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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1921
Page
10
A 19th century view explains Japan’s age rules for girls and boys, then describes a family employment agency system in Tokyo that finds suitable spouses. The Takasago bureau alone claims to arrange over two thousand marriages annually, with hundreds of similar institutions arising nationwide.
A customer asks for a rapid haircut in a small town barber shop. The proprietor tells the errand boy to fetch the editor, joking that the editor is still editing the paper while customers wait for a shave or cut.
Benjamin Franklin tells a moral tale of a boy tricked into grinding an ax in return for flattery and water. The ax represents hidden motives, prompting readers to beware polite strangers with ulterior aims. The story links private tyranny to public pretense and warns that flattery masks manipulation.
The word snob stems from an unwieldy Latin phrase and entered from England's exclusive colleges. In the late 18th and early 19th centuries the nobility and royal births among students raised a school's prestige, leading schools to mark lesser born pupils in registers to differentiate social rank.
An old advertisement describes cold in the head as acute nasal catarrh and promotes Hall's Catarrh Medicine as a blood cleansing internal remedy. It claims to reduce susceptibility to colds and prevent chronic catarrh, with testimonials offered free and a $100 guarantee from FT. Cheney & Co. of Toledo, Ohio.
The excerpt notes Thackeray borrowed the Latin phrase sine nobilitate meaning without nobility to label George IV. It explains how he used the word to define someone who desires to appear gentlemanly yet disregards rank and official status.
An old advertisement touts Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as a health booster for children with worms. It claims the tonic enriches blood aids digestion and strengthens the system. It promises removal of worms and return to perfect health after two to three weeks, priced at 60 cents per bottle.
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