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Newspaper
Algona Courier
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1910
Page
17
Munyon's Cold Cure promises quick relief and pneumonia prevention with sugar pellet doses. Advertises 25 cent bottles and free medical advice by mail from Munyon's Doctors at 53d and Jefferson, Philadelphia.
An advertisement text mocks marriage for money and alimony and promotes Hamling Wizard Oil as the best remedy for rheumatism neuralgia and throat pain, asserting that good sense results from a balance of spiritual and moral faculties.
J Fish and Hilla M Fish of Mt Vernon Kentucky report their infant daughter aged three months lived with severe scalp eczema. After doctors failed, they used Cuticura Soap Ointment Resolvent and saw rapid improvement. Within two weeks scales disappeared, hair regrew, and the child recovered fully in weeks.
A curious dialogue presents a patient asking a doctor about taking a tonic to curb appetite. The patient jokes about eating only a soda cracker weekly, while the doctor notes the comment and replies with a remark on the unusual appetite.
A vintage ad-style pitch claims a ten minute cure for indigestion and stomach trouble. It touts Papes Diapepain as a fifty cent remedy available at any drug store to calm belching gas and undigested food sensations, urging quick relief within minutes.
A shopper guide suggests thrifty, practical presents for mother father and children, with many items affordable at ten cent stores or homemade. It lists small luxuries like glass candlesticks and lacquer boxes, and DIY options such as embroidered handkerchiefs, bed slippers, and handmade jackets from remnant fabric, plus ideas for boys girls and babies with age appropriate toys and keepsakes.
A dated ad style piece argues high living costs stem from cheap ingredients and promotes Calumet Baking Powder for consistent strength, pure leavening, and healthful results. It cites chemists, safety claims, price fairness, and a money‑back offer. The segment also includes patent medicine style lines and a printer’s devil joke.
The will of the late Skinnerd faced challenges from several relatives. Court action tested the estate as heirs disputed the distribution after the will’s passage through the courts.
Examine carefully every bottle of ASTORIA, a safe and sure remedy for infants and children, and see that it bears the signature of In Use For Over $0. Years, The Kind You Have Always Bought. A mock dialogue hints at a doctor overcharging for sterilizing a system, reflecting sensational medical ad humor.
A widely circulated recipe promotes Fluid Extract Dandelion half an ounce Compound Kargon one ounce and Syrup of Sarsaparilla three pabees mixed and taken after meals and at bedtime. Hospital trials are cited to claim positive kidney cleansing effects and faster relief for rheumatic symptoms. Drugstores are urged to stock ingredients for ready preparation by customers.
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