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Newspaper
Barstow Printer
Location
Barstow, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1913
Page
7
Assist Nature and invigorate liver and bowels with a tonic marketed for women. The liquid medicine and tablets claim to relieve painful periods and general misery, noting a 40 year history and availability from druggists or by mail from Dr. R. V. Pierce, Buffalo, N Y.
Oil exists in great quantities in Siam but methods are crude. Wells reach at most sixty feet and are dug by hand. Oil is baled from the bottom of the well with dippers on bamboo poles and sold to natives nearby.
Marine Eye Remedy advert promotes relief for red weak watery eyes and granulated lids. It notes oculists compound it not as patent medicine and lists prices 26c and 6c per bottle with Marine Eye Salve in tubes priced 2c and 0c. Produced by Marine Eye Remedy Co. in Chicago.
Two inmates in the asylum yard discuss history and delusions. One proclaims he would be a second Napoleon if freed, while the other dismisses Napoleon II as ineffective, and a closing ad notes a safe blue remedy from Red Cross or Blue products.
A Daily Thought reflecting on love and domestic bliss, noting the comfort of a peaceful fireside with a loved one as the greatest good. The snippet also includes an aged advertising line for Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething babies.
In a high priced restaurant the man tells the woman she can have anything on the bill of fare and asks if he should read it. She replies simply to read it to the water, offering a hint of gentility and irony.
A Fleetwood Pennsylvania woman shares relief from hot flashes headaches and dizziness after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The letter praises improved strength and notes not needing doctor visits for years as a result. The notice highlights common menopausal symptoms and promotes the remedy as aiding the nervous system.
A Washington Star quotation asserts that a man who predicts his exact actions and method must be a remarkably accurate guesser. The remark frames confidence and foresight as a singular talent.
An advertisement urges readers to skip Liquid Blue and buy Red Cross Ball Blue the blue that stays true blue. It advises asking the grocer for this blue detergent and notes the promotion as an advertisement.
The Tortures of Prickly Heat and all skin affections are quickly alleviated and in a short time completely cured by Tyree's Antiseptic Powder, 25c at druggists. For a free sample write J. S. Tyree, Chemist, Washington, D. C.
A humorous exchange about marriage appears in the New Orleans Times-Democrat. Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets are advertised as regulating and invigorating the stomach liver and bowels with sugar coated granules and no griping.
Willie tells the clergyman to eat slowly as he notes Mamma never serves more than one piece of pie. The family shares a quiet meal with a homely moral in this humorous vignette.
When someone states they are terribly misunderstood it signals that others have grown wise to him. The remark frames defenses as insight and suggests a counterpoint about perception and self view.
Promote Allen's Foot-Base from Le Roy New York for a free sample. Claims to cure sweating swollen aching feet and ease tight shoes. Says it fixes corns ingrowing nails and bunions and is sold by all druggists for 25 cents. Warns to avoid substitutes.
In 1883 Professor Freeman studying Battle Abbey was followed by a man who refused assistance and claimed the Duke of Cleveland promised no interference. The man then revealed he was indeed the Duke of Cleveland asserting the gardeners would have obeyed orders.
The Bibliotheque Nationale in Paris houses 38 million volumes and 44 miles of shelves yet lacks artificial lighting in winter, making its vast collection nearly unusable as readers must access books only in the short daylight hours.
In a January 14 1851 note from Windsor Castle Macaulay describes sitting between the duchess of Norfolk and a foreign woman who spoke poorly. He notes the band drowned conversation with a stream of tunes including The Campbells Are Coming, remarking this as the only authenticated instance of his knowing more than one tune.
A scientific worker attained a vacuum of two ten millionths of a millimeter of mercury the highest ever reached experimentally. At this pressure one cubic millimeter of gas holds about eight and a half millionth molecules about twice New York City's population.
The first flag of the United States was raised at Fort Schuyler, a military post at the site of today’s Rome in Oneida County New York. It bore thirteen stars and thirteen stripes, matching the pattern then.
During a visitReggie notes a rude remark from a vulgar fellow and jokes that upon his death he would leave his head to a collar-button factory. A American friend asks for details and the exchange plays on witty British humor.
An amusing note on animal meat terms and how fruits also shift names with preservation and uses. The piece muses on why mutton excludes the head and how grapes raisins plums become different forms when prepared or dried.
The Clothesline Burlesque manager compares his own experience to Shakespeare, noting critics roasted him and authorities threatened closure, as quoted from the Washington Star.
The Shoreditch county court judge deplores sworn affidavits noting that unsigned statements are equally problematic. The London Telegraph quotes him saying affidavits are bad enough when sworn but just as bad when not. Public notice warns lawyers to verify authenticity and reliability of affidavits in filings.
Dialogue humor about hair dye and aging, featuring a hairdresser and Mrs Muchrich in a playful exchange. The line plays on the duty to dye rather than question, reflecting a joke about beauty routines.
The passage asserts that true power comes from giving full attention and best thought during any interview or task. It warns that a divided mind weakens mental processes, while the habit of concentration strengthens effort and outcomes.
Classified text offers stage work with good pay via Dave Torrington Box 61 Minneapolis. Also a beauty treatment package promises wrinkle removal and a depilatory sample from The Davis Supply Co Lafayette Ind.
A vintage advertisement promotes Dr. W. H. Baker's tubercular tonic claimed to aid tuberculosis asthma bronchitis and hay fever with a booklet on tuberculosis and living. It seeks agents to sell the book and other products while offering a skin disease cure book and eczema remedy with price and contact details.
The fragment reflects on Euripides Bacchae as a work never to be repeated and barely understood. Gilbert Murray notes it as the final witness to a beauty whose secret has been lost and the ancient mold broken.
A Providence Journal note asserts Utopia remains unseen by cartographers as a supposed cheap living refuge. The whimsical claim highlights how atlas makers still omit the region.
The Emporia Gazette quotes a man delighting in a cucumber priced at 15 cents and noting he will tell his neighbors about the simple brag. The light item reflects small town humor and daily observations.
A reader suggests adding a pint of glue water to four gallons of whitewash to prevent rubbing off a wall, describing a simple mixture improvement for longer lasting exterior or interior coating.
An advertisement extols S. S. S. as a rapid, safe blood purifier that treats eczema from within. It claims the vegetable formula soaks the circulation, promotes new skin, and undermines germs. The copy urges readers to buy at drug stores and to seek free advice from The Swift Specific Co. in Atlanta.
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