17 Mar 1909
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Newspaper
Atlantic Evening News
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1909
Page
1
A Paris banker, dressed in a fine suit, rode a dromedary at the Jardin d Acclimatation after receiving an official looking letter naming him general manager of a new Morocco government bank. The anonymous prank advised camel riding as communications there are primitive, leaving him to travel underground to escape friends.
Captain George P. Bliss of Morris Manitoba describes a two year eczema ordeal from weed dust and itching. After using Cuticura Soap and Ointment his legs cleared in ten days enough to wear boots and three weeks to be free of itching. Contact Potter Drug & Chem in Boston.
A Baltimore American column threads sensational lines about eye remedies and cures. It touts Marine Eye Remedy and Hamlins Wizard Oil while interleaving quotes from Wendell Phillips and Bishop. The piece blends ads with mock-sound medical claims and suggests a consumer purchasing tone.
Culberson meets a starving tramp on a country road. The man recalls a ruined life after a wife, Bradford the artist, and a birthday portrait gone awry. The disastrous unveil ends with the artist’s satire and a severe injury, leaving the narrator haunted by fear of being surprised.
A newspaper notice touts epilepticide cures for fits and nervousness with promises of free trial bottles, literature, and testimonials mailed to readers who request them from Dr. May Laboratory in New York City.
A Brooklyn maid left in charge of children reports they fought to decide who behaved best, a humorous domestic moment. The piece also advertises medicines and tonics including Brown's Bronchial Traches, Garfield Tea, PAZO Ointment for piles, Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup, and generic quips about men and behavior.
A Noah Kentucky woman describes relief from headaches nervous prostration and bleeding during Change of Life after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The ad touts the remedy as best for female troubles promoting health through menopause and invites confidential letters to Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts for free advice.
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