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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1918
Page
3
A concise aphorism emphasizes choosing one devoted effort over dabbling in many. It urges steadfast commitment to a single meaningful action rather than dispersing energy across multiple incomplete pursuits. The quote contrasts a focused path with scattered effort.
The article urges all family members to share chores to free the mother for rest and civic duties. It suggests practical tips for cleaning, cooking, and thrift, stresses planning meals to save money, and ends with a call for young girls to aid mothers during wartime by providing child care so mothers can have recreation.
A household novelty features a porous covered dish that cools its contents through evaporation. The unobtrusive device blends into kitchen use and suggests practical cooling without electricity or ice.
United States Department of Agriculture outlines using city garbage to feed hogs to boost pork and fat output during wartime. Risks include hog cholera from raw scraps. cooking reduces danger but is impractical for large herds. Immunization and vigilant herd monitoring are essential for a profitable garbage feeding operation.
The article notes that soils cropped year after year grow poorer and that sheep are exceptionally suited to soil building. Their droppings enrich fields extensively, distributing nutrients across land in a way unattainable by humans or machines.
Sheep thrive where cows fail and can clean weeds from fences and corners. They require certain care to be profitable and sustainable for a farmer.
A pious man asks for Bible quotations from a friend, a stock broker, who replies that a search by one of his staff could be done but doubts the verses will aid him at this late date. The exchange highlights a tension between faith and practical timing.
An examining physician for a prominent life insurance company notes kidney disease often goes undetected and leads to application rejections. Dr Kilmer Swamp-Root, an herbal remedy, is promoted as successful and widely available in drug stores. Readers may obtain a sample by sending ten cents to Dr Kilmer & Co. in Binghamton, N Y.
A quip contrasts Nero fiddling as Rome burned with a remark that he was a naive incendiary. The Count von Schrecklich adds he made no plans to target cathedrals or hospitals, underscoring a satirical take on destructive failures.
A vintage advertisement advises retiring gently rub spots of dan druff and itching with Cuticura Ointment then shampoo next morning with Cuticura Soap and hot water. Free samples offered at Cuticura Dept X Boston. Soap 25, Ointment 25 and 50. Also includes a playful joke exchange about fathers.
A man expresses rising anger over a self closing door spring that interferes with his plan to slam the door. The incident highlights tensions around household hardware and personal control in a domestic setting.
A speaker urges direct discussion about a person rather than talking behind his back. He calls for frontward dialogue to address concerns and defend reputations in civic forums.
Squeeze the juice of two lemons into a bottle with three ounces of Orchard White to make a cheap complexion lotion. Massage daily on face neck arms and hands to fade freckles sunburn windburn and tan and improve skin clarity and softness.
A brief note from Peoria Journal and Boston Transcript recalls a wedding rite where a young couple sang a solo in honor of the occasion. The line reflects harmony and shared purpose in a ceremony setting.
Summer poisons in foods trigger stomach distress from meat fish fruits and dairy. EATONIC tablets are advertised to absorb toxins aid digestion and guard against germs with a money back guarantee through a Chicago address for purchase or postal delivery.
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