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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1922
Page
7
An old advertisement urges mothers to use California Fig Syrup to ease constipation in sick children. It touts a fruity taste and claims a teaspoonful can prevent illness by cleansing the bowels, advising readers to ask a druggist for genuine California Fig Syrup with printed directions for all ages.
Drugstore reports show many people suffer kidney trouble yet do not realize it. Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root is claimed to help, with an insurer noting many applications denied for kidney issues. Sample bottles offered for ten cents by mail from Kilmer & Co.
A Baltimore American quip has a patient telling a doctor a benignant tumor and the doctor asking what ails him, prompting the reply that he has a kind-hearted carbuncle in a light humor vignette.
Extension workers promote keeping a flock of sheep alongside other livestock. Pennsylvania and Utah lead ram club efforts with purebred Shropshire and Rambouillet stock. Local banks finance youth clubs, and orphan lamb care by 19 youths in Utah shows growing farmer interest.
The article describes two squash types for home gardens summer and fall or winter varieties. Summer squashes are harvested young for tender fruits while fall and winter squashes are ripened for winter use. Planting tips note four foot apart hills and light manure or fertilizer.
Plan to raise globe artichokes in deep sandy loam with manure. Sow seeds in warm spring soil, transplant after three to four leaves to rows three feet apart and two feet in the row. Plants yield in the second season. in cold areas, cover in winter. not suited north of zero degrees. U. S. Department of Agriculture.
An advertisement promoting Red Cross Ball Blue laundry aid urging use by housewives to maintain snowy linens and keep them in good condition, available at all grocers.
A schoolgirl asks her grandmother to solve a multiplication problem counting horse legs. The grandmother, after a humorous multiplication misstep, declares the task impossible. The anecdote appears in the Edinburgh Scotsman.
A witty Louisville Courier-Journal quip on a new rubber product described as a novelty item.
An advertisement touts Diamond Dyes as the simplest way to refresh faded draperies skirts and sweaters. It promises no streaks or fading and advises customers to tell their druggist fabric types for wool silk linen cotton or blends.
A woman enters a bright drug store for tincture of myrrh and notes odd architecture and a curved counter. The clerk reveals the store used to be a barroom, giving a curious twist to the scene from the Chicago Journal.
Mr and Mrs Moyes of Victoria Nova Scotia welcomed triplet boys two weeks ago joining their five other children. The home is described as abundantly blessed with Moyes family growth.
A garaged entrepreneur is noted for advertising air at cost. The remark implies practical or thrifty business acumen and hints at a local character who markets simple goods. The short exchange highlights curiosity about his motivations and methods.
A brief exchange from the Louisville Courier-Journal notes a man asking about a woman's reception and receiving only a laugh in reply, indicating a chilly response to his courtship.
From the fruit preservers we get our jams and from the wet goods dealer our jim jams.
A New York hunter recalls a Mississippi bear hunt in a cane thicket. The dog pack fails to flush the bear and a Black guide named Gus volunteers to retrieve it, saying he faced the unknown yet trusted the boss rather than fear the animal.
Margaret hears Hilsie finished education abroad but Susan corrects that she only completed it after marrying Harry Hedges. She learned money buys more than clothes theater trips and luxuries, realizing needs beyond feminine finery and fun.
A Miss Olden tale shows her dismissing a longtime butler after he boasted he had grown gray serving her. The exchange reflects personal loyalty and conduct expectations in a domestic staff context.
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