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Newspaper
The Rittman Press
Location
Rittman, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1920
Page
4
A Newark reader describes relief from long term illness after using Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compounds. Text urges women to send letters for free advice to the Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. and notes testimonials are handled by women in confidence.
New York reports a booming peltry market as abundant orders push wealthier shoppers to splurge on high end furs. Sable wraps, mink coats, and Hudson seal sell for tens of thousands, while designers push inventive small fur pieces to match daring decollete silhouettes.
Buffy, a buff colored land bird, recalls fleeing his ship and surviving a Atlantic crossing. The canary on a sailor's voyage asks for the tale as Buffy explains his escape, storm, and awkward voyage to the deck. The two discuss strangers' reactions and Buffy's new life aboard the ship.
Fragmentary notes describe a legend of beads buying furs from tribes, then shifting to pearls. It recalls animals like the cat, raccoon, opossum, mink, otter, and beaver as American staples whose peltries fueled a domestic industry. It urges wearing American peltry to reduce reliance on Europe.
Fragmentary line hints at decorative hats and a dreamlike phrase. No clear event, person, or organization identified in readable text.
Public health promotion urges readers to guard against kidney trouble by reducing rich foods. It touts Jad Salts a grape and lemon juice based remedy with sodium citrate to flush kidneys, claiming quick relief from back pain, cloudy urine, and nighttime voiding.
A bear is described as an optimistic pessimist who believes things will smash and hopes to profit if they do. The comparison with a bull frames the bear as hopeful about upside even as risk remains.
An advertisement extols Diamond Dyes as a guaranteed way to color wool silk new cotton or mixed fabrics. A color card helps match material and a direction book explains diamond dyeing over any color. The piece also contains a humorous anecdote about a suitor offering a ride to a woman in the East.
A man who often spoke his mind turns from worldly concerns to religion after discovering a Protestant catechism. He reads the Ten Commandments and muses that he has never killed anyone, signaling a shift from secular to spiritual reflection.
The speaker sighs in an elevator and jokes about going out to lunch despite sadness. She mentions not liking turnips or sauerkraut, and notes cabbage tastes kind of good. A friend listens as she laments.
Colorado community of San Luis, with Spanish-speaking residents and a history tracing to Spanish settlement near Santa Fe, will see the State Bank of San Luis open its doors. The town, over a century old and once a military post, has grown rapidly and is poised to support a local banking institution.
A Baltimore American quip notes a private stock shortage as a humor punchline about low spirits. The exchange frames a light, everyday misfortune with a witty reference to alcohol and mood. The item is a brief humorous vignette in a newspaper.
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