Democratic Sentinel, Volume 17, Number 32, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 August 1893 — “Watch Stopped, Has It?” [ARTICLE]

“Watch Stopped, Has It?”

“Watch stopped, has it?” asked one traveler of another. "Now, I suppose you’ll pay a dollar to clean it. But let me give you a tip. Open both of the back cases so, hold it with open side down and tap it with your finger-nail a dozen times. Don’t be afraid. Snap it again. Now move the second hand. Is it all right? I thought so. A drummer put me up to that trick. Probably there were only a few specks of dust in the works and you've rapped them out. Very likely it will now run for a year and you’ve saved your dollar. If it doesn’t run after the little jar that you gave it, then it is time to take it to the jeweler. ”