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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1919
Page
9
Fragmentary ad copy touts a balm claimed to ease croup catarrh and fevers with suggested prescriptions and pricing. The garbled text mentions New Orleans and Mrs Netlawr Harr, with requests for samples and agent prices.
A reader reports that Mrs Boyd avoided an operation by using a ferma tad herb remedy and Lydia Pinkham Vegetable Compound. The notice suggests seeking advice from Lydia Pinkham Medicine at a Massachusetts address for nerve-related treatment and medical guidance.
Fragmentary note shows a cryptic claim about defeating a cold with a single remedy. The garbled text mentions suntanned quay and repeats the phrase only one thing breaks my cold. No clear persons dates places or events emerge.
A tale unfolds about seagulls learning their origins and nations of birds and people. The Seagal explains that different kinds of birds come from different countries and that seagulls love the coasts and oceans, watching rivers feed into the sea.
A fragmentary reminiscence traces Seagull folklore across coasts and seas, recalling beliefs that seagulls predicted weather and travelers’ fates. The tale shifts to family movement, storms, and a secretary’s scrap of truth, ending with a note on a growing junior club for pigs, calves, and other clubs.
Readable fragments discuss fur trade aspects including muskrat and rabbit pelts, costs, and home sewing for coats, with notes on labor. The text shifts to kitchen guidance for soups and stock making, detailing Mushroom Soup and various combinations, plus a Clermont style dinner course and serving directions.
This passage outlines breakfast favorites and batter tips, detailing pancake and buckwheat griddle cakes, rice pancakes, and perfection muffin batter. It explains batter consistency, rising methods using yeast, amounts for buckwheat and rice batters, and adjustments for thinner or thicker textures, plus instructions for mixing and cooking.
Old papers and magazines are repurposed into handy items from candles and garlands to cleaning aids. The article describes rolling strips in paraffin to make small flames, stringing paper heads on twine, and coating newspapers to waterproof or insulate. It also notes using shredded paper for garbage care and firewood substitutes, with colored paper heads resembling Venetian designs.
An old advertisement touts Dane flerine as a cure for hair loss promising immediate stopping of shedding and a full glossy scalp. It urges readers to apply a small bottle at drug or toilet counters and claim results include longer, softer, more abundant hair, with testimonials from a long-time user.
An advertisement touts SPIRIN FOR COLDS Bayer as genuine Aspirin in a Bayer package with directions for cold pain heat neuralgia lumbago and rheumatic conditions. It notes Bayer is the aspirin brand prescribed by physicians for nineteen years and mentions 12 count boxes and a price. Also references Bayer manufacture and a Swiss note on torrent electricity for lighting and power.
An old household remedy description touts Green's August Flower as a global solution for constipation indigestion liver trouble and nervous dyspepsia. It claims to ease stomach upset produce a gentle laxative effect and improve heart palpitations with a few doses, urging readers to ask a pharmacist.
An advertisement claims Pape's Diapepsin neutralizes acidity and relieves gas and indigestion within five minutes. It touts quick, sure relief from upset stomachs and warns against ineffective antacids, noting low cost at drug stores.
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