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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1939
Page
3
A breakfast chat at a picturesque inn recounts the tale of the Duke of Wellington supposedly sleeping in the very room and bed the night before, prompting the tourist to remark that he is the Iron Duke. The joke is featured in Tit-Bits and tied to a prankish image of aristocratic prestige.
A set of trivia questions includes motive power for ships in the Panama canal what the Statue of Liberty holds in her left hand definition of a barcarolle who is the world’s highest paid actress whether Franz Schubert performed other composers’ music census cost the Nazi party age and why a star marks numbers on some US currency
The set lists eight items covering topics from small electric locomotives to census costs. It notes a Venetian gondolier melody, Gracie Fields earnings, a claim about musical recordings, a 1940 census cost estimate, a 1920 founding, and a currency star indicating a replacement bill.
An advertisement urges mothers to consult doctors before giving remedies to children and promotes Phillips' Milk of Magnesia as safe and affordable in liquid and flavored tablet forms. It notes a 25 cent price for both liquid and tablet options and warns buyers to request the full brand name.
An encoded snippet discusses women in their 40s and male attraction, mentioning hot flashes, mood swings, and nerves. It references a tonic, Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, as aiding vitality and nerve support, framed as advice from an early 20th century style.
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