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Newspaper
Algona Courier
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1918
Page
4
Mrs L J Attenbury of Des Moines testifies Tanlac calmed her run-down system after late-night illness. The ad claims Tanlac treats stomach kidney liver and catarrhal ailments and is stocked by leading druggists with Midwest wholesalers. Also includes a comical exchange about a daughter’s betrothal.
An early 20th century ad touts Hall's Catarrh Medicine as building up the system and cleansing the blood to prevent colds. It asserts internal action on mucous surfaces, offers testimonials, and lists F J Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio as makers.
A witty exchange about marriage unfolds as a suitor declares intent to wed a daughter. The father questions the match with a sharp remark about tastes, highlighting social expectations and humor in curt dialogue.
Cuticura stops itching with the soap for cleansing and the ointment to soothe and heal most itching burning skin and scalp affections. For toilet use. Free samples offered by Cuticura Dept X Boston. Sold by druggists and by mail Soap 26 cents Ointment 25 and 50 cents Adv. Woman invented temptation but men have monopolized it since.
A homemaker tale from 1917 reimagines civil defense as Samuel Bowser imagines a street fort to repel imagined German invasion. He plots a sandbag breastwork with 200 bags, two quick firing guns, and rifle defense behind a barricade.
New York reports a government push to cut wool use spurs designers to craft economy gowns. Designers boast gowns from 10 yards of wool or less, with black woolen bodices, satin underslips, and detachable tunic elements. Paris trends influence craft as artful materials like gaberdine and artificial jersey silk jersey appear.
An advertisement offers mourning furs in black lynx, broadtail, black fox, and sealkin made into mantles, scarfs, and capes. Prices start toward a pound, with refined, conservative styling for crepe trimmed outfits.
Mrs Rohrberg of Knapp Street New York Pittsburgh reports long lasting weakness causing backache and headaches improved after taking Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She urges other women with irregularities or nervous symptoms to try the remedy and seek its advice.
Frederick W. Vanderbilt praised his war garden at a Poughkeepsie dinner and compared Mark Twain to a joker. A young girl asked for autographs, Twain wrote a quip on a mother’s showable line, then added a second note about keeping in practice.
In the West end a smart display showcased Zeppelin costumes usually silk or satin and lined like dressing gowns with fur trim and matching caps. They are kept near the bed for quick readiness for street or cellar. Caps solve hair arrangement, while vacuum flasks and electric torches are excluded from the outfit.
In Economy notes, Mrs Brown-Jones laments high clothing costs for winter. Her spouse jokes about interpreting dancing, offering a light quip about buying cheesecloth for garments, reflecting cost concerns in households.
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