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Newspaper
The Citizen Republican
Location
Scotland, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1920
Page
7
Mrs. Mary Beber of Wyandotte Michigan says repeated pains nearly doubled her up for years and after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Sanative Wash she could do her housework again. She urges publication to help other women.
In town last fall Jack Jolly, the golf ball manufacturer, joked with a friend about aging in golf. Asked his age, the friend said forty two. Jolly replied that a Scotsman friend aged one hundred and one still improved his game, implying skill can grow with time.
An old advertisement touts Bayer Aspirin tablets as safe and proven by millions, with directions for headache toothache earache neuralgia rheumatism colds and pain. Small tins of 12 cost cents and larger packages sold by druggists. Also notes factual quail decline and potato pest costs due to use of Paris green.
Advertisement extols Cuticura Soap and Ointment for clear skin and soft hands and adds Cuticura Talcum as a fragrance. The brief dialog hints at vanity and luck with a rabbit’s foot notion, ending with a witty exchange on nerve and confidence.
An analysis from the Springfield Republican argues the 1919 global food outlook is dire. It cites late planting, freight delays, scarce farm labor, and weak harvests in major exporters, with Europe and Russia in turmoil. It warns of rising bread costs and debates whether U.S. grain market controls should continue post armistice.
The article argues for extending tractor use beyond field work to build tile and open ditches, terracing sloped land, and back filling. It urges consulting county agents and using a v shaped steel ditcher to keep roads dry, prevent washouts, and create longer lasting roads.
London Times correspondence notes strong criticism of accepting Greek control over large non Greek populations at San Remo. Critics warn of renewed fighting, injustice to Italian claims, and flagrant deviation from Wilsonian 14 points. The Adriatic issue remains unsettled as Wilsons No blocks a just solution.
A fragmentary account describes Lewell Thomas's seven years wandering the desert in Arab dress among Arab tents. He allegedly gained vast influence over nomadic tribes, united feuding chieftains, and led a Persian style 30 000 strong Arab force, promising Arabian independence and reshaping Near Eastern affairs according to the piece.
A concise portrait notes a small, shy Oxford graduate who commanded a victorious Arabian army into Damascus. The narrator questions how a medical board would react if told this man would refuse knighthood the Victoria Cross or a brigadier general’s rank in the British army.
Bankers Trust Co outlines oil fuel as dominant for U S ships. Of 1 706 steel ships with 617 380 deadweight tons planned for all burner propulsion, nearly all private merchant tonnage also favors oil. U S Shipping Board projects 60 009 000 barrels of oil yearly for board ships by 1921, with oil cutting crew, fuel costs, and fuel handling time, while boosting speed and cargo space.
Thomas Cooke known as the Islington miser left more than 300000 for heirs to squabble over after his death. He faked fits to gain meals and share meat. Other beggars found fortunes include a St Louis burial key to a 40000 safety deposit box and a ragged recluse with 22000 in his lining.
The piece retells Tarkington's remark on Munich as an earthly paradise for ten cents a beer, recalling student life, a Missouri student named Cobb who orders extra frankfurters, and a mosaic of wry newspaper snippets about daily life, humor, and social scenes from a bygone era.
A speaker quips about a husband’s strong convictions versus weakness of mind while noting that what some seek are privileges rather than ordinary rights. The remark frames a debate on gender rights and social expectations in a concise public voice.
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