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Newspaper
The Review
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1920
Page
3
An assortment of short ad lines appears, including amateur versus professional fishing quips, a health claim about Wright's Indian Vegetable Pills, a political jab about Congressman Flubdub, and an advertisement for Cuth urt Talcum Powder as part of the Cuticura Toilet Trio.
A seaside town scene shows an old lady challenging a boy in Scout uniform about heroism. Asked what he would do if the king's coach sped toward a cliff, the boy answers with practicality by saying he would shut his eyes and sing God Save the King, prompting amused commentary from London Answers.
A Birmingham Age Herald snippet contrasts romance with practicality as Angeline previews a lavish life, while the tragedian faces a demanding role in Richard III, noting the actor must “hump” himself during performance.
Knicker argues the last census may be erroneous while Bocker suggests accuracy hinges on counting persons or souls. The exchange highlights uncertainty in population accounting and the method debate.
An advertisement touts Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a pure non stimulant remedy for kidney, liver and bladder troubles, claiming vegetable formula, bottlewise purity, and a sample offer by mail from Kilmer Co of Binghamton New York. It urges readers to purchase two bottle sizes at drug stores.
A junior officer botches a court martial sentence with a running gag about confinement while a sergeant major pleads and jokes. Also brief quips: a girl trains a cat to appear as Fido, and a joke about Paris fashions predicting stockings without cost.
Poultry specialists from the United States Department of Agriculture advise confining chicks near the heat source for a few days then gradually widening the space. They warn against huddling and chilling, urge outdoor running when weather allows, recommend culling weak chicks, and call for annual brooders disinfection to prevent disease.
The article stresses stock quality as the key to successful poultry keeping. It recommends standardbred stock not just for exhibition lines but for uniform, desirable products. It cites Plymouth Rock Wyandotte and Rhode Island Red as best suited to farm needs and notes pride and better care with quality stock.
The article advises culling hens that are unprofitable or unhealthy to boost overall flock profit. It notes some hens will be profitable while others are a drag, and stresses removing sickly birds promptly to improve returns.
A brief warning notes that the little red mite drains a hen’s vitality by feeding on blood and can kill hens. It states hens cannot speak or show vitality while infested, and asserts vitality and mites cannot coexist in the same henhouse.
Guidance advises feeding young chickens only enough to satisfy appetite and keep them active, with full servings only at the evening meal. The advice stresses avoiding overfeeding during all other meals to promote healthy growth.
An advertisement touts Dodson's Liver Tone as a harmless vegetable remedy that starts the liver and bowels without calomel, promising better results with no griping or salivation and claiming safety for children. The piece also includes a chaotic humorous anecdote about a man waking late and crashing into a neighbor's yard, as quoted from the Chicago Tribune.
An 19th century ad notes Hall's Catarrh Medicine to cleanse the blood and prevent nasal catarrh while claiming to strengthen the system. A humorous anecdote follows a driver learning bearings are gone and a sly stranger hints at discreet help in a nearby shop.
An advertisement touts Roman Eye Balsam for various eye conditions. A Brooklyner’s child, Little Harry, struggles with an undershirt, asking his mother how he would put on a shirt when he becomes an angel with wings, highlighting his humorous misadventure.
Caryville Tennessee Mrs Charles Rains describes years of womanly troubles and constant pain then credits Cardui with restoring her strength. She urges other women to try the remedy, noting it helped her sleep and regain mobility after use. A druggist can supply Cardui promptly.
A town society matron, after a spring operation, joked that the procedure aged her appearance by ten years. She asked the surgeon why five more hours couldn’t restore her to a girl. The surgeon replied five hours would have made her an angel.
Edward W. Bragg of Mecca Indiana suffered long stomach troubles before trying Eatonic. The remedy rapidly reduced excess acids and gases, ending misery as the cause was removed. Watonic offers quick lasting strength and pep, with druggists selling it at a trifling cost.
A grieving widow laments Thomas’s fate while a friend consoles her. She quips that he would only keep butting in, and muses that a woman should write the postscript first to save writing the letter. The dialogue offers a light, ironic take on loss and social exchange.
Marian had a habit of thumb sucking and her parents struggled to stop it. When a new baby sister arrived, her father warned Marian not to suck her thumb in front of the baby, and Marian quipped that she would turn her back so the baby would never know.
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