The Zealous Youth
The Employer tries to test the truthfulness of the Office Boy who jokes that his wife already distrusts his honesty. The boy admits to lying to keep peace, prompting the employer to react to the tale with a wry, moral aside.
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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1915
Page
3
The Employer tries to test the truthfulness of the Office Boy who jokes that his wife already distrusts his honesty. The boy admits to lying to keep peace, prompting the employer to react to the tale with a wry, moral aside.
Mothers are urged to use California Syrup of Figs to cleanse children’s stomachs without griping. The ad claims a teaspoonful cleanses bowels in hours, helps with fever, sour stomach, colds, and stomachaches, and notes a 50 cent bottle with directions for all ages.
In this lesson Saul is named by Samuel as Israel’s future king after the people press for a monarch. Saul’s initial humility contrasts with his later rise in power and pride, foreshadowing the dangers of earthly kingship and the need for God’s anointed deliverer.
A diner complains about a delay while the waiter explains a shell shortage. The exchange captures a light moment in a Boston restaurant and the staff’s workaround as patrons await service.
In a local dispute described as a hard case, an amateur farmer and his wife persist in their own sowing efforts amid outside doubts and scrutiny. The exchange underscores personal determination.
Miss Alma K. Boyd named private secretary to Lieutenant Governor McClain of Pennsylvania. Mary Pickford earns 2000 dollars weekly for a year. The sole profit sharing business in the U S is owned by Mrs James P Warbasse of Brooklyn. German fashion leaders favor field gray and military styles for spring. Since the war began women have filled Paris streetcar roles as men fall ill mannered.
Oakley Kentucky resident James McDaniel recounts severe kidney and bladder pain, sleeplessness, and rheumatic aches after ten months of illness. He attributes relief and permanent cure to Dodd's Kidney Pills, priced 50 cents per box from Dodd's Medicine Co. Buffalo New York, with free Household Hints music and recipes offer.
A studious man describes a patented V shaped metal strip to guide a key into a keyhole. A convivial counterpart questions who will be there to supply the key. The exchange hints at a clever but impractical invention.
Readers are invited to write to Wh Wrigley Jr Co Chicago to request a free beautiful Mother Goose Jingle Book in colors, sent to all readers of this paper. Offer appears in the advertisement.
Fragment from a vintage ad or editorial featuring a joke about sex norms and a remedy for coughs. Mentions Dean's Cough Drops and generic druggist claims. Contains garbled dialogue about wear resistance and sneaks with cultural humor.
Advertises Castoria as a safe remedy for children under thirty, urging mothers to use it with care. Emphasizes that the product is a trusted bottle by parents seeking soothing relief for infants and young kids.
In a humorous exchange Maude reports that German bombardment left only the mortgage and mechanics liens intact at the duke’s castle. The chorus and Maude remark on the romantic irony.
An advertisement touts Murine as a dependable domestic eye medicine offered years earlier by oculists and physicians. It claims ongoing compounding by doctors, guarantees relief, and invites readers to try it for eye comfort with no smarting. The copy urges purchasing from a pharmacist and requests a free Eye Book. MARINE EYE REMEDY CO. Chicago.
A Swiss scientist asserts microbes do not exist above 2000 feet. Beulah quips the discovery came from kissing at high altitude, while Belle questions the test.
A grandmother’s home remedy, Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy, is said to darken gray hair, restore natural color, and treat dandruff and itchy scalp. The advertisement touts easy use with a comb or brush, claiming results by morning after one or two applications.
A lawyer tells a defendant that the evidence against them is overwhelming and acquittal is unlikely. The client concedes guilt while the lawyer suggests a strategy to secure freedom despite the admission.
A curious pasted exchange urges secrecy about schemes under a floor and asks about exits. An odd wash day tip promotes Red Cross Ball Blue as a household convenience. The piece ends with a cheeky line about poverty and gout.
A humorous cryptic exchange quoted from the Philadelphia Ledger hints at household authority. The brief line contrasts the question of mastery with advice that happiness lies in uncovering the answer.
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