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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1918
Page
15
Mrs. James Dotz of Zanesville Ohio writes that twenty years of heart disease bladder inflammation chills headaches and backache faded after taking Dodd's Kidney Pills. She reports rapid improvement and full recovery after six boxes and notes her son also was cured.
A parody dialogue features Brown courting a parlor maid in his absent wife’s presence. The applicant deflects questions about leaving a previous position while Brown declares the maid engaged, hinting at romantic or matrimonial intentions.
Old veteran Mr. Bivins of Decatur Illinois suffers thirty years with stomach trouble and finds relief after using PEPS-AID. He reports lasting cure after three boxes and urges others to try the remedy sold in 25c 50c and dollar boxes by PEPSAID Company Goshen Indiana.
Dialogue shows a patient apologizing for the distance to the doctor and the doctor offering to see another patient nearby, joking about killing two birds with one stone.
Advertisement claims Boschee's German Syrup quiets coughs, soothes throat and lung inflammation, stops bronchial irritation, and aids rest and morning expectoration. It notes fifty two years of American production and utility in lung trouble, asthma, croup, bronchitis, sold worldwide.
A humorous exchange features quips about doctors and payment. A speaker notes never accepting drink invites from doctors, joking that medical care always ends with a bill. The dialogue playfully pairs social norms with financial sting.
A home mixture uses Bay Rum glycerine and Barba Compound to darken gray hair without staining the scalp. Combine one ounce Bay Rum, four ounces glycerine, and half a pint of water, or have a pharmacist prepare it. Full directions appear with Barba Compound, endorsement notes gradual darkening and glossy feel.
A jockey was unseated when his mount bucked and fell, trapping him briefly. He reacted with a witty remark asking if the horse was on him, reflecting the comic relief after the fall.
An advertisement promotes Cuticura as a remedy for dandruff and dry scalp. It instructs rubbing the Cuticura Ointment into the scalp and following with a hot Cuticura Soap shampoo. Free sample address provided as Cuticura Dept X Boston, with prices for Soap and Ointment.
Comic dialogue from Life mocks flirtation with puns on restraint and desire. Two farcical speakers joke about reserving a girl and mutual interest in a playful exchange.
In a sharp exchange, a husband questions if a woman could be unseen while wearing a gown. The wife responds that no person with sight would wear such attire, highlighting a confrontation about fashion and perception.
An advertisement touts Laxative Bromo Quinine as harmless for everyone. It notes tonic and laxative effects and denies causing nervousness or head ringing. The box bears HB W. Grove’s signature.
A curio ad muses on praise as a food inspector. It promotes Garfield Tea to ease constipation headaches and biliousness, claiming druggists stock it. The piece closes with a quip about people waiting for a ship that was never launched.
New York editors discuss wartime dress regulation plans, favoring standardized four and a half yards of material for spring outfits while opposing similar controls on women's fashion. The piece notes voluntary yardage limits earlier and predicts varied, practical styles for both Oriental and Occidental tastes, plus lighter hats and smalls.
February lesson focuses on Jesus teaching by parables Mark 4 21 34 and the growth of the kingdom. It emphasizes hearing and doing light using seeds secrecy and outward growth with the mustard seed and related parables. The material links to Matthew 13 and Isaiah 2 3 Ezekiel 47 and Revelation passages.
The passage argues a deeply rooted, hidden interdependence of powerful industries with other sectors, noting that uprooting one would harm the others. It suggests government meddling in attire is not new and recalls medieval sumptuary laws, while acknowledging the complexity of regulating intertwined economic forces.
The American Tobacco Company cooked or toasted Burley tobacco to improve flavor and quality. They produced toasted cigarettes named Lucky Strike and offered them to the public, resulting in unprecedented demand. The method reportedly enhances taste as cooking does for meat.
A humorous remark from Uncle Eben describes a man who is constantly bossing others as likely to draw attention and cause people to neglect their work to listen to his talking. The line captures a small town voice commenting on social behavior.
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