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Newspaper
The Dalton Gazette
Location
Dalton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1920
Page
3
An advertisement touts Dr Péery’s Dead Shot as a home remedy that expels worms and tapeworms and cleans the breeding mo on in the body. It claims one dose suffices to improve digestion and health.
Jerry Shine of the Alpine water district once fed a fawn named Billy and later found the deer returned to him at the dam. A photo shows Shine with the deer, now with two pronged horns, resting on his shoulder.
Prisons like Sing Sing field uniformed inmate teams in the Mutual Welfare league with a high win rate against visiting nines. Games are played on prison grounds Saturdays and Sundays, drawing teams from New Jersey and Connecticut, as the eastern Pennsylvania and Philadelphia penitentiaries also maintain strong baseball programs.
A playful exchange about filming a large crowd at a house with two hundred extras. The director notes the front and back door crowds and jokes about costs. A second director mentions ads in a paper seeking lookalikes of George Washington and Napoleon for movie use.
In a Birmingham Age-Herald quip, women show new interest in politics. The harassed editor laments surge of calls from women who never engaged before, asking him to settle political arguments after winning the ballot.
Jimmy admits the boss fired him for losses from his work. Tommy asks if he could switch tasks. Jimmy says nothing else could be done and the boss said he was making nothing but mistakes.
The article notes fruit imports have fallen steadily in recent years while domestic orchard production grows in quantity and variety. It discusses how increased homegrown fruit production reduces reliance on imports and boosts local agriculture.
The text recalls Jubbs as a crank for the simple life and notes his relocation to a care home described as for the feeble-minded, reflecting a harsh historical attitude toward mental health and dignity.
Hal Burton enjoys impromptu skating while sister Marcia serves doughnuts as memories surface. Bruce Telford, distant in the city, recalls a past love with Marcia and the cost of his success, as old relationships tug at the year’s end.
Poem advising moral renewal as the old year ends and the new year arrives. It urges Christian duty, peace on earth, and compassion for the sorrowful, urging rulers to restrain violence and the public to give uplifting, hopeful deeds for a better world. The verse closes with a call to ring out the old and ring in the new.
Exchange shows a lawyer advising a witness who admits giving testimony as a minor. The judge may be asked for leniency due to extreme youth, with guidance to adhere to the stated age.
Bruce Telford visits the Burton mansion on New Year’s Eve and finds three letters in a forgotten book. One is Marcia’s reply to his earlier letter, delayed for three years. She reveals the long hold of fate, and they confess renewed love as they sail toward a future together.
Mrs. Newrich, back from a tour, notes they traveled quickly by fast car and bought numerous picture postcards at every stop. The caller questions how one could absorb the country, prompting her to explain the postcards captured the journey.
A playful exchange riffs on women as a society against gambling. The line to stop gambling among women triggers a comic mishearing about gab bing, highlighting the magazine’s humorous voice and social satire from the period.
A humorous sketch contrasts a stylish young man named the pink of perfection with an ordinary man described as the plain poppy, both observed by admiring girls during a class scene. The dialogue highlights social appearances and playful teasing.
The exchange portrays Bill Plodder as always accepting handouts and smoking openly while Sammy accuses him of living beyond his means. The dialogue hints at concerns over finances and behavior in a neighborhood context.
A humorous observation: a man must truly love his sweetheart to stay faithful through her hay fever and avoid leaving her during such allergy moments. The quip contrasts deep affection with practical irritation.
A pawnbroker notes the proverb no friend a need is a friend in deed as he reaches for a client’s time piece. The client, Scrogge, retorts that the broker is not his friend while admitting the uneasy commerce persists. The exchange hints at tension over demand and loyalty in a tight moral moment.
In a short exchange from Schooldays, Henry notes that both his younger siblings have measles as the doctor confirms. The dialogue humorously recalls Henry paying a friend 50 cents as a boy to contract the disease, highlighting parental concern and medical costs.
A domestic quarrel centers on limiting expenditures for house furnishings and a proposed new car pet. The husband asserts discipline while the wife counters with readiness to proceed, reflecting a tension over spending and household management.
Dialogue contrasts a suspended sentence with a verdict of hanging. The speaker questions whether a suspended judgment equals execution, highlighting confusion over legal terms and outcomes in a terse courtroom exchange.
A framed exchange recalls a dry apple dish at a social gathering. Another voice counters that the same party was a swell affair, highlighting divergent impressions of the event.
A light exchange in London reveals a husband buying a hat for his wife. He jokes she would look fiercer without it, while she counters that it already gives her a bold look. The banter captures a moment of domestic humor.
A short exchange describes a tall man visiting the studio daily for a week. The artist calls him a reclining or laying for him rather than sitting, hinting at a suspicious or unsettling motive.
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