The passage reflects on branding individuals as black or white based on a brief impression.
A distant era cooking note lists simple noonday desserts such as Jelly Fluff Caramel Cornstarch Pudding and Rice Pudding. It includes steps for spiked whipped cream, baked pears with lemon sauce, and fruit wrapped in muslin steamed to finish with fruit sauces.
An innkeeper kept a fowl set for Mr. James Scott the punctual traveler. A guest asked for the meal assuming Scott would arrive at two o'clock, only to learn the fowl was prepared for the famous traveler who never showed. The tale underscores Scott’s legendary timeliness.
The fragment recalls a Baltimore American quip about a man losing his courage and his appearance. It contrasts sowing wild oats with seedy looks and ponders where a man goes to find courage after losing it.
A courtroom scene centers on an anti loafing law case. The judge quickly convicts a musician after asking his occupation and noting his work as an organist for a church still confirms the need for the law to work. The exchange highlights the clash between duty and legal duty.
Judge Soggersby questions a Republican visitor in Chiggersville's Democratic stronghold. He warns against provocation and suggests retreat to a 40-acre field if the visitor intends to crow. The remark underscores local political tension and the narrator notes a country newspaper style warning to ignore unrest.
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