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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1919
Page
3
Twenty years ago many women knew little about golf and shared humorous notions. A diner conversation reveals beliefs about red coats dogs caddies rabbit holes and a mix up of players with a gentleman and a common man judging the game.
A vintage advertisement extols Dr Kilmer Swamp Root claiming it cures kidney liver and bladder ailments and reduces uric acid related rheumatism. It offers sample bottles by mail from Dr Kilmer Co and promotes large and medium bottles at drug stores with dealer testimonials.
Lewis Waller misstepped while playing Charles Surface in The School for Scandal and his right hand landed in a pot of red paint used by a scenic artist. He continued onto the stage with a hand looking like blood, provoking frightened, then relieved, laughter from the audience as his grin broke the moment.
Anadvertising blurb touts Wright'n Vegetable Pills as the ideal remedy to flush the system and aid bowel regularity with a charm-like effect.
A light anecdote notes a fiancé proposed by telephone claiming it saved money. Patrice confirms the proposal. He says the call cost ten cents versus a one dollar box of candy if done in person.
A dialog contrasts two viewpoints on future meals with one hopeful and one pessimistic stance. The hopeful says food will be cheap soon, while the other argues it will only seem cheap by comparison.
A fashion note surveys a possible revival of home dressmaking as summer frocks shift from ready made. English prints, organdie, net, and dotted swiss fabrics command attention with favorable colors, trims, and lace. Flat, practical lines mix with bright nets and wide hems in fresh outfits for both day wear and special occasions.
A fashion note observes stoles have shortened to small chokers this season with large sweeping stoles shrinking noticeably and making a practical statement in wrap style.
Miss Vera Baxter a Terre Haute musician testifies Pepgen cured nervous dyspepsia letting her eat freely without pain. She says tasks once hard are now pleasures and claims many locals endorse Pepgen for stomach kidney liver and nervous ills. The ad notes Pepgen is available at leading drug stores.
Mrs Jasper objects to paying a penny to a robber as the Buffalo Express details a brazen demand on a train. Jason faces the accusation amid a tense scene aboard the ill fated journey.
A cheerful housewife admires a basket of clear white laundry and thanks Red Cross Ball Blue. The note adds that the product is available at grocers for 5 cents.
A Brooklyn Citizen item recounts a mother's question to Clara about Mr. Cummings remarking that gloves hard to button should quit the business. Clara and her mother humorously interpret the remark and dismiss further pursuit, urging time be spent elsewhere.
Mrs Diff jokes that her husband, once thought to have St Vitis dance, now plays saxophone and has a swell job with a jazz orchestra in a cabaret. The remark appears in the Buffalo Express.
Clary Chem. Spec. Co. seeks representatives with a good line of glues and cements. Provide reference, age, occupation, proposition and a 25c sample at 935 Euclid W. Detroit.
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