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Newspaper
Barstow Printer
Location
Barstow, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1914
Page
7
A Youngstown Telegram excerpt notes young people idealizing stage life. A man imagines touring with a company and enjoying roadside banjo tunes while waiting for trains at railway stations. The piece contrasts ambition with practical realities of theatrical life.
An advertisement from Seaddville Colorado markets specimen prices for metals and envelopes with full pricing on request. It invites control and umpire work and references Carbonate National Bank. The notice ends with a quoted line about ocean liner moves and renting.
Baltimore reader Mrs. August W. Konpner reports relief from severe cramps irregularities after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for six months. The advertisement touts the remedy as made from native roots and herbs with no narcotics, urging women to seek confidential advice from the Lynn Massachusetts lab.
Furred tongue bad taste indigestion sallow skin and headaches signal torpid liver and clogged bowels. A Cascaret tonight cleanses constipation and purges undigested food while you sleep promising relief by morning with a 10 cent box from your druggist.
A witty London Punch dialogue features a quarrel where a wife applause a dull razor while the husband laments its temper. She recalls she cut an old skirt with the same blade, turning the moment into a sharp domestic jibe.
An advertisement touts Mother Gray's Aromatic Leaf as a safe herb regulator for back pains urinary and kidney issues in women. Sold by Druggists or by mail for 50 cents with a free sample. Address The Mother Gray Co Le Roy NY.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer item notes a complimentary dinner for the pamphlet author of Be Punctual, delayed by half an hour beyond the announced time as guests await the writer’s arrival.
An advertisement offers a free 48 page illustrated Eye Book from Marine Eye Remedy Co Chicago. It claims proper application guidance for eye trouble and asserts Marine remedies soothe eye pain strengthen weak eyes and do not smart with a price of 50 cents.
The editor recalls a recent high life wedding where no one offered to give away the bride. A judge quips no one spoke to perform the duty despite any possible claim of 80. An advertisement touts Dr. Pierce’s Pellets as easy on the stomach liver and bowels.
The Peterborough dean says no drunken person has appeared in five years, suggesting the city is unusually sober for a cathedral town. The piece contrasts Peterborough with Winchester, recalling Lord Tennyson's remark that Winchester is debauched like other cathedrals.
An advertisement touts Wright's Indian Vegetable Pills with seventy five years of proof and invites readers to request a sample at 372 Pearl Street New York. The page also includes short scenes about a man who buys seven loafers for his drinking buddy and a romance vignette where a past sweetheart cannot recall the lover.
Eggs in Australia fetched 14 and 15 cents a dozen last month, prompting businesses to pulp large quantities. Hundreds of tons were broken into cans, sealed, and frozen for winter sale to makers. This season the pulping was done by machinery.
A doctor touts an electric treatment as beneficial to the system while a patient, paying five planks per visit, laments feeling misled and unsure about its value.
A fragmentary London Sketch dialogue notes thirst strikes and family scenes. An ad promotes Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for teething children, and Dr Peery’s Vermifuge is advertised as a worm remedy. Also mentions free automobile rides offered by agents and a suburban land purchase by Riffels.
A recipe style item describes dicing four cold boiled potatoes and one small beet, mixing with dressing, arranging on a platter, and garnishing with lettuce or celery. Slices of three hard boiled eggs are placed around the edges before adding more dressing.
An old advertisement touts Papes Diapepsia as the fastest remedy for indigestion and upset stomachs. It promises relief in five minutes, claims harmless effects, and urges readers to buy a fifty cent case from any drug store.
Slice bread trimmed and toasted lightly, buttered and salted. Layer in a deep dish, cover with hot or cold milk, bake 26 minutes until soft, then uncover and bake 10 minutes more to crisp the top. Use Roman Eye Balsam for eye irritation.
The critic notes Rantington Roarer earns praise for earnest dedication. He immerses himself fully in each role to forget his salary arrears, illustrating a strong commitment to craft over compensation.
A Dutch house wife shares a hearty cabbage dish. Shred white cabbage with sliced tart apples and butter, add salt pepper and cheese or nutmeg, cook slowly for hours. Mix vinegar flour and jelly, then stir in before serving to boil briefly.
An advertisement touts Williams Treatment as a cure for kidney and bladder diseases, rheumatism, and uric acid troubles. It offers a free 50 cent bottle with a mailed notice plus 10 cents for distribution, sending to The Dr. D. A. Williams Company in East Hampton Connecticut. one bottle per address.
Bargains listed for Gold Parlor Paper at 5c a roll and Imported Leathers at 50c. from New York Wall Paper Co. located on Main in Los Angeles with ZIP 10018.
An old advertisement extols Danderine for heavy lustrous hair and dandruff removal. It claims one application doubles beauty, dissolves dandruff, prevents scalp feverishness, itching, and hair loss, urging readers to buy Knowlton's Dandeline for 25 cents.
The ad urges readers to resist store substitutions and touts S S S as the supreme blood purifier. It claims S S S is made without drugs or minerals, derived from native botanicals, and suitable for poisoning infections, rheumatism, skin issues, and chronic ailments. It offers a mailed book and directs readers to buy from a dealer or write The Swift Specific Co. in Atlanta, Ga.
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