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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1919
Page
8
A housewife smiles at clean laundry and thanks Red Cross Ball Blue for their whiteness. The grocer’s sign shows the product priced at 5 cents, while a proverb about luck and cause and effect underscores the ad copy.
A jokey exchange about missing a race meets a note on constipation and a Wright's Indian Vegetable Pills ad claim to restore regularity without gerping. The quirky lines blend humor with a cranky old time health pitch and odd pun.
An old era health ad touts Gold Medal Haarlem Oil capsules as a remedy to weakenings of kidneys and digestion. It claims renewed energy as treatment continues and offers refunds if it fails to help. The ad urges readers to buy the original imported Gold Medal brand in sealed packages.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer excerpt reports a writer naming the Pullman car sleeper Klimwoc as evidence that the namer is a mirror writing brain with reversed coordination. The piece mocks the intellect behind car names and labels the namer a pathological specimen based on this incident.
A dialogue captures Mr Meekton stating his wife holds the first, last, and most of the middle words in their exchange. The remark highlights a playful dynamic about verbal dominance in their marriage.
A concise aphorism notes that true enjoyment in life requires pleasure in labor. The saying implies work satisfaction shapes overall happiness and fulfillment.
A Montreal Herald piece notes many grim toponymns along the Sussex Kent border. It cites Bad End as a bleak northern farmstead and lists derisive names like Cackle Street Darwell Hole Old Hole and Froghole as examples of local nomenclature.
A Boston Transcript joke recalls a server replying to a request for drinks by offering a glass of hard water. The quip contrasts soft drinks with a pun on mineral water and hardness.
The Senate rejected the peace treaty with Germany by 48 to 51 votes and adjourned sine die. The House had acted earlier, ending the special session called by President Wilson. resubmission to the Senate would require a new session opening December 1.
A medical association member recounts a patient fear that doctors misdiagnose pneumonia and treat patients who later die of typhoid. The physician retorts that such misinfo is woefully misinformed and asserts he would not mistreat patients.
The article notes Russian peasant villages are mostly wooden and straw roofs, causing frequent fires. Statistics claim one-fifth of cottages burn annually or one house per five years, a figure the author calls reliable though seeming improbable.
An advertisement touts Danderine as a remedy to halt hair loss and remove dandruff. It claims several applications stop shedding, improve scalp cleanliness, and promote long thick glossy hair. Also mentions a plate-clamp boiled egg holder by an Italian inventor.
Advertisement promotes Bayer aspirin as genuine Aspirin in Bayer packages with directions for colds pain headaches neuralgia lumbago and rheumatism. Claims Bayer tablets cost a few cents for a 12 tablet tin and defines Bayer as the genuine aspirin prescribed by physicians for nineteen years. Also notes Roman Eye Balsam for sore blood shot watery and sticky eyes and urges fall ground preparation for spring planting.
An advertisement touts Cascarets as a safe sleep aiding laxative that cleanses the stomach, removes sour undigested food and foul gases, and carries out constipation waste while avoiding irritation or harm, contrasting with harsher remedies like Calomel and salts.
A brief note argues that pencils outperform lead in starting the day, reflecting a shift from traditional writing to practical tools. The line emphasizes utility and era of change in everyday work habits.
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