20 Nov 1919
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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1919
Page
1
Nasty colds described with claims that Pape's Cold Compound provides quick relief without quinine. A dose every two hours, up to three, supposedly opens congested nostrils, stops runny nose, eases headache and feverishness, and costs only a few cents at drug stores. Also a humorous exchange about a worthless dog in a regional quote.
A Bayer branded aspirin page asserts Bayer tablets are genuine aspirin with proper directions for headache cold pain neuralgia lumbago and rheumatism. It notes physicians prescribe Bayer for nineteen years and offers a handy tin of 12 tablets at a few cents.
Marion had been out several evenings and seemed tired. A mother urged her to retire early, while Dick said sister was still making up her face to go out, illustrating household routines and sibling banter.
In unsettled weather Boschee's Syrup is urged for coughs bronchitis and colds with lung troubles. The ad claims fifty three years of use nationwide and promises two good nights rest with easy morning expectoration. Made in America and sold as a household remedy.
The Bombay Electric Tramway Company, Bombay, India, recently ordered 130 tram trucks from America due to advantageous prices, signaling further opportunity for marketing similar lines in India.
An old advertising fragment claims Halls Catarrh Medicine cures catarrhal deafness by acting through the blood. It asserts deafness results from an inflamed Eustachian tube and offers $100 for any case not cured. Also notes an Eastern flight by a British airman covering 1100 miles via Mosul and the Nile with stops.
David Elden, son of a shiftless rancher, fights with bottles when the first automobile arrives and tips over, breaking Doctor Burdy's leg but not Irene’s. Cave rescues the injured man and brings a doctor from forty miles away. Irene takes charge of the housekeeping.
Irene aids her ailing father while a visiting doctor grows impatient. Dave tends to chores and brings a car to the ranch, a wild descent ends with the car catching water. Irene learns to ride a borrowed saddle and joins Dave on increasingly daring forays into the foothills, as Elden confesses a private ache and a strained past with his wife.
A rugged woodsman and Irene share a growing tension as they rest by a canyon. He reveals his lack of schooling, pride in hard work, and desire to escape his troubled life, while she questions conventional norms and pursues a deeper bond.
Irene vows a pledge with momentous consequences affecting future actions and plans. The statement signals a pivotal commitment likely to influence involved parties and upcoming decisions.
A fragment notes chrysanthemums served in French households and linked customs. The line suggests cultural use of the flowers in dining or decoration but lacks full context or dates. Further readable text would clarify how chrysanthemums were presented and any accompanying rituals or dishes.
The U S Department of Agriculture prepared report outlines completing the OT National road from the Potomac to the Mississippi. Illinois improvement would run from East St. Louis to the Indiana line, crossing St Clair Madison Bend Fayette Effingham Cumberland and Clark counties with brick and concrete paving at about 30000 dollars per mile and 40 new bridges. Local traffic totals about 60 trucks 700 motor vehicles and 50 horse drawn vehicles daily with summer through traffic adding 20 trucks and 200 passenger cars.
The Michigan legislature passed a law to encourage planting fruit and nut bearing trees along state highways. The state agricultural college will distribute stock at nominal cost to local officials and private individuals who will plant them under highway commission supervision.
In Congress a Townsend bill proposes 425 million dollars to build a national highway system within five years. It envisions 25 000 miles of federal highways linking state and county networks and sets up a nonpartisan expert commission appointed by the president. The piece argues highways offer great economic value beyond military use.
An officer recalls a Houston Texas post misstep where a colonel caught him at the gate after a late card drop. The vignette frames military custom and embarrassment as a light anecdote. The piece then critiques the new income tax, citing Henry Ford with an annual income of 25 million and John D. Rockefeller at 100 million, claiming sources expect 15 to 20 million and 80 million respectively to be paid.
A terse note questions a marriage conducted by telephone amid high prices. The speaker urges prudent budgeting and urges advising friends to economize during difficult times. The remark contrasts haste with careful planning in personal decisions.
Mrs Newlywed tears up saying she cannot live in a house without a cook. The candidate hesitates but agrees to stay longer so she won’t have to cook.
Boston Transcript notes confusion over a phrase and a surgeon’s name in a quip about a funeral professional. The fragmentary item hints at a humorous or satirical comment on language and memory from a past era.
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