Secondhand lot fetches lower price in community park sale
Buyer says lots are asking fifteen hundred but his secondhand parcel cost nine hundred dollars. Elixir Babek touted in Philippines claims and medical miracle claims appear in the era text.
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Newspaper
The Review
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1916
Page
10
Buyer says lots are asking fifteen hundred but his secondhand parcel cost nine hundred dollars. Elixir Babek touted in Philippines claims and medical miracle claims appear in the era text.
An advertisement touts Cuticura Soap and Ointment for dandruff and itchy scalps with a free mail sample offer. A brief Utica mayoral reform note and a humorous barber shop exchange follow, featuring a bear tale and a quip about talking to death.
Two Scotch soldiers who steadied men at a critical moment by playing mouth organs received medals. The author argues this does not redeem the idea that a mouth organ player deserves execution without prior drumhead court martial. The piece also notes the disc carpenter and his decisive nail blows.
United States Department of Agriculture outlines button clover as a spineless bur clover alternative for milder Southwest and Gulf regions. It offers higher seed yield, easier wool handling, and good hay and green manuring potential though less favorable for hay production than other legumes. Seeding favors fall in mild winters with September workups. early summer sowing in cotton states is discouraged.
The document discusses button clover as a pasture plant. It notes temperature ranges, coastal growing zones, soil moisture needs, and relative performance in arid California. Inoculation guidance varies by region, with methods using soil transfer or artificial cultures. It highlights seed production and harvesting difficulties due to brittle bars.
An advertiser touts Dodson's Liver Tone as a safe vegetable alternative to calomel. The copy claims quick relief from liver issues, headaches, biliousness, and constipation, with a money back guarantee and endorsements from local druggists. It warns calomel as poison and mercury harming bones.
A brief joke frames a summer bungalow by the sea with wordplay on tide levels. The speaker notes the bungalow sits on shore at low tide and is off shore when the tide rises. The quip relies on nautical double meaning and coastal humor.
Mr H J Lamar of Macon Georgia reports that Hancock Sulphur Compound relieved his one year old baby from prickly heat after two days and six applications. The child slept better and has not suffered since. A tablespoonful in bath also soothed for three days. Sold by all dealers Hancock Liquid Sulphur Co Baltimore MD Booklet advertised.
Senator Sorghum jokes politeness may cost him votes as an unpopular district figure praises him with three cheers. The exchange hints at political risks and public perception shaping a campaign.
Mrs. M A Mooney and Mrs. Rubie Clark of Nashville Tenn attest Lung Vita cured their asthma and tuberculosis after doctors failed. Ad highlights testimonials for consumption asthma colds croup whooping cough and grippe with price 175 and booklet on request from Nashville Medicine Co Nashville Tenn. An unrelated note on uncanny knowledge about ants and picnics closes the ad.
Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic is promoted as a winter to summer health aid priced at 50 cents. The page also features a Sherlock Holmes quip about a golf player’s wife and a remark on holiday leisure leading to mischief.
An old advertisement urges mothers to examine every bottle of Castoria for the signature and notes the product has been in use for over 30 years. It also mentions children’s preference and a separate quoted exchange about living conditions and mosquitoes.
A collection of light anecdotes on marriage and courtship. A Brook line man weds a wealthy fifty year old, his children tease, and a sly remark leads to a humorous reveal. A watchdog tale follows, then jokes about mosquitoes replacing battle stories.
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