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Newspaper
The Jansen News
Location
Jansen, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1923
Page
2
In conservative India the shift from hand-pulled punkah to electric fans and from coconut oil lamps to electric lights is rapidly increasing, signaling modernization in daily life and domestic practices.
Consumer alert urges buyers to look for the Bayer name on aspirin packages or pills to ensure authenticity. The advertisement claims Bayer aspirin has been proven safe by millions and prescribed by physicians for 23 years and warns that imitations may be dangerous.
A philosophical remark contrasts knowledge with pleasure wealth and power, calling knowledge ecstatic in enjoyment, unlimited in space and infinite in duration, suggesting true value lies in learning beyond material gains.
Advertises Cuticura Talcum Powder as an antiseptic scented powder for face skin baby and dusting use. Described as economical and part of the Cuticura Toilet Trio with Soap Ointment and Talcum, claims to render other perfumes superfluous.
A humorous exchange unfolds as a bald headed guest asks what amuses him and a son replies that nothing amuses him, except his mother has placed a brush and comb in the guest’s bedroom prompting a lighthearted moment.
Ad for Cascarets claims relief for biliousness, constipation, and indigestion. Mentions drug stores and Red Cross Ball Blue laundry use. Includes generic quotes and light ad copy about shoes, linens, and a moral about idleness.
Mrs A Moede of Windom Minnesota says she was run-down before delivering her ninth child. She credits Joe E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with revitalizing her and enabling a healthy baby girl. She urges other mothers to try it.
Mrs SpA Rye of Glen Allen Alabama reports four years of bearing down pains after childbirth eased by Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She says the remedy relieved her pains gave strength and grants permission to publish her testimonial.
Jennie Woodruff hosts a Christmas gathering with Jim Irwin and his mother. The talk veers from politics to Jim’s practical education ideas and a defense of experiential learning over abstract words. The scene contrasts old rural life with new governance and a lingering question of who should lead future farming programs.
Jennie and Jim debate school dinner reform as a path to culture and practical learning. The group envisions students cooking, budgeting, and serving meals while tying lessons to geography, math, and commerce amid a looming blizzard.
Jennie Woodruff spurns Jim Irwin over money and prospects. Jim, mocked as an off ox, reads and theorizes about teaching and farming. A local joke posts him as school teacher and he becomes elected. He lectures at meetings, rural methods debate and women demand culture while pupils defend him.
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