I'll Come Back For Sixpence Says Boy
A mother in pursuit shouts she will pay sixpence to catch her son. He stops, turns, and offers to take the money to return, prompting the mother to accept the playful bargain.
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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1917
Page
7
Cuticura Skin Improvement Ad
On rising and retiring gently smear the face with Cuticura Ointment. Wash off Ointment in five minutes with Cuticura Soap and hot water. Continue this treatment for ten days and note the change in your skin. No better toilet preparations exist. Free sample by mail with Book. Address postcard Cuticura Dept L Boston. Sold everywhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
Ideal Alarm Clock with a Whimsical Rework
A jeweler offers a grand clock that chimes at ten with a bird singing. A customer requests changes for a private room, so that at eleven each night a milkman's bell rings and a newsboy announces Morning papers, tailored for his daughter’s gatherings.
Farmer Cobbles Declines City Boarders This Summer
A rural farmer says he and his hired men will be too busy raising food crops to entertain city boarders. The exchange highlights a plain living, self sufficient approach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cobbles
Offering Culinary Aid as Wartime Service
Quoted exchange shows a speaker proposing to serve his country in wartime by cooking. A second person discourages joining, noting recruitment is already difficult. The fragment highlights attitudes toward civilian wartime labor and practical roles beyond combat.
Proverb on Costly Living and Diet for Prodigal Sons
A compact moral line notes that living costs rise and one remedy is feeding prodigal sons a vegetable diet as a stern, frugal admonition. The remark uses Biblical phrasing to emphasize austerity and self denial.
America to Fight in Europe Earlier Than Planned
Washington reports indicate the war department plans to move American troops to Europe in a rapid, large expedition. Pershing's division will be sent soon with training camps set for about 22 000 men per facility. Recruits will be taught why they fight and many soldiers will emerge as junior officers after three months training. The article covers training logistics, selective service, and bird protection as a wartime measure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward B. Clark
Washington
War Department
Europe
Joffre
Wilson
Pershing
General Pershing
Army
United States
Bridges
America
National Guard
National Army
United States Army
France
Germany
Congress
Canada
United States Senate
Senate
House
Biological Survey
Department of Agriculture
Wall Street
New York
Plattsburg
Madison
Christmas shoppers clash with surly clerk in Bolivar & Clark store
In a Bolivar and Clark great store, a tense exchange unfolds between a demanding customer and Madge Harkness at the gingham counter. An older woman defuses the scene with kindness, prompting reflections on customer service as a shift toward women workers gains attention in the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bolivar & Clark
Madge Harkness
Madge
Minnie Dixon
Putting Off
A caution against procrastination urging immediate action and small acts of kindness to support others. The piece emphasizes there is no time like the present and warns that delaying tasks wastes time and hinders goals.
Making Life Joyous in Small Recollections
The author laments life’s disappointments stem more from unrealized moments than grand tragedies. Small gestures revive joy as old ties and memories reawaken. The piece asks readers to recall exact spots where a touch can transform the world for someone they know.
England Gains Canada and Hudson Bay by Utrecht Treaty
The Utrecht Treaty of 1713 ceded Acadia and Newfoundland to Britain, with France ceding Hudson Bay and other territories. Britain held earlier title by discovery and occupation, expanding control over vast Canadian lands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Canada
Acadia
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Hudson’s Bay Territory
Great Britain
France
Britain
Back-to-the-farm movement born by world war energies
The quotation notes that despite earlier talk the actual push toward rural living emerged only after the global conflict began, transforming ideals into a concrete shift. It highlights the wartime impact on migration toward farming hubs and agricultural life.
Peterson's Ointment touted as eczema cure all
An advertisement touts Peterson's Ointment as effective for eczema and skin ailments. A dealer promise offers refunds if users are not benefited and cites letters of thanks for cures in sores, salt rheum, ulcers, and piles. A Buffalo reader endorses swift eczema relief and piles cure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peterson
America
John Scott
Virginia St
Buffalo
Adv
A Close Shave
A United States marshal and deputy fielded a call from a woman who noted a barber with a red white and black pole claiming it used German colors. The exchange highlighted a small local dispute over symbolism amid everyday life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Creators
United States
Indianapolis News
Old inmate marvels at phonograph invention
A ninety year old resident of the Masonic home near Franklin learns of a phonograph gifted by a lodge. While visiting Franklin, he explains a pie pan with a hole used in the machine to grind tin as music, calling it very good.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Masonic
Franklin
Indianapolis News
Laundress Endorses Red oot Blue Grocers Advertise
An advertisement notes a laundress using Red oot Blue products and promotes all grocers. The brief is written in a period newspaper tone, signaling a local commerce blurb with product choice emphasis.
Cook in Ft Harrison barracks scenes between officer candidates
In a Fort Harrison scene a black cook greets a returning officer candidate known as Mr. Jack. The cook jokes about feeding shortages and promises aid, recalling the chef’s years as a hotel waiter and the candidate’s large tipping history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack
Indiana Company
Ft. Harrison
Indianapolis News
Allen's Foot Ease Relieves Tired Feet for Troops
Shake into your shoes or foot bath to ease painful swollen feet and stinging chins and banons. Widely used by British and French troops at the front. Allen's Foot Ease offers relief for tired aching feet and is sold everywhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen's
Allen’s
Adv
Father’s Fault as Father Cheerful at Wedding
Two girls recall a friend’s recent marriage. Dora and Nora discuss the ceremony and Rose’s joyful look. Rose confesses one drawback: her father appeared too cheerful when he gave her away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dora
Rose
Nora
Fortitude echoing in a terse wartime plea
Fragmentary line reads a tense challenge about talk and war. The brief hints at desire to avoid conflict while indicating a readiness for confrontation and a readiness to speak bluntly.
When .Hubby Fooled Her. Mrs Scatterbrain’s Witty Tale
A humorous tale recalls Mrs Scatterbrain lamenting her forgetful husband who cannot remember tasks. Only once did he follow her directions, prompting a friend to joke about a note dated a week ahead and the astonished wife responding with disbelief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Scatterbrain
Farmer to Writer Benched by Etiquette Lesson
A man explains he raises pigs for a living and is advised to say he earns his living by his pen. The exchange highlights social expectations and the clash between vocation and refined description.
Make the Most of Life by Starting Now
An exhortation urges readers not to dwell on a second chance but to act today. It stresses turning intention into concrete improvements in the remaining years, encouraging practical steps over hesitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. H. Fletcher
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Eczema
Carter
Carters Httle
Carter Shon
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Dean
Indiana
Dell
Ida M. Taylor
Ashland Ave
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Doan
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N.Y
Lexington, Ky
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