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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1920
Page
6
A narrator travels the building hunting a 2000 pound ice book authorized for £6 by the quartermaster. A wary clerk sends him to multiple ends and sides before finally yielding the ice book, prompting a humorous display of authority and insistence.
London venue owners express mixed views on the dancing boom. Suburban attendance wanes while West End hall owners forecast the craze lasting at least five years amid reports of gloomy nightly crowds.
The article notes that Carlania and over twenty other woods mimic true mahogany, appealing amid high demand and limited supply. Although botanically different, Carlania shares color and grain, offers stable seasoning with no warp or shrink, accepts fillers, and polishes to a fine finish for cabinet work.
Readers urged to cover children’s schoolbooks with stiff paper or cloth to extend their life for use by the next student in the family. The advice emphasizes durability and long wear to preserve value.
A compact aphorism warns that purchasing unnecessary goods leads to future scarcity of essentials, highlighting prudent spending and future needs.
Washington reports Secretary of State Robert Lansing resigning after a confrontation with President Wilson over informal cabinet meetings held during Wilson's illness. Ad interim head Frank Polk may be named successor as Lansing's letter of resignation takes effect immediately.
Growers in the French Riviera who ship millions of boxes of cut flowers annually have found chilling them a day or two before shipping keeps them fresher. At France's request three women and one man have gone overseas to teach canning and drying techniques, aiming to instruct teachers in French agricultural schools.
The law sets eleven hours as the maximum daily work limit. Overtime beyond this, when recorded, must be reported to industrial authorities. A safety focused motor omnibus prevents starting with door open and keeps doors closed during motion. Sugar mills rise in the Philippines with Negros expansion doubling capacity.
An advertisement proclaims Bayer Aspirin as the true trusted remedy for pains and colds. It emphasizes the Bayer name and the safety cross on packaging, noting tablets come in twelve count tins at low cost and that druggists offer larger packages.
A humorous dialogue features Professor Jiggs trapped in a ride with a forgetful passenger. Jiggs remains silent, likely calculating energy wasted by each upward lurch as jolts jar his senses.
An advertisement urges parents to give Cascarets to bilious constipated children. The candy cathartic is described as harmless, free of calomel or dangerous drugs, and able to cleanse the liver and bowels without griping.
A Burbank produced edible prune without a stone offers a soft kernel inside that cooks with the fruit and can be eaten. The fruit is described as essentially the same as the ordinary prune used in breakfast dishes.
A brief humorous exchange asks about avuncular relatives while denying any family disease. The dialogue plays on the idea of inherited traits and pokes fun at medical concerns within a family.
A light exchange between Charley and Mrs. Torkins centers on discipline and temper during a game. The dialogue hints at umpire disputes and the tension of sporting events without explicit outcome.
Infections or inflammations of the Eyes are promptly healed by Roman Eye Balsam at night upon retiring. Ady.
A father explains gravity to his son Bennie and the boy asks what people did before the law was passed. The exchange playfully imagines how ancient life would function without gravity.
Soak hands in Cuticura Soap hot suds, dry and rub in Cuticura Ointment. Remove excess ointment with tissue. This is one use of Cuticura for all toilet purposes when Soap Ointment and Talcum are used.
Seamless boats are now molded from thin steel by a hydraulic press stamping a metal plate into a boat form, producing a vessel ready for sea.
Advertisement claims Garfield Tea cures constipation indigestion sick-headache and bilious conditions with a course of use. The claim emphasizes digestive relief and general ill effects addressed by the tea.
A new gas light fixture includes a turbine mounted above the frame. Heated air spins the turbine and automatically stops gas flow if the flame is blown out.
A home remedy blends Bay Rum Barbo Compound and glycerine in water to darken gray hair gradually. Apply twice weekly until the shade is reached. pharmacists can prepare it or mix at home cheaply. The mixture aims to soften harsh hair without greasiness or stickiness.
A cartoon caption from Cartoons Magazine riffs about a brotherly bond in church pews with a playful exchange about shared slumber during services. The light humor hinges on a domestic scene and family familiarity in a church setting.
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