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Newspaper
Wakefield Advocate
Location
Wakefield, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1915
Page
3
In Eldon Missouri Mrs S T Hurley reports relief from displacement and female weakness after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The ad claims the remedy helps with displacements inflammation ulcers irregularities and nervous prostration after other means failed and invites readers to try it with the company in Lynn Massachusetts.
In a curiously brisk exchange from the Kansas City Star style spoof, editor Morose laments crowd sniping at his paper while a jibe about local competence circulates. The cartoonish conversation touches on newspaper pride and public subscription, with humorous bite about community rivals.
A vintage public service style note urges mothers to inspect Castoria bottles for the signature and note Castoria has been used for over 30 years. The ad adds a cheeky line about a married man obtaining what comes to him and more, reflecting period humor.
A veterinarian cautions against drenching horses with cold water in hot weather. He urges gradual cooling through mouth sponge, leg baths, and careful drying near the kidneys to avoid fatal shock. The practice of spraying horses before fires has killed many. The piece also cites a Judge excerpt and a health service estimate on narcotic drug victims and usage in Tennessee.
An advertisement touts fragrant emollients for skin scalp hair and hands with a free sample offer via a 32 cent Skin Book from Cuticura Boston. A lighthearted Savannah camp tale follows about baseball manager Bill Donovan rebuking a waiter named Sutton for slow food service, then jokes about hot cakes arriving too fast and cold.
The applicant for summer board voices hopes of mosquitos-free nights, plentiful chicken and fresh vegetables, and consistently cool evenings. The Farmer Countesses respond with a humorous quip, asking what place he seeks, jokingly suggesting Heaven.
A New York office building with 3,000 telephones reportedly holds the world record. The piece contrasts social attitudes toward brides and young girls, noting that many bachelors resist affection until a girl reaches sixteen.
A child recalls eagerly awaiting the Fourth of July with plans for noisy celebrations. He imagines lighting fireworks behind the barn and firing a shop’s anvils into the air, causing loud chaos and laughter, despite a mother’s caution about burns and blisters.
The article compares Gilbert Stuart's portraits of George Washington noting superior likenesses and the public perception of wisdom and serenity. It mentions the standing portrait for the Marquis of Lansdowne, a misattributed White House copy, weather exposure during 1814, and unfinished Washington portrait for Mrs. Washington with Washington’s insistence on ending sittings.
This piece recounts Thaddeus Kosciuszko rising from a Lithuanian noble family to aid the American colonies. It covers his perilous love tale, his escape to join Washington’s staff, his role as engineer general at West Point, and his later return to Poland where he died in 1770s Switzerland with heart buried at a monument and body later in Cracow.
A satirical New York World fragment offers tongue in cheek advice for housewives. It jokes that theaters and restaurants save on lights, urges drastic measures to curb hair loss, and suggests serving bird shot with guinea hen to quiet creditors. It ends with a quip about managing an overextended husband and dinner guests.
A war correspondent admits being in a bind as he falls for a nurse who wants him clean shaven. His passport lists facial hair, a clash of law and affection, while his peers warn that prudence may falter under love’s pull.
A city’s leading club hired a decorator to deck its building for a fleet visit. He designed the front wall to spell welcome in signal flags but misread the code. An army officer corrected him, noting the letters read Ted- with the army, a humorous misunderstanding.
Mrs Giddy invites all sewing circle members to a luncheon and matinee party. Gossip about her surfaces, and she aims to "square the circle" to smooth over chatter with the gathering.
Mr. Comrox jokes about his daughter's future voice training choosing a voice part. She may become whichever costs the most, implying practical choices over tonal classification. The remark blends humor with a sly jab at parental concern and artistry.
A compact reflection notes that a young man has an easier path to a row than a mustache and that heroes must endure substantial labor to earn a public reputation. The remarks contrast small personal growth with lasting esteem, hinting at social expectations of manhood and character.
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