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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1921
Page
5
A fragmentary dialogue shows Belle and Nell discussing a couple, noting his preference for Turkish cigarettes and her decoration with Armenian rugs. The snippet reveals a tense, fashioning domestic setting without broader context.
A concise cartoon caption from Carthons Magazine argues against a slanderous claim about a man accused of being a chiropractor. The dialogue features a debate over the man’s true profession and nationality as he winds down affairs.
A terse exchange in London and Boston papers features a poet asking about payment, a jokey line about paying the wolf, a pun on engagement costs, and a quip about longevity. The snippets showcase light dialogue and newspaper humor from multiple outlets.
Edwards Olive Tablets are marketed as a mild laxative and liver stimulant. The formula was developed after seventeen years of practice and is described as containing olive compound to promote regularity with a gentle effect. The product is known by its distinctive olive color and is taken one or two tablets nightly. Prices listed include 5¢ and 3¢ packages.
The piece surveys how Roman rulers met brutal demises from assassination and murder. It lists Julius Caesar die March ides, Tiberius suffocation, Claudius poisoning, Commodus killed by a mistress, Galba slain by guards, Caligula murdered after self-declaration as god, and Nero’s suicide to evade execution.
A Seattle shipping board official warns rings on workers' fingers trigger accidents. In thirty days two men lost fingers and over twenty minor injuries occurred due to rings. He urges workers to remove rings before starting work.
A girl volunteers an order during English training in a kindergarten. She asks, Hello this the grocery Please send me some bread Please send me some chops And a little gravy please. The exercise uses telephone role play to practice speaking.
A child observes his grandmother reading. After half an hour she sets her glasses down as her eyes tire. The boy quips that she is "looking over her glasses" to avoid wearing them out.
A description notes an orange in China praised for extreme sweetness and hardiness to cold, and explains a test for lubricating oil quality by heating a sample and observing the thin smoke flash. Good oils flash sooner than poor oils.
A young boy tells his mother he is fed up with chicken tending in the yard and asks what she thinks he is. The exchange reveals his growing disgust with the chores and a humorous protest about his role.
A teacher asks pupils to name the most dangerous part of an automobile. Tommy replies that it is the driver, highlighting road risks.
Japanese rice wine is described as among the oldest alcoholic beverages, with use in Japan dated to more than two thousand years ago, second only to grape wine in antiquity.
A Clerkenwell police court complainant said his lodger threatened to tear him to pieces. It was noted that such a threat would breach the law.
Humming from telegraph wires is described as a barometer of weather. A low tone suggests a change in the weather in two days while a sharp sound implies an immediate shift. The report notes the wires and barometer analogy.
A ponderous note from the Oregon Journal suggests that both the wise man and the fool share a common ground when they fall in love and begin writing, uniting minds and pens in a single moment of equal footing.
A reflective note argues genuine charity requires affection over mere money citing Emerson and condemning pocket deep giving as insufficient. It questions charitable motives and emphasizes personal care alongside funds.
A reflective note suggests even the wisest man faces unknown problems and often resolves them by seeking expert help, demonstrating wisdom through delegation and trusted guidance.
A brief Kansas thought reflects on marriage and freedom as a man’s choice to please himself, with a light, humorous tone typical of the Atchison Globe.
A fragmentary dialogue features Wild One claiming perpetual motion and his wife's tongue as a quip, with a friend reacting in disbelief. The terse exchange highlights a quirky, nonsensical humor moment from an old item.
A Louisville Courier Journal item notes surprise at an unnamed figure being appointed to the agriculture department. The remark cites the appointee’s purported farming knowledge as the reason for the astonishment.
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