Government Agencies Will Be Pinched By Budget Setbacks
As Congress adjourned on March 4, lack of funds due to failure of several appropriation bills will affect many agencies. The deficiency measure would have provided 93.7 million dollars for pensions loans to veterans farmer seed loans and other activities. Public buildings programs and probes into Latin American affairs and utilities financing also stalled.
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Playing Favorites A Scotsman Seeks Help From Doctor
A Scotchman visits his family doctor with illness and is prescribed pills at bedtime and whisky after meals. Four days later he reports no improvement and admits to being behind on the pills yet six weeks ahead with the whisky. The tale underscores a humorous misunderstanding of medical directions.
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Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic Advertisement Claims Vitality Boost
An 1890s Sun ad promotes Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as a blood purifying and enriching iron and quinine syrup. It asserts energy, color in cheeks, better appetite, and suitability for children, claiming destruction of malarial and grip germs by its strengthening effect. price 60 cents.
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Borozone antiseptic wound treatment featured by druggist
Warns that minor wounds can cause serious infection if neglected and endorses liquid Borozone with powder for healing. Lists prices for liquid 30c 60c and 1.20 and powder 30c and 60c. Sold by J. L. Kirkpatrick, Druggist.
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Watch chain breaks as hurried man tugs it free
Sidney Hocks wears a new watch chain across his vest but one rushy step snaps it. Isaac Helwanger, now old, squints at text while reading and struggles to see. Clair Hancock notes how a clean front on a face evokes people who front without paying attention to the neck.
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Tin Peddler Visits Mrs Allsop For Dishpan Choice
The Tin Peddler visited Mrs Col umbus Allsop this morning to discuss a dishpan purchase and remarked that it was nearly 11 o clock when he left. Yam Sims was paid off this week in $1 bills, wrapped around a corn cob to display his prosperity. Sim Flinders notes spring may arrive late due to bad weather.
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Puzzle Baffles Chicago Bank Officials In Line O Type Column
A Chicago Tribune puzzle causes local business men to pause as they analyze a bank withdrawal sequence. A man deposits fifty dollars then makes multiple withdrawals totaling fifty one dollars while leaving a final one dollar balance. the puzzle invites readers to solve the apparent discrepancy.
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Henry Ford’s fortune could buy whole states and more
Witnesses at the Couzens tax hearing peg Henry Ford’s wealth between one and two billion dollars. He could buy Idaho or Colorado, pay national debts, purchase vast newspaper stockpiles, own portions of US Steel, Pennsylvania Railroad and General Motors, and even control huge stock exchanges. He could have bought exclusive rights to vast 1923 clothing output as well.
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LAXA TIVE BROMO QUININE Ad Claims Privacy of Effects
Advertisement touts LAXA TIVE BROMO QUINE as superior to ordinary Quinine for tonic and laxative benefits without nervousness or head ringing. Claims to have signature of E. W. GROVE and priced at 30c.
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Magnate’s Bizarre Acquisitions Disturb Local Gossips
A prominent motor magnate is said to have bought the nation’s entire telephone system in 1922 including wrong numbers, the combined 1925 wheat and oats crop, and 4,000,000 plus of a popular small car. He reportedly paid off all farm mortgages in eight Midwest states in 1920, a move that fuels local chatter about wealth and melodrama.
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Paper Carries The Load In Towns Prosperity
A wise observer notes one business in town must never cut expenses to keep the newspaper alive during dry times. It remains steady, delivers high quality at reasonable prices, and funds the town’s progress as a key asset, even when ads vanish or work is sent elsewhere.
Mothers Warn of Child Worms and Remedy
Mothers urged to check children for worms and act quickly. White's Cream Vermifuge is recommended to drive out worms and restore healthy color to cheeks. Priced at 35 cents and sold locally.
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J. L. Kirkpatrick
Line Forms at the Left
A Chuck notices a provocative ad in an Iowa paper inviting readers to study sin in new ways and promising a different view and enjoyment. The brief message urges attendance with a playful challenge.
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75 Sheets Typewriter Paper at The Sun Office
An office listing notes 75 sheets typewriter paper available for 25 cents at The Sun office. The offer is presented as a regular item for sale.
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Engraved or Printed Wedding Invitations Sun
Society notices indicate wedding invitations and announcements printed or engraved are featured in the Sunday edition. The notice highlights formal cards and related bridal details for local ceremonies.
Leto's Pyorrhea Remedy Promises Guaranteed Relief
An advertisement from Bow-Wright Drug Co. offers Leto's Pyorrhea Remedy for sore or bleeding gums and pyorrhea with a money back guarantee if not pleased. The pitch emphasizes unlike anything used before and certain results.
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