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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1919
Page
8
The Boston Evening Transcript quotes a debate remark calling Beatem a sponge and defending him as a useful article. The exchange contrasts libel risk with the claim that squeezing Beatem yields no return.
A period ad promoting Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a pure safe remedy for kidney liver and bladder troubles. It claims herbal composition non stimulant and available in two bottle sizes with a sample offer of ten cents to Dr Kilmer Co Binghamton NY. Includes instruction to mention the newspaper.
A woman refuses marriage to Mr. Smith then stands firm. He rises and laments losing his chance to be known as Mrs. Smith’s husband, but the scene ends with the girl yielding.
Low Guernsey said it should not be necessary to establish a woman's age in court after a misstep in Los Angeles. The incident occurred when asking a matronly witness her age, leading to a quip about turning 24 and 42, provoking a sharp rebuke from the witness and amusement from the jury.
Materials of various kinds are tested in Europe as replacements for glass when window glass is unavailable. Cellulose sulfates on gratings or screens and interlaced hemp between papers act as makeshifts. Other substitutes include albumen and casein sheets, gelatin, phenol formaldehyde resin, and silica oxide blends, some flexible yet costly.
In a pithy quip, Festus Pester complains about a stranger addressing him as the Hon. He rejects the idea that he lacks character and jokes about being neither lazy nor a dead beat while noting his possible Hanvary trait, reflecting pride in self and humor at misreads.
In a tense exchange the woman urges the man to hear the wind among the trees and reflect on life’s bleak desolation. He replies with a quip that clarifies father’s occupation as being in the past stove business.
A college graduate explains to a merchant that the words on a box mean Handle with care in Latin. The merchant questions the message and the baggageman’s comprehension, highlighting a communication gap and potential mishandling.
A brief Old Style promotion notes Red Cross Ball Blue laundry blueing to dazzle baby dresses. It urges shoppers to try the product and mentions the price of 5 cents at all good grocers.
A political confrontation unfolds as a speaker dismisses a large contribution offer with the line I am not rich enough to give you a large contribution to this cause. The response labels it a poor excuse.
A domestic exchange shows a couple debating frugality. The husband urges economizing while the wife agrees, mentioning reduced smoking as a concrete step. The fragment hints at postwar thrift attitudes in everyday life.
An advertisement warns that kidney trouble threatens health and urges immediate action. It promotes GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules imported from Holland, claiming soothing oils and herbs restore kidney function and offering a money back guarantee.
The text stresses that feeding the family is the key to health with sleep air and exercise as support. It notes modern focus on wise food choices to equip children for stressful life and cites a quote urging women to work for democracy by improving life.
A collection of simple dessert ideas using canned peaches pears and pineapple. Recipes include Peaches and Cream with sponge cake and almond cream, Raspberry Foam with tapioca, Pineapple Whip with rice and cream, Blackberry Loaf with berries and cake layers, and Cherry drop cups served with cream.
A period cooking guide lists maple sugar treats such as Maple Junket Maple Parfait and Maple Tapioca plus savory dishes Shepherds Pie Beef Tongue en Casserole and Eggs in Chicken Jelly. It emphasizes economical use and wholesome appealing meals using maple sugar. Includes instructions for junket parfait and candy and notes on preparing tongue and chicken jelly with simple pantry ingredients.
Frugal cooking guidance covers raisin steamed pudding strawberry whip calf liver and baked apples. Recipes use raisins, maple sugar, suet, orange rind and lemon juice with milk and eggs. Directions include steaming eight hours strawberry whip stiff peaks and stuffing apples for baking with water and maple syrup.
The text extols beauty frankness and well doing as three guiding virtues while warning against idleness low quality and flippant jesting. It also urges cultivating good taste good manners and good humor as essential traits.
The piece explains royal surnames are not used publicly with Queen Victoria linked to d Este as a probable maiden name. It cites Cokayne debunking Guelph as the Hanover house surname and notes Pinckney's attributed defense line, later clarified as a plain refusal of tribute. It mentions Jay's 1796 treaty and the disputed quote about payment.
A humorous exchange about a girl offering singing lessons and the notion that no one would pay for them. The speaker mocks the idea and pokes at the vanity of a pretty girl smiling at another man.
A warning favors insisting on Bayer brand Aspirin in “Bayer Cross” packages and tablet marks to avoid counterfeits. It notes the genuine Bayer Tablets of Aspirin are American made, sold in 12 tablet pocket boxes, 24 and 100 bottle sizes, and describe approved uses from headache to rheumatism.
In a talk before the central philanthropic council Miss Belen R. Stewart of the board of health recounted a boy who, after nurse examination, cried that the nurse called him names. The nurse’s record card read Poor nut, prompting the teacher to explain it as Poor nutrition.
The Tribune de Geneve reports Grand Admiral von Tirpitz staying in Wildeye Switzerland as guest of Sieur-Colonel Wille, son of Switzerland’s former army chief. Tirpitz lost his fortune after investing in Italian securities to dodge the 1913 German war tax. He is now penniless. his son works in a Zurich bank and his daughter is a governess there.
A Kansas City Star passage recounts landlord Old Dorsey Dudgeon boasting he can tell where a conflagration is as soon as the fire bell rings. He radios volunteers with urgency, but a guest quips that he is often wrong nine times out of ten, undermining his usefulness.
The excerpt explains euphemism with an example from the Birmingham Age-Herald. It describes a reporter describing a widow who married several times as being "led to the altar by a wealthy old codger" to soften the underlying meaning.
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