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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1917
Page
6
An ad declares Freezone a Cincinnati chemist’s discovery that dissolves corns and calluses without pain. A drop or two loosens the target so it can be lifted out with fingers, leaving no burning or irritation, and it costs only a few cents at drugstores with pharmacists urged to stock it.
Government provides suitable farming land in Australia for men and families forming village settlements. Settlers act independently, aided by government overseers for two years. The house doubles as a public hall or school. Rations, implements, and small stock are supplied as a loan to be repaid later.
Advertisement touts Cuticura Ointment and Cuticura Soap for skin troubles and bath care. It offers free samples by mail with a booklet and asks readers to send a postcard to Cuticura Dept L Boston. Sold everywhere.
A kookaburra, the laughing jackass, erupts with uproarious laughter in the quiet Australian bush. The odd bird, with a square body and open mouth, sits on a stump as it causes amused yet baffled reactions among onlookers.
An advertisement promises removal of freckles using ethine double strength. Apply an ounce from a druggist, nightly and morning, to reduce dark spots and achieve a clear complexion. Guarantee offered, money back if ineffective.
In a busy kitchen their mother asks for a dish to be dried. Jane insists she dried it thoroughly saying she dried it so hard it perspired, while Josephine watches. The playful exchange highlights the sisters teamwork in chores.
Mothers urged to inspect every bottle of Castoria for the long standing signature ensuring authenticity. The vintage remedy recalls over three decades of use and the familiar line Children Cry for Fletcher's Castoria appears in advertisements.
A local exchange recounts an argument where Binks called someone a toad and the other party reacted with anger. The foxed text also markets patent medicines such as Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery and Quinine tonics, typical of early medicine advertisements.
Mr Starr, a widowed Methodist minister in Mount Mark Iowa, weighs a daughter Prudence's romance with Jerrold Harmer after she recovers from an early bicycle accident. The tale follows Prudence, Fairy, Carol, Lark, and Constance through homely incidents intensified by affection.
In a brisk domestic scene Prudence Starr prepares for a wedding as sisters Lark and Carol plot lightheartedly around the ``prince in disguise'' Jerrold Harmer. Father Starr observes, while Prudence debates wearing her mother’s silk dressing gown and Fairy assists with preparations.
Prudence and Jerrold Harmer share a playful, tender meeting at Mount Mark parsonage. The Harmer automobile tale unfolds as Jerrold explains his Des Moines business, Burlington plans, and a broken axle that led to a walk. The afternoon ends with a shared smile and a future dinner.
A religious lesson interprets John 6 teaching Jesus as the true bread from heaven. It contrasts seeking material loaves with seeking spiritual life, explaining belief, will, and divine grace, and cites verses about eternal life and reception of believers.
A reflective piece questions whether six months is enough for engaged couples to truly know each other and assess their compatibility for marriage, hinting at the difficulties and hopes involved in deciding on a lifelong partnership.
Mrs. Margaret Quinn of Lowell Massachusetts reports relief from change of life symptoms after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound She says headaches pains and nervousness diminished and credits the remedy with overall improvement The notice invites women to seek confidential advice from Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co Lynn Massachusetts
W. P. Pycraft argues in the Illustrated London News that humans differ from lower animals due to self awareness and surroundings. He says the struggle for existence applies to animals, not human progress, and warns misapplying Darwinism fuels harmful doctrine and war.
Dialogue contrasts past influence of big business on elections with present candidate responsiveness to the common people. A speaker notes big business waits in an ante room while the successful candidate now heeds voters.
A witty social quip recounts a yachting party where rough seas led to a playful pun about a swell affair. Officials note the mood remained buoyant despite the weather. The comment reflects local society humor and maritime terminology of the period.
In a brisk dialogue the speaker claims a personal bete noire and remarks how they all dote on it from a recent Paris visit. The exchange highlights humor and social wit amid travel chatter.
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