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Newspaper
The Rittman Press
Location
Rittman, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1920
Page
6
An old advertisement boasts Casearets as a gentle laxative that "works while you sleep" and promises quick relief from headachy, constipated feeling. It mocks harsh remedies like salts and calomel and targets young readers with a playful dialogue about a Sunday school lesson.
Dick Morgan of Syracuse New York a failed man enlists in the French Foreign Legion under the name Henry Hilliard after being disfigured by shrapnel French surgeons request a photo to restore his face He shows a postcard bearing a radiant image of Christ On return to America he meets Martin Harmon a New York broker Morgan uses the alias Hillard and returns to Syracuse to sell mining stock He hopes to redeem himself His ally Angelo Cullen defends Morgan He meets Carol Yurant who refused his proposal.
In the Cullen home a devious plan unfolds as Hill iard muses on revenge and money. He crafts a letter faking a confession to manipulate Doctor Durant and Carol while plotting to profit from the ensuing family estrangement and scandal.
Hilliard faces old fears as he returns to the Durant home to deliver a letter to Carol. Angela urges him to offer comfort, while Carol prepares to read the note and meet her father. He vows to act for Dicky Morgan's memory and gains a newfound sense of purpose.
In a Chicago News recount, a cigar store clerk explains he poked a customer who stood by as the partner and another man contested a baseball bet on the Reds. The judge orders a ten dollar fine, noting the man’s supposed patriotism did not excuse the actions.
In Buckland's Brook Street hotel undergoing transformation for the Guards club a unique feature called the Handel suite offers soundproof rooms for musically inclined guests. The arrangement lets amateurs with instruments like piccolo or bagpipes practice without disturbing others.
A journey-cake equals a johnny-cake a flat cornmeal cake mixed with milk or water and salt baked on a griddle or toasted When baked on a shingle before coals it is called Journey-cake for speed of preparation The name has corrupted to johnny cake in modern times Literay Digest
A Sunday School teacher speaks on the Apostles while a young fan’s remarks or errors surface in a short, reflective note.
An advertisement touts Garfeld Teo as able to eradicate rheumatism dyspepsia and many chronic ailments by purifying the blood. The note also fragments a message about time and a prompt to join an amateur musical society.
An advertisement features a colorful political aside about a parlor socialist and a young man described as shrimp pink. It then touts Cuticura Ointment for pimples and blackheads, Cuticura Soap for washing in five minutes, and Cuticura Talcum for daily use.
A man laments his wife pressuring for pin money while a friend suggests giving it. The conversation reveals the wife seeks funds for a diamond pin. The piece then notes Sweden hosting the broad field of American tractor machinery.
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