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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1922
Page
7
Mary Marie narrates a diary rooted in Andersonville birth scenes and a starry father, an astronomer. The tale traces family drift between parents, a Boston home with the mother, and periods with the father, amid a six months split custody arrangement.
In chapter five, Mary notes her father’s guarded return after the divorce. He greets her, sits in the library, and watches her quietly at table and during piano play late at night. Mary adapts to new clothes and chores while feeling distant yet observed by him.
In a tense scene Mary Y. reveals her reading and sewing, while her father questions her about activities, family, and Boston ties. He shifts from anger to rare warmth, then abruptly ends the talk, sizing up Mary’s nightly chatter as “talked too much.”
Fragmentary remarks discuss science chasing immortality and the philosopher's stone, noting a continuous human pursuit across eras. The text hints at enduring questions about life, aging, and transformation.
Letters from Mrs. Juneneasier of Youngstown Ohio and Mrs. L E Wiese of New Orleans recount severe fatigue back pain cramps and depression improved after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Other testimonials note renewed energy and ability to work including housework and washing.
An ad column extols Red Cross Ball Blue for baby clothes, promising fresh white results without streaks or damage. It promotes household virtue and includes a quotation about womanhood and devotion to home and children, attributed to Mrs. JF Croly-like voice.
A Massachusetts-based clergyman once reproved a field worker for swearing while plowing. The preacher claimed he did not swear, then admitted difficulty and emphasized his honesty. The worker retorted that the preacher had told more than fifty lies by denying ever seeing the like.
A grandfather and Betty visit a strawberry patch. He shares small berries with a girl, while saving larger ones for himself. Betty notices and gravely remarks she can eat the large berries too.
Abridged Life snippet notes Alice asks if Gladys broke into the gay social set. Virginia refrains, stating she cannot live down her 11 year marriage to Jack.
A London Tit-Bits excerpt recounts Fiji’s early cricket culture with long match marathons in outlying villages and spectators in pads on bare legs. It notes a house boy Esau whose one side shaved for a team hair style chosen to match dyed sashes, reflecting local quirks and team spirit.
A Belgian man who bought a 1903 bond in Antwerp visited the Caisse Communale offices to learn if his number drawn in the 1907 state lottery won. After a long wait, he was told his number matched and he is entitled to a 200,000 franc bonus.
An editorial quip suggests testing jokes on a dyspeptic to gauge humor. It notes the need for sharp wit, timing, and audience awareness in comedy. The line uses a dry, mock-serious tone typical of period humor writing.
An advertisement claims a single dose of Dr Peery's Dead Shot cures worms. A 560 cent bottle is offered as a time and money saver. Listed at 372 Pearl Street in New York City.
W. S. Inglis, a noted coal operator, recounted a railway tale at a Scranton rail workers banquet. He recalled a 12 mile branch line famed for bumps and dirt, ending with a passenger quipping that the worst part of the journey was behind him and another replying he would go to Kong, China.
Landor the explorer earned renown for reaching the sources of the Brahmaputra in Tibet and charting their positions. His Himalayan journeys yielded vast information. He spent a year studying Philippine islands and, with partner Kander, traversed 3 800 miles on pack sand in Korea. He then focused on Africa and later South America, traveling nearly continuously until 1914.
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