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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1920
Page
7
Ad copy touts Cuticura Talcum as a perfume free powder for skin, face and baby use. Claims antiseptic benefits and compares favorably to other perfumes. Promotes the Cuticura trio of Soap Ointment and Talcum as an economical care set.
Mayor Lunn of Schenectady cites the machine candidate's election and six months in office to question Swank’s achievements. The boss defends Swank by listing appointments and perks, including special counsel roles for railroad and light trusts, a town house, a country seat, and collecting old masters.
A Birmingham Age-Herald quip notes a stout woman arguing with an ice man at the side entrance. The caption jokes she can express more in minutes than the school head can in a week, despite no formal education.
Blinks and Binks debate an old man named Codger who mocks women as the weaker sex and clings to dated insults, highlighting his stubborn, prejudiced attitude in a brief exchange.
An advertisement promotes Hall’s Catarrh Medicine as a cure for catarrh or deafness caused by catarrh. It states the medicine is taken internally as a liquid and acts through the blood to reduce inflammation and restore normal mucous conditions. Free drug catalogs and circulars offered by J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio.
At ten p.m. the staff remains at work as the firm’s stern head questions a reluctant young employee. The man asks for fewer hours rather than a change in the clock, insisting the current schedule is fine but seeking shorter daily labor time.
A humorous exchange centers on beefsteak for breakfast. One speaker questions the idea while another notes the impracticality of affording such a meal at breakfast time, reflecting playful domestic banter.
Fashion notes from Paris and New York focus on minimal trimming and flawless fabrics. Designers like Lucien Lelong showcase long skirts and one piece dresses in silk duvetyn crepes de chine with chiffon sleeves and black satin sashes. The era favors simplicity over gingerbread detailing with high waistlines and flowing lines enhancing slender figures.
An old Bayer aspirin warning urges buyers to check for the Bayer name on packages or tablets to ensure genuine aspirin prescribed by physicians for twenty one years. It promotes Bayer tablets for colds headaches neuralgia rheumatism earache toothache lumbago and general pain with prices noted for twelve tab boxes and larger bottles sold by druggists.
A promotional piece extols Dr Kilmer Swamp Root claiming it treats kidney liver and bladder ailments and neutralizes uric acid. It asserts sworn testimonials and urges readers to request a sample by mail and to buy large or medium bottles at drug stores.
A fragment notes a man’s business and reputation with a quip that he must have good habits since he makes riding ones for ladies. The line suggests social and moral judgments tied to his enterprise and public persona.
Mrs Hicks says four Eatonic tablets relieved her sour stomach and she recommends them to all. Eatonic is claimed to aid digestion by taking up and carrying out gases, preventing indigestion and acid stomach after meals. A big box is advertised as a small, portable remedy with druggist’s guarantee.
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