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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1918
Page
10
A vintage advertisement extols Knowlton's Danderine as a cheap, effective cure for dandruff and shedding. It claims rapid scalp relief within ten minutes and new hair growth after about two weeks. The copy emphasizes soft, glossy, abundant hair and urges trying the product with a small bottle bought at drug stores.
An old advertisement promotes Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules as a remedy for weakness from overwork and poor health. It asserts quick relief for uric, kidney, bladder, stomach, and general weakness, claiming a 200 year history and urging trust in the Gold Medal label with a money back guarantee if not helpful.
Mixed ad copy and comic snippets show a preacher who trades on faith and commerce, with sensational lines about Cuticura for itching skins and a Boston mail order offer. The page blends ads, jokes, and stray captions, including a quip about soldiers in spirited banter and a traffic quip about honking horses.
Blink Corrigan and Skeeter face danger from runaway horses and a theater fire in a busy Christmas Eve. Blink saves Skeeter, uncovers a theater fraud, and helps reporters land a major scoop, earning his family money and a permanent job offer from the Record.
A father asks if a son on furlough sleeps well in active service. The soldier replies he does not sleep enough. The father jokes that German soldiers would not be blamed if his bugler slept poorly.
Ad copy describes instant relief from indigestion with Pape's Diapepsin removing undigested food lumps and relieving belching gas acids and sourness. Emphasizes quick action without waiting and targets stomach upset.
The advertisement claims that taking one or two Pape's Diapepsin tablets stops indigestion pain and dyspepsia distress instantly and that the pleasant tablets are harmless, inexpensive at drug stores.
A judge cites a domestic remark about misery and happiness in marriage. The quoted line, she would rather be miserable with me than happy with somebody else, frames the piece as commentary on marital dynamics and common unhappiness in union.
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