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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1923
Page
7
Kansas pioneer C. H. Manley recounts a homestead anecdote. A neighbor who could not read or write asks him to write to relatives in Vermont. After long prompting the neighbor instructs, not withstanding is a pretty good word. Put that down.
Advertisement urges women to consider kidney and bladder issues as a key cause of health problems. It promotes Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a cure and offers a sample bottle for ten cents by mail from Kilmer Co and available in drug stores.
A long time restaurant owner removed a "Home Cooking" sign after watching pedestrians. A quick customer remark, I see that the sign is gone, prompts the owner to explain it did more harm than good. The note cites soft coal making laundry heavier this winter with Red Cross Ball Blue advertised for stain removal.
A diner complains to a waiter for a tender beefsteak while the waiter jokes about a sharp knife. The dialogue adds a quip that only an oculist can make some people open their eyes.
Ratcliffe and Jude share a quiet moment alone on a sandspit near the sea. They talk of freedom and ghosts, savor the weather and gulls, and hint at future departures while the landscape feels thick with unseen watchers and distant chants.
In a Bahamian scene Jude and his companion Jude drift into relaxed plans away from the world. They discuss a modest boat life, awaiting sundown, with carefree talk of hunting abalones and sailing, while her mood shifts between reverie and playful menace as sand recalls Palm Island.
In a sunlit coast scene Jude and the narrator drift through a violet sea and white sands. He muses on Jude and time as a cloud of kin and friends looms, then sees Jude approach burdened by a broken hatful of birds eggs, hinting at a developing tragedy.
A rustic note ties elder wood to bad omens linked to Judas hanged there yet praises its beauty. It recalls elder flower-water for complexions and elderberry wine as a tidy tipple. Rabbits love the weed-infested grove, where superstition spares the trees to avoid their wrath.
An old advertisement warns that only packages bearing the Bayer name guarantee genuine Bayer Tablets of Aspirin. It touts safety for colds headaches toothaches and rheumatic pains, notes unbroken packages contain proper sections, and lists box and bottle sizes priced at a few cents to higher amounts.
Reports from Moodus Conn describe recurring underground sounds like rattling coaching wheels and distant artillery. Ground trembles cause dishes to rattle and clock pendulums to stop while residents wonder what the noises mean. The phenomenon has persisted since early settlement with no satisfactory explanation.
An eminent medical authority warns against pills and salts for constipation and praises Nujol as a natural lubricant that aids regular movements without griping. Nujol is described as not a medicine, harmless like water, and used in leading hospitals.
A Boston Evening Transcript quip describes a neighbor advising a boy to ask his father about a go cart problem. The boy retorts that his father only knows about God, implying limited practical knowhow. The snippet reflects a humorous take on parental expertise versus divine knowledge.
An advertisement claims a lady’s distinction stems from the perfume she wears and a clean complexion achieved with Cuticura Soap and Cuticure Talcum. It asserts a bath and powder yield clear healthy skin and notes tears melt a man’s frigid heart.
A remark notes that a progressive magician cannot be described as always repeating his old tricks, hinting at ongoing innovation in his act.
A man studies a restaurant menu with little interest then suddenly reacts after spotting an item. He asks if the entry is food or drink and the waiter confirms the item labeled ginger schnapps on the card.
War raises costs for cotton and linen doubling their price. The ad suggests lengthening fabric life by using Red Cross Ball Blue in laundry at grocers.
Mr. Meekton notes a wife’s praise of him as a good husband while recalling rising from a sick bed to seek a dog doctor. The exchange underscores the social humor in domestic life and pet care.
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