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Newspaper
The Potter Review
Location
Potter, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1920
Page
3
A Knoxville reader named Mrs Pearn Hilz credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Liver Pills with curing long standing female troubles. She says the treatment restored her appetite and energy and urges others to publish her endorsement.
Nearly seventy five colleges nationwide eye endowment funds to raise more than 200 million dollars for higher professor pay and new facilities. Northwestern leads with 25 million, followed by Harvard and Cornell. Pittsburgh and MIT also pursue large sums amid broader campaigns across eastern schools.
In Ossawatomie Kansas a boilermaker foreman J J Sturges at the roundhouse discovered a school of small minnows in the tender while noting water and fuel shortages affecting rail operations. The odd finding sparked remarks on strange occurrences in railroading and the need for careful checks during famines.
One of three silver cups will be presented by Secretary Baker to the schools of the prize winners in the War Department essay contest on "What Are the Benefits of an Enlistment in the United States Army." The contest is open to students of all schools and judged by Secretary Baker, General Pershing, and General March.
Bloomington readers learn that Indiana University students study a Monroe County limestone specimen recently received by the ecology department from the Smithsonian Institution. Geologists estimate the rock at about one and a half billion years old, noting its ancient origins.
Governor Thomas Riggs Jr announced Alaska can supply billions of feet of timber for pulp and newsprint. He seeks to open Tongass and Chugach reservations to mills, arguing reserves hold hundreds of millions of feet of usable wood and favorable conditions. He plans to press Washington to restore or open reserves for industry.
A London critic fears American slang Seeps into English speech through film songs and subtitles. Audiences, including children, pick up phrases like Cut out that dope and I'm hitched while British cinema lingo struggles to keep pace with American terms such as fire water and the bootlegger.
Fractional metal currency vanished in Tyrol and a large leather factory was ordered to stamp small leather scraps for local needs. In Matttighofen and nearby areas people found it cheaper to use leather money as soles for their paper shoes than to buy leather soles.
Bayer Tablets of Aspirin carry the Bayer Cross and promise true Aspirin prescribed by physicians for years. Buy unbroken packages with directions for relief from colds headaches neuralgia rheumatism and general pains. Handy tins hold twelve tablets. larger packages sold by druggists.
The Birmingham Age Herald quips about a theater diva misplacing her husband and fretting over suspected younger company. The tone mocks sensational gossip while hinting at a light domestic scandal with an unresolved outcome.
A vintage advertisement touts St Jacobs Oil as a fast acting remedy for backache lumbago sciatica and rheumatism. The copy promises relief after a single use with a harmless soothing oil that won’t irritate the skin.
Unseasonably cold weather prompts Belle to remark on the chill while Nell apologizes for storing away summer furs, highlighting unexpected winter conditions and adjustments in daily life.
James D. Phelan notes Verdi inspired hope and enthusiasm, with early works facing initial difficulty but later acclaim. He credits Verdi’s mastery, refined by long study and inherited taste, for lifting people. The passage adds a cynical line about money invested in happiness aiding a tombstone business.
An old advertisement extols Garfield Tea as cleansing the system and eradicating disease. It claims pure blood is essential to health and asserts soap and water prevent many illnesses.
An old advertisement urges readers to stop rubbing away rheumatism and instead cleanse the blood to remove the disease. It promotes S. S. S. as a blood purifier and claims it can eliminate rheumatic symptoms. Directions note obtaining a bottle at the drug store and offer medical advice from a laboratory in Atlanta, Georgia.
A lively reporter asks if we can talk with Mars and declares Mars will dominate the conversation. The exchange jokes that Earth is now generating the biggest news in the solar system.
Thousands of women suffer kidney and bladder issues often misattributed to other causes. Back pain, headaches, fatigue signal kidney trouble. Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root, a physician's prescription, is offered with a sample request option via ten cent mail order to Dr Kilmer & Co.
Acount of global languages notes 3 424 spoken languages and dialects in use worldwide with the United States hosting 1 624 of them among the highest counts. The figures underscore linguistic diversity across regions and communities.
A home mix using water bay rum Barbo Compound and glycerine to darken gray hair. Apply twice weekly until the shade is desired. Drugists can prepare it or mix at home cheaply. It softens harsh hair and adds gloss without scalp cooling greasiness or rubbing off.
An editorial line asserts hope functions as a stimulant for ambitious men, framing it as a tonic to motivation and enterprise. It argues persistent optimism fuels risk taking and perseverance in pursuit of goals.
A brief note warns that delaying actions from the past affects current conditions, urging prompt attention to pending tasks and decisions to avoid worsening outcomes. The message emphasizes planning and discipline to mitigate future problems.
A witty exchange defines sympathy as the act of giving comfort to others when one does not want to lend money. The boy asks Pa about sympathy and receives a humorous, practical explanation.
An estimated four to six million people are employed by China's silk industry, reflecting its vast scale and economic significance across regions and related sectors.
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