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Newspaper
The Wakefield News
Location
Wakefield, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1920
Page
3
A simple recipe promises six servings for a trifling cost using one package of Jiffy-Jell in a mold, or twelve if whipped. The fruit used in the dish would cost more than the entire dessert, highlighting economical dessert options.
Sir Oliver Lodge recounts a story about a Sunday school lesson on the afterlife. A little boy fears leaving his body and worries he will be thin in the better land after death. The anecdote underscores doubts about spiritualist descriptions and the next world.
William J. Linton of Ketchikan Alaska asserts the town offers low living costs with activities for self-sufficiency. He envisions building a country shack near streams for fishing deer and other game, making maple sugar and lard, trading fish for bread flour furniture or making them, and living comfortably.
In a discussion about language use the minister laments the spread of swearing, noting it even appears among children. A girl nearby blurts that she does not swear but knows all the words, highlighting the issue with a silent humor. The remark, captured by the Indianapolis News, underlines concern about public decency.
A store customer ponders rugs with a pink rose motif while a five year old daughter interrupts, urging her mother to ensure delivery in time for their upcoming party tomorrow. The exchange reveals a domestic scene in a small shop with a hopeful customer seeking approval for a furniture purchase.
In Concord two historic elms stand before the Louisa May Alcott house, with a 18 foot and 15 foot circumference. The site recalls Hawthorne and Thoreau in the grove of pines and spruces nearby. The trees are up for the American Forestry Association Hall of Fame.
A Birmingham Age-Herald line quotes a puzzled exchange on housing unity and separation. The discussion hints at Chiloreform as a potential fix, but notes it remains legally prohibited. The snippet reflects debate over policy and legality in a concise quip.
Gaston Chevrolet drove a Monroe special to win the 500 mile Indianapolis sweepstakes in 5 hours 40 minutes 16.14 seconds at 88.16 mph, becoming the first American built car to win in seven years. Rene Thomas finished second and Tommy Railton third while De Palma led much of the race before engine fire cost him eleven laps.
An advertisement promotes Freezone as a quick painless remedy to lift off hard or soft corns and calluses from feet. A tiny bottle bought at drug stores is applied with a few drops to relieve pain and remove the callus or corn with root intact, claiming no pain.
A dealer boasts a vast shop with about 8 000 kinds of magazines kept on hand, acknowledging no one can stock all popular titles while hinting at a wide, curated assortment for readers.
Booth Tarkington recalls Munich before the war as a beer garden paradise where ten cents buys a quart mug of beer and two grand frankfurters with Wagner and Beethoven in the air. A Missouri student Cobb allegedly drank too much and ordered four frankfurters.
George Ade in the Chicago Athletic Club library quotes a claim that an English scientist found a method to turn anything to gold. He notes, however, that profiteers had already discovered that long ago, implying speculation or a hoax.
Mrs Mary from Wyandotte Michigan recounts chronic monthly pains and severe illness over four years. after trying doctor visits she used Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound and Sanative Wash, reporting relief and renewed ability to work at home. she urges others to consider the remedy.
Two brief items from historical papers note humor about Professor Diggs resting by laughing at Babylonian column conductors and a church bulletin in Manchester listing a potato supper and a Sunday morning topic titled A Night of Agony.
A humorous maxim notes that a man is a young man until thirty five and becomes middle aged only after that, continuing as such until eighty, suggesting society’s changing perceptions of age.
A brief dialogue notes a possible altered appearance when the woman was seen at a beauty doctor. The exchange implies the visit was for cosmetic purposes and suggests a change in demeanor following the event.
A promotional note touts S. S. S. as a blood purifier to cleanse rheumatism from the blood. It advises against local treatments and urges readers to obtain a bottle and seek medical advice from the Medical Director at Swift Laboratory in Atlanta, Georgia.
A historic newspaper blurb claims acid stomach harms the body and that a chemist found a remedy. Eatonic is said to remove acid and relief bloating indigestion sour gas and stomach miseries. Over half a million users report benefits. tablets often provide relief.
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