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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1918
Page
3
An ad touts Freezone as painless and cheap for corns claiming instant relief and easy removal with fingers. The piece also includes a moral aside about sympathy when a married woman elopes with another's husband.
An Italian field hospital story has a surgeon urging soldiers to donate skin to a wounded man. A soldier refuses to help the usurer’s son but concedes that he fought well and deserves a small cut of skin.
A compact description credits William Beebe in the Atlantic with tracing Paris during wartime. It notes the city bounded by supply depots to the north hospitals to the south and airfields to the west with scarce trade in bandages crepe logs and colonials and output of bread literature faith and hope.
The advertisement promotes Cuticura Soap for soothing itchy burning skin and Cuticura Ointment for healing. Bathe with hot water, dry gently, and apply ointment. Free samples offered by Cuticura Dept X Boston. Soap 25 cents Ointment 25 and 50 cents.
A reflective piece discusses how small, unnoticed openings reveal inner life to the world, suggesting inner realities surface through everyday moments and observations. It portrays inner experience as revealed by subtle, external expressions.
A proverb-like expression equates a smileless face with a lamp that has lost its light, suggesting a lack of warmth or illumination in mood or presence.
A health ad touts Eatonic Tablets as a commonsense, fast-acting remedy for stomach pain heartburn nausea and belching in hot weather. It promises quick relief from digestion problems, restores appetite, and offers a money back guarantee through the local druggist.
A leading fashion correspondent notes wartime attire sparks nationwide debate on choosing quality over style. The discussion covers cheap ready-to-wear versus high-priced gowns, fit, and national silhouettes, with contrasts to Paris models and American dressmakers.
The piece debates whether enduring quality or fast fashion dominates a woman's wardrobe and notes the rising Medici collar novelty. It cites the ongoing consumer divide between durable, costly gowns and affordable, trendy ready to wear, reflecting American fashion appetite in 1918.
Squeeze juice from two lemons into three ounces of orchard white to make a quarter pint of freckle sunburn tan lotion. Grocers sell lemons and drug stores supply orchard white for a few cents. Massage this fragrant lotion on face neck arms and hands to fade freckles sunburn and tan and brighten skin. Harmless.
A dialogue fragment shows a heated exchange where one asks why not answer charges and another refuses to dignify them with a reply. The exchange plays on whether remaining silent is a better tactic than engaging the accusation.
A witty observation contrasts actresses who paint with those who draw. The quip notes that many can color but few can sketch, and jokes about male hairdressers dyeing older maids.
An advertisement claims Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules cure backache and urinary symptoms linked to bladder or kidney issues. It promises rapid renewal of health within 24 hours and ongoing protection with daily use, plus a money back guarantee if ineffective.
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