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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1911
Page
3
An old advertisement touts Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound as a cure for women’s ailments. It claims decades of use and cites “thousands” cured, urging readers to try the medicine if they suffer as described.
A historic push in 1911 reduces the standard load from 66 to 46 pounds, with field pack drops to about 30 pounds. The changes restructure gear, emphasizing essential weapons, ammunition, first aid, intrenching tools, water, and mess kit while shedding shelter items and heavy coats.
The article extols western irrigation turning arid valleys into wealth through monumental dams in Wyoming. It describes a 100 foot deep lake, a 828 foot high concrete dam, and a 3.25 mile tunnel diverting floodwaters into a 40 mile canal edging a fertile valley, promising opportunity for settlement and growth.
Quench summer thirst with Coca Cola not ice water. The ad promotes Coca Cola as delicious refreshing and thirst quenching. Readers are urged to write Coca Cola Company Atlanta Ga for a booklet The Truth About Coca Cola.
A man notes his nephew’s suitability for marriage while remarking on hair and a habit of criticizing a guitar. The passage also references a gunny of people chasing wealth, a promotion for an illustrated booklet titled The Land of Promise, and mentions various vignettes about choices, health products, and clever remarks.
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