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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1909
Page
7
An 1890s product claims to heal skin blemishes and offer a red tint without grease. It chews claims of curing eczema and pimples with instant itching relief. Emergency Laboratories in New York offer free samples by mail to readers who write.
An explorer recalls a vain attempt to reach Mount McKinley top with three locax left and only a willow pole for balance. The diary-like account notes hardships, dwindling gear, and cold self discipline amid a treacherous ascent.
An essay portrays the brain as a complex system with sensory chambers for sight hearing smell taste and touch and a mental faculty that processes retinal images into living memory. It notes language versatility and even mortality as part of the mind's scope. A separate vignette discusses tipping practices in large cafes where tip proceeds fund a room-privilege owner.
A passage describes quail forming a dense circle at night with heads facing out for safety. It notes white throated males calling groups together, and a tendency for birds like woodpeckers thrushes warblers bluebirds parakeets to sleep in various positions. The piece cites Outing Magazine.
An essay discusses a superstition that blue jays vanish on Fridays to serve Satan by delivering sand for his caldron. It rebuts the idea, offering instead a view of the blue jay as a skilled builder, outlining how a jay constructs a sturdy nest with a clay foundation and layered materials, then moves on to other humorous clippings and advertisements.
Levertys drugstores offer a fifty cent package of Ames Pleasant Specific for constipation and dyspepsia at half price with a money back guarantee if no permanent benefit. The coupon is redeemable at 1655 Main Street 603 Park Avenue or North Avenue and Main Street. The sale targets fever trouble biliousness indigestion and related ailments with a reduced dose that stretches a month from a 25 cent bottle.
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