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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1920
Page
6
Mrs. A. Shain of Kirksville Missouri recounts a long recovery from LaGrippe leaving her weak and nervous. She reports many medicines failed until taking Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription which she credits with restoring health and strength and urges women to consider the remedy.
Mrs. Luna V. Christian of 605 Fulton Ave. testifies that Dr. Pierce's medicines including Favorite Prescription and Pleasant Pellets improved her health over ten years. She cites Anuric Tablets and the fourfold benefits of nature-based remedies.
A Fiddle Creek resident recalls a surprise gathering for Jord Prodd and his wife that turned wild when Prodd was tackled and struck as children bet on popcorn. The tale includes boasts of relatives with outlaws and a remark about sorrow clothes as Halloween looms.
Luke notes the coquette was fashioned to provide a companion for the fool. The remark frames the pair as a social joke or literary device reflecting courtly intrigue and playful tension between character types.
An advertisement touts Bayer Aspirin as genuine aspirin with Bayer packaging and directions for headache colds pain neuralgia lumbago and rheumatism. It notes a nineteen year physician approved status and a handy tin of 12 tablets costing a few cents.
To a half pint of water add 1 oz Bay Rum a small box Barbo Compound and ½ oz glycerine. Apply to the hair twice weekly until the shade is achieved. Druggist can mix or do at home at low cost. It darkens faded gray hair softens harsh hair and leaves scalp dry not sticky or greasy.
An old advertisement extols Cuticura Talcum as part of a three product set with Soap and Ointment. It claims it leaves skin powder fresh and scent strong, priced 25c and widely available. The copy also includes generic lines about laundry, politeness, and Garfield Tea as a cure for constipation.
A Crimson halfback scoring a late second quarter touchdown kept Harvard ahead against Yale as an enthusiastic spectator, a Radcliffe sophomore, asked what all the excitement was about. The crowd erupted after the play and the young man was revived with the waterboy's sponge.
A farmer rejects hiring returned soldiers claiming they are too good. He recounts training a veteran to spade and the worker instinctively dug a trench across the field, illustrating a comic misfit between wartime habits and peacetime tasks.
Quote from Washington Star notes that much golf is played because some women feel their husbands look good in knickerbockers. The remark reflects social humor about golf attire and gender norms of the era.
Paris fashion notes say straight silhouettes replace puffed lines in winter to spring changes. Short sleeves and knee length skirts persist with sparing trimming. Taffeta gowns grow in popularity with delicate embroidery and subtle fur accents. French hats remain plain yet charming with draped velvets and turbans in bold brocades.
Pimples on the face and other body parts signal sluggish blood and possible eczema boils or blisters. The passage urges using S. 5. S. to cleanse impure accumulations in the blood and prevent skin ailments.
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An old ad promotes Pape's Cold Compound promising relief in hours. It claims rapid nasal opening and headache relief after a first dose, with a second and third dose finishing a severe cold. The ad notes low cost and no quinine.
A brief, quirky note shows Thea and Yo expressing unusual preferences in a dialect clash. The lines hint at cultural or linguistic contrasts and a playful tone. No further context or events are provided in the fragment.
An advertisement promotes Hall's Catarrh Medicine claiming it builds up the system and cleanses the blood to prevent colds and acute catarrh. It states internal action through the blood on mucous surfaces and offers testimonials and a money back promise if not cured. The Toledo Ohio company B I Cheney & Co. markets the product.
The fragment ponders placing civil cabce accounts alongside polite literature. It questions whether civic discourse belongs in refined literary contexts and hints at rhetorical blending of public and aesthetic writing.
An advertisement touts Garfield Tea as purifying the blood to eradicate rheumatism and chronic ailments. It also makes a moral jab about greed in charity, suggesting charity cannot cover sins.
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