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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1920
Page
2
Mrs G Schoonfield of Muskegon Michigan reports six years of back weakness ended by Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She says the remedy made her strong again and enabled her to do all her work while highly recommending the medicine to others.
A period notice urges women to guard health and avoid ailments until late. It promotes Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound as a remedy and invites confidential letters to the Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. in Lynn Massachusetts for advice from a woman.
A writer recalls a ride with a woman driver who urged a test of risk on a new machine. At a suburb grade crossing the engine stalled and refusals to move followed. A flagman warned a limited train would arrive in two minutes and the crew helped push them free after the locomotive finally stopped.
A humorous Kansas City Star column parodies political rhetoric and courtroom strategy. Senator Branhaw proclaims denouncing profiteers while reporters press him for actions. A mock court scene mocks biases as a brunette juror is challenged for a blonde client.
Advertisement claims acid stomach harms the body and promises a cure with Eatonic. It asserts millions have benefited and that the tablet provides quick relief, with a druggist refund if unsatisfied. The copy emphasizes removing the cause and improving digestion.
The note claims cotton and linen prices doubled due to war and suggests extending fabric life by using Red Cross Ball Blue in laundry. Advertises grocers selling the product for five cents.
Bill Jones, a traveling man, gathers medical tips from several doctors. He is told to avoid sleeping on the left or right side, back, or stomach, and to avoid sleeping in a chair. He asks how to avoid falling over when sleeping standing up.
Bert returns from college with a shadow on his upper lip. His grandfather notes Bert resembles his mother, joking that Bert’s mustache reflects his father’s chin length, and implies Bert takes after his mother.
A farmer compares horses pushing to breach a fence with human cooperation. He cites Tillamook County Creamery in Oregon, whose 1919 sales reached 1,954,039 dollars for cheese plus 382,305 for whey cream and 2,506 for whey butter, totaling 2,007,475 dollars.
The article notes corn, wheat, and buckwheat as staple grains grown nationwide. Farmers prefer buying flour and meal over grinding their own grain. The typical farm family uses about 6 barrels of flour yearly, with southern households consuming roughly 500 pounds of corn meal and northern homes about 50 pounds. Buckwheat and rice use is limited to regions where grown, usually under 100 pounds per family. Many families bake at home, though some buy bread from traveling bakers.
A scrub is an animal of mixed or unknown breeding with no definite type. Terms like native mongrel razor back dunghill piney woods cayuse broncho and mustang are used similarly though some show fixed traits without clear improved breed lineage.
The article notes the shift from seeing seed corn selection as a fad to viewing it as a thoroughly approved business proposition for farms. It stresses practical benefits and growing professional regard for careful seed choice in agriculture.
The brief advises cultivating recent germinants with strong roots to destroy them easily. The note emphasizes simple, practical weed management techniques.
A Paris fashion notice notes the rising popularity of plaited organdie and silk ruches. High collars and ruff styles reappear in neckwear, capes, and dresses, with taffeta skirts, frocks, and brown tones shaping summer wardrobes.
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