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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1920
Page
8
Physicians and druggists push Calotabs as a protective treatment against influenza. A single nighttime dose with water is claimed to purge the system by morning, boosting liver activity and appetite. Sold in original packages for thirty five cents with a money back guarantee if not delighted.
Abridged remarks by Sir Herbert Tree on flattery and critics. He quips that flattery makes the great seem small and the small seem great, and notes his margin inscription to a critic about being the worst of friends when buttered praise increases.
An advertisement asserts that Freezone cures corns and calluses with a few drops from a tiny bottle. It claims immediate pain relief and easy lifting of the corn or callous with fingers, costing only a few cents at drug stores.
In a brief chat at the Boston Transcript office, Mrs Patton Ayres dismisses the new residents as socially inconsequential while remarking they appear well off, noting a casual phrase about their status.
Catarrhal deafness cannot be cured by local applications as the diseased ear portion lies beyond reach. The only remedy is a constitutional treatment with Wall's Catarrh Medicine acting through the blood on mucous surfaces. The inflamed Eustachian tube causes warbling or impaired hearing and may lead to permanent deafness if not treated. A hundred dollars is offered for any case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Medicine. Druggists supply free circulars. Cheney Co of Toledo, Ohio.
Readable lines show a coy exchange where one speaker vows to improve as they kiss, while the other speaks in a stylized, misspelled line about affection. The fragment suggests a playful, intimate moment between two unnamed individuals.
An old advertisement promotes Cuticura Soap for hand care. It advises soaking hands in hot suds, drying, and applying Cuticura Ointment, then removing excess with tissue. The ad claims Cuticura covers toilet needs with Soap Ointment and Talcum.
An old advertisement touts snowy linens as a housewife’s pride and suggests using Red Grass Bull Blue in laundry. It stresses keeping fabrics in fine condition and hints that less grit makes a man less prone to grumbling.
A collection of salad recipes and culinary tips including Vegetable Salad Brunswick Salad Potato Salad Pineapple Salad and Cheese Balls with Neufchatel plus Berkshire Salad and a lemon soy dressing recipe. Also includes literary quotes and moral reflections.
A seventeenth century style recipe set features marinated beef fillet roasted in a spiced onion and herb infusion served with macaroni in tomato gravy and Parmesan. It includes spinach with cream and croutons, poppy seed wafers, creme de Marrons, and a coconut soup with coconut meat puréed and simmered.
A collection of vintage kitchen notes detailing Prune Soup with lemon and orange juice, Quick Coffee Cake with flour sugar and baking powder, Creamed Liver on toasted bread with bacon, and Baked Squabs layered with ham eggs and chives then baked. Recipes include measurements, cooking times, and simple savories.
A reflective saying notes that those who take on others burdens will find their own daily load eased and uplifted in return.
A guide to serving small portions to invalids emphasizes temperature and presentation. Recipes include Beef Tea Jelly, Calf s Foot Broth, Barley Water, Oatmeal Gruel, Egg Gruel, Chicken Puree, Blanc Mange, and a nougat of fondant with nuts and fruit, detailing steps and seasonings for each.
Advice from poultry specialists emphasizes healthy vigorous stock for breeding. Yearling hens are preferred, with two to four year old hens usable. select young, active males or well developed early hatched cockerels. Provide hens with ample care and ventilation and avoid forcing heavy egg production in early winter.
Nest use exposes non laying hens and confirms individual egg production. It helps locate drones, improves tameness and egg output, and provides a clear basis for breeding plans by showing which hen lays each egg. This method yields precise records for pedigree selection and utility breeding.
Poultry of the Mediterranean or egg breeds are best suited for the production of white shelled eggs. Representatives are bred largely for eggs rather than meat. Common egg breeds include Leghorn Minorca Ancona and Andalusian. These birds are nonsitters and do not brood their eggs, requiring artificial incubation and brooding.
Small or dirty eggs should be used at home. Early cockerels will bring good prices this spring. Feed growing chicks with a dry mish and provide self service. Stand by the hen and she will lay eggs with vigor. Clover and sprouted oats aid young chicks. Ensure growing chicks have ample feed for rapid growth. Preserve eggs in spring and summer for fall and winter use when prices rise.
A six year old girl in a religious family expresses a playful prayer during evening devotions asking God to make all bad people good and all good people nice. The remark reflects a lighthearted moment in a preacher’s home.
An advertisement touts Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as a leading cure for kidney liver and bladder ailments. It claims quick gentle, vegetable-based relief and offers sample bottles for ten cents via Dr Kilmer Co Binghamton NY.
A man rode a cab to his residence near a cemetery and paid exactly eighteen pence. On alighting he noted the horse with a short tail. The cabby warned that next time he hoped to see a black horse with a long tail, in a darkly humorous exchange.
The Birmingham Age-Herald narrative describes Henry observing Mr. Jibway signaling to him before they both left suddenly. John Jibway allegedly invited Henry to the library to view old volumes, with Henry later approving a drink comment indicating satisfaction with the contents.
A local observer calls Hardnut-Young Smith a live wire, while noting his shocking manners may stem from his energetic style and outspoken behavior in town events.
A cryptic line suggests a pairing where integration occurs but the absent part leaves no trace. The phrasing hints at unity through elision, implying a missing component that is not noticed.
The fragment presents a sharp exchange about gender and secrecy. The Widow challenges the idea that women cannot keep secrets, countered by a male response implying a stereotype. The line hints at character wit and social dynamics.
An advertisement touts Bayer Tablets of Aspirin for relief from colds headaches toothaches earaches neuralgia rheumatism and general pain. It notes the Bayer Cross safety stamp and claims physicians have prescribed Aspirin for over eighteen years with 12 tablet tins available cheaply and larger packages from druggists.
Mary, the only girl among her brothers, longs to be a boy after a card fortune from Aunt Tillie. The wish, prompted during a game, comes true in Mary’s doubt, as she asks for the boy’s life while the family notes the unusual outcome.
The article notes rising manufacturing activity in Martinique. It lists 15 sugar factories, 114 rum distilleries, eight lime kilns, a pineapple canning plant, a chocolate and cocoa powder factory, an alimentary pastes factory, two ice plants, two forges and foundries, a copper shop, a tile terra cotta brick works, 11 gas water facilities, and four painting houses.
London tattoo artists report a surge in ink as veterans mark service. One soldier bears the names of battles from 1914 to the end, while another appears with a hairless arm covered in butterflies and stars in Thames court.
A man pursuing notoriety finds more trouble than he bargained for in his business ventures, drawing cautionary lessons about public image and risky pursuits.
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