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Newspaper
The Rittman Press
Location
Rittman, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1921
Page
3
A jumble of pest control ads and family garden anecdotes blends with satirical quips. It features notices on insecticides from Ne Paris Green to other brands, a farmer’s partner quarrel over a garden, and marginal humor about couching lines on domestic life, health tips, and a Cuticura advertisement.
An extensive description of a brick and stucco house with a half story, detailing interior layouts, climate features, and terrace access. The piece notes the modern home as comfortable, well equipped, and suited for large scale postwar prosperity, with emphasis on porch, stairways, and dormer bedrooms. It closes with a lyrical reminiscence about gardens and fountains as spring awakens.
Yale professor Dr Willand Lyon Phelps cites a dinner remark about readers and writers, comparing a stage anecdote of a popular artist misunderstood by a provincial crowd. The quip notes changing jokes upset audiences and reflects on language and cultural pretensions.
The account by Taniae from Lesington Ry describes a years long run in a winded condition with headaches and faint stomach upset. After a neighbor offered a medicine bottle, the patient improved rapidly with restored appetite digestion and strength. The advertisement touts the medicine as the only real help and urges readers to buy from local druggists.
An excerpt discusses Bayer aspirin with claims of safety, dosage guidance, and the Bayer Cross on tablets for various pains. It notes prices for small tin boxes and larger packages, and mentions a Western evangelist who paints religious messages on rocks along highways, with an ad appearing under one phrase.
An elderly Minneapolis resident, once a police matron, lost sight but trained for four months in handwork at Faribault. She now makes baskets in her apartment, bringing cheer rather than sorrow to the world and proving self reliance despite disability.
A house with walls built from tightly compressed straw blocks stands in the Fau borg de la Chaussee Montarsis France. The framework and walls are filled with straw blocks claimed as hard as concrete and nonflammable, allowing a light foundation and rapid construction.
A fragmented ad style item advises on Castoria with a signature claim and recalls long use for infants. It includes a cartoonish Mother and child line and hints at color choices for small rooms, urging avoidance of yellow and red to create a roomier feel.
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