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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1922
Page
7
An advertisement extols Eagle Brand as the standard infant food praised by thousands of mothers and doctors. It frames the product as pure milk with cane sugar, not a prepared food, and suggests it as a natural alternative when mother's milk fails.
A Short ridge High School freshman Helen admires a ring bearing the school initials. A waiter misreads the vibe, asking about Short ribs or roast beef, triggering Helen to ask if he is from Shortridge. The Indianapolis News notes a quip on retirement by Senator Sorghum about politics and quitting the game.
A wry New York Sun line contrasts shoe discomfort with paying bills. The political note laments vindication as suggesting the public has been fooled again.
An advertisement touts Cuticura Talcum Powder as an antiseptic and finely scented economical powder for face skin baby and dusting uses. Promotes Cuticura Toilet Trio with soap ointment and talcum, claiming perfumes render others unnecessary.
A fragment notes a woman's remarks about cake and bread making, praising doughnuts as a regular obsession. The odd phrasing hints at a light, domestic feature or gossip snippet without broader context or identifiable people beyond the unnamed subject.
A garbled excerpt lists cooking tips for chicken timbale with ground chicken eggs parsley and spices, plus grape parfait cheese and endive salad and a Boston prune pie with eggs cream orange zest and merengue hints. It ends with a poem about silences kept with loved ones.
A scrambled collection of kitchen notes describes a raisin sandwich with graham bread and butter, plus optional cake and dessert ideas. Also included are potato nut cake, afternoon tea crackers, pickled fish, an apple marshmallow dessert, and a chicken cooked in milk, all with brief, imperfect instructions.
A recently elected Virginian judge, on horseback, investigates smoke on a hillslide after a boy says an apple brandy still may be at work. He vows to stop those flouting the law in his district, but the boy warns of the horse's fate if he does not return.
A vintage advertisement touts California Fig Syrup as a guaranteed remedy for constipated or feverish children. It promises the liver and bowels cleanse within hours, featuring a child friendly fruity taste and urging mothers to choose the real California Fig Syrup branded product.
A Chicago Tribune anecdote recalls a dinner with old schoolmates. Jack accuses his wife of poor baking, then learns the biscuits were from his mother who sent them over. The moment soured the gathering as guests rushed to end the evening.
A fragment from the Sualem News quotes a definition of a flap per as a young girl with no education and aversion to work who somehow annexes men. The piece includes unrelated bon mots about offering bumper gifts and delivering kisses in person, with a stray line about a flivver and fools.
A collection of satirical vignettes and quips from Cartoons Magazine and Harpers, including a dying man's plea to an old foe, a Missouri driver's boast, a clergyman's bedtime tale doubt, and a salesman’s witty banter about buying a car. Ends with a remark on married couples and bachelor spendings.
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