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Newspaper
The Citizen Republican
Location
Scotland, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1916
Page
11
Stop watches registering fiftieths and hundredths of a second are described as perfected for accurate timing. A brief ad promotes an elixir claimed to cure backache lumbago rheumatism urging 10 cents for a large trial package from Dr M Pierce.
A compact device automates furnace control enabling a homeowner to start heating from bed or wake to warmth. The mechanism uses a weighted lever, magnets, pulleys and an alarm clock substitute to close a circuit and drop the weight, opening furnace drafts at a set time.
An OCR fragment notes the famed artist Titian was painting at age ninety nine. It references his status as a great painter and mentions the work Dictives, though the text is incomplete and lacks additional context.
Sir Michael O'Dwyer recounts the Ghadr revolt plot led by Hardial and Bhagwan Singh. He details recruitment across San Francisco Vancouver Oregon and California with aims to incite mutiny in India, seize arms and dissolve British rule. Despite thousands recruited and bomb plans, the uprising collapsed due to lack of support and police vigilance. The Punjab faced trials resulting in limited death sentences, with loyalty of Sikh troops reaffirmed as they served Britain.
The Memphis Commercial Appeal urges readers to embrace frugality and reuse, citing Max O'Rell on waste and contrasting American habits with German and French practices. It warns that wasteful behavior, from food scraps to paper and rags, risks escalating costs and calls for teaching children thrift and saving everything.
The Chicago Daily News argues extravagance is a national vice and praises economy as essential postwar virtue. It warns that cheap money and booming production mask real scarcity and foreshadow hardship unless Americans curb waste and adopt disciplined spending. Economy is framed as the path to comfort and lasting peace.
A reader recalls a grocer's money back guarantee failing after wormy prunes were purchased. The writer mocks the merchant’s excuses and calls out misleading ads while venting frustration over refund refusals and baiting promises. The piece preserves a period tone and sharp consumer critique.
A fragmented reminiscence describes a traveler trapped in a minar town near a railroad, facing rain and crowds. A waitress notices a man and a local voice references a boat and a shared paper for three.
A garbled ad promises an old age preventer from Dr Plefee at Burtalo. It touts relief for backache, rheumatic pain, and worn-out feeling, claiming a new drug dissolves uric acid like sugar in hot water and that users will notice grand results within weeks. Confirmed potency is cited as thirty seven times stronger than competition.
A quirky exchange contrasts artistic inclination with pragmatism, debating whether quality alone yields value. The practical voice argues a diamond is carbon and cannot match the action found in coal, illustrating a tension between idealism and utilitarian results in a fragmentary scene.
A wry fragment recalls a husband being terrible about the women’s fancy work club. The joke centers on his long year indoors and a broken toe limiting his freedom, reflecting domestic humor from a bygone era.
A Detroit Free Press piece jokes about social rivalry among women over appearance and status. It contrasts a young man seeking a name with a father's admonition and humorous lines about bearing Castoria for infants, hinting at cruder social signals and comparisons of attire and affordability.
An old advertisement touts Cuticura Soap for cleansing and purity and Cuticura Ointment to stop itching clear pimples and scalp irritations and heal rough hands. Free samples offered by mail with Book from Boston. Includes a flirtatious quip about a woman named Mes and Green.
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