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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1920
Page
3
Purported advertisement claims Freezone lets you lift off corn with fingers without pain. A tiny bottle sold by druggists costs a few cents and is said to cure hard and soft corns and calluses between toes with no soreness or irritation. The source also includes a clipped personal anecdote from a Chicago Tribune snippet about a family moment.
Druggists praise Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a longstanding remedy for kidneys liver and bladder. It is described as a physician's prescription strengthening medicine. readers are urged to test the preparation by sending ten cents for a sample to Dr Kilmer Co. in Binghamton N Y.
An old advertisement extols Allen's Foot-Ease powder for instant relief from burning corns and bunions. It claims antiseptic, foot bath use, and swelling relief, noting 1,600,000 pounds used by the Army and Navy during the war and that it is sold everywhere.
A former buck at a fashionable restaurant puzzled over the menu nearly 83 as he had seen in France. He called a waiter and asked for the pork and beans. The waiter pointed out the items above and the patron urged to bring everything but that one.
The advertisement touts Bayer Tablets of Aspirin as genuine and proven safe by millions for over twenty years. It warns to accept only unbroken Bayer packages with proper directions for relief of headache toothache barache neuralgia rheumatism colds and pain. Tiny tin boxes hold 12 tablets and cost only a few cents, with larger packages for druggists.
In a brisk sequence of meetings and a high stakes game, Fitzhugh pressures Otis to join a cash-intensive scheme. Kathleen’s unexpected appearance triggers a charged moment as Otis realizes he has been outmaneuvered in a clever con, while Fitzhugh solidifies his bid with a large check.
Fitzhugh uses Artie Sparkle as a social valet to gain access to Kathleen Otis and high society. He presses Artie to help him with IOUs, promises future favors, and manipulates the social circle to meet Kathleen, while Artie enjoys the perilous prospect and the illicit perks. Fitzhugh then becomes a magnetic social figure, drawing crowds and weaving through exclusive circles.
The article cites Dr. Louis R Weltzmiller saying youth comes from actions not age. Emphasizes playing with children, golf, and gym work to stay flexible, avoid retirement stagnation, and keep time with Father Time by maintaining youthful activities and energy. It also notes forest foraging ideas from New York Sun.
A Sutro brunch program at the California State Library in San Francisco offers to receive manuscripts for safekeeping. A sizable collection, called the Author's Depository, has grown with about 100 authors sending finished or unfinished works, printed or not, and letters praising the service. A permanent depository also exists in Sacramento.
Boston residents in a tenement believed haunted noises at 9 Rouse Street, but investigators found a furnace flue leaked carbon monoxide into rooms causing slight poisoning. After repair, the mysterious noises ceased and no further reports appeared.
Brig Gen 1 J Bateson, principal of Wesleyan chapel, addresses soldiers at Cor aif Wales. He references Cleutta Bombay Madras London and Cairo Ismailia, claiming greater exposure to sin in Port Said and beyond than in his prior quarter century.
Elsie plans a beach walk and supper with Fred to test his fidelity by asking for a kiss. Maude agrees to help but ends up being asked first, leaving Elsie anxious about the outcome. The ruse hinges on trust and romantic bravado among friends.
A man in New York state purportedly found a simple method to know when fish are biting. Catch and keep alive a catfish, then feed it worms before going fishing. If the catfish eats, the fish will bite. if not, stay home.
Experimental proofs show air mail delivery to sailing steamers from a flying boat. An aviator tows a mail bag via grappling gear, catching a chute on the ship and transferring mail while the steamer continues its voyage. The report mixes wartime notes and a courtroom outburst from the Sunday Herald.
A patient John Jimson is gravely ill as two doctors argue over diagnosis. Doctor No 1 insists he is right while Doctor No 2 counters, their quarrel delaying care until the patient groans and prompts a realization of needs. One doctor then vows to prove his correctness at the postmortem.
A farmer frantically signals as a speeding car passes a road. The child inspects the vehicle, learning from his father that the machine is an auto. The scene ends with the driver allowed to continue.
A description explains an electric substitute for barbering using a comb with a platinum wire along its teeth. When drawn through hair the heated wire severs strands instantly, singeing the ends rather than cutting at length, delivering a smooth finish.
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