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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1902
Page
10
An old remedy named August Koenig Ramburg Drops is advertised as a blood purifier and health restorer for stomach liver and kidney troubles. The ad claims long standing success spanning over sixty years and targets the German community, presenting the product as proven and reliable.
A wry note on marriage and perception as a clever line contrasts romance with practical bounds. The quip hints at skepticism about love’s claims versus social commitment.
Slogan style note says Defiance starch provides lasting rigidity without shaking out or blowing out. Claims better results than rival brands and one third more effect for the same price. Promotional language emphasizes durability and value.
Ad copy mocks heiress romance and nuptial plans while promoting household goods and starch in a period style. Mentions Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup and Defiance Starch as advertising props. Non sequitur quips and product lines appear amid social satire.
Advertises Allen's Foot-Hase powder for uncomfortably cold damp feet and sweating. Claims quick relief for sore feet and tight shoes with a free sample offer and mail order to Allen 8 Olmsted Le Roy NY. Includes a proverb about a black sheep in a family.
In a stylized scene on the Styx banks Darius and Sappho discuss peace between their nations. Omar grows unsettled by rumors of dramatization and possible edits of his life for historical novels, while translators face tense days.
An old advertisement mix urges using Red Cross Ball Blue to whiten clothes and touts a 207 large package at five cents. It parodies patience with a quip about boils and features lines from various spoof testimonials and a joke about poker with a razor opener.
Opinion notes creameries use butter color and urges adoption of June Tint Butter Color. It asserts common belief that those ignorant of money value lack prudence and classifies a crank as any other man.
A Reading, Pennsylvania merchant on a farm visits sparked rumor and a coat misadventure with a boy who rode along. a Lazarus parable lesson followed. Kansas City adopts a modern urban tree program with a city forester and regulations, aided by press, for long term civic impact.
A New York public school teacher praises time tables as superior to geographies for teaching geography. He notes boys engage deeply when locating cities, lakes, and rivers using time tables, producing accurate results and fostering sustained interest both in and out of class.
Eloise glances down the street while sewing and blushes. The speaker laments aging and wishes to be young again as the Captain nears and passes, leaving Eloise wistful and the moment fleeting.
The excerpt reflects on how generations replace each other and languages fade as descendants take over. It cites Dolly Dentreath as the last Cornish speaker and notes how languages quietly die while new changes reshape the world. It also mentions a geopolitical tea party linking Russia France England Italy and Germany, pondering Lord Rector Andrew Carnegie's alleged role.
A short Philadelphia Evening Bulletin item jokes about a father naming his baby. The quip notes the name is chosen to keep the child awake at night, offering a humorous take on baby naming.
Maggie Welch of Chicago writes from 328 North State Street praising Peruna after a severe cold with persistent cough and lung soreness. She notes relief began the first day of use and urges others to request free literature from the Peruna Medicine Co. in Columbus, Ohio.
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