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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1920
Page
3
An advertising snippet extols Cascarets as a safe laxative that works during sleep to cleanse the body of toxins and unwanted waste without griping. It touts gentle action, low cost, and strengthened bowel muscles while contrasting with harsher calomel pills. Also included is a humorous anecdote about a naughty girl and a pun on gratitude.
A testimonial ad from Milks Emulsion claims to cure stomach catarrh and constipation, improve bowel action, and restore appetite. It asserts dramatic weight gain and health restoration after ten bottles, offering a money back guarantee and pricing of 60 cents to $1 per bottle. The unnamed speaker Bert Becker from Miami Ohio is cited as a user./ The ad emphasizes palatability and suitability for children and claims rapid relief, urging readers to buy at druggists nationwide.
A terse medical vignette titled Appropriate Treatment recounts an appendicitis case with clinical detail. The chorus dismisses the lengthy narrative as tiresome, while the account emphasizes surgical steps, symptoms, and the need for timely intervention. The piece reads like a didactic medical note mixed with a performance refrain.
A Cincinnati inventor introduces Freezone a quick corn remedy. Apply to a corn then lift it out with fingers claiming instant relief and painless removal of hard soft and between toe corns along with calluses. Small bottle sold cheaply at drug stores as a sensational discovery.
Herbert M. Gessner of Berlin NH reports ten years of persistent stomach pain ending after using Eatonic. He describes severe past symptoms, relief within hours of the first dose, and complete freedom from pain after finishing the remedy. He thanks the product for restoring his health and appetite.
A fragment questions if the time honored shell care remains in use and suggests a search for it at various tract locations. The dialogue hints at locating shell care resources at specific areas, though details are incomplete.
An advertisement touts Cuticura Ointment for pimples redness roughness and itching followed by Cuticura Soap and hot water rinse dry and dust Cuticura Talcum for fragrance. Price highlighted at 25 cents each.
In a daylight moment Mr Hardface refuses a kiss from Miss Munchaser saying a snap could expose him to a conested camera while recalling an electric night kiss. The exchange shows street humor and public nerves about photographers.
An advertisement extols Dr Kilmer’s Swamp Root as a pure, non stimulant kidney liver and bladder medicine. It promises scientific herbal compounding and consistent potency in every bottle with a bold claim of relieving kidney and liver troubles.
The Omaha Bee notes Germany’s stock of gosts reaches 3,000,000, up 10 percent since 1914. Goat milk is widely used as a satisfactory substitute for cows milk, reflecting wartime shortages and changing dietary habits.
The muscadine grape, once scarce beyond the southeast coastal plains, now inspires home made products. Rail dining car superintendents with USDA support order more, as women and girls in growing states create jellies marmalades juices for home and market use. Their work boosts income for many, with demonstrations by home agents and state colleges.
Four large fruit and vegetable organizations have approved and recommended the Standard Rules and Definitions of Trade Terms for the Fruit and Vegetable Industry. The American Fruit and Vegetable Shippers' Association is the only group that has adopted them, with endorsement from the National League of Commission Merchants, International Apple Shippers Association, Western Fruit Jobbers' Association of America, and the shippers' group itself.
An old pair of rubbers proves useful for the pruner who must climb trees. They help prevent falls and guard the bark from scratches and tears caused by rough heavy shoes in tree work.
Hort notes emphasize pruning on warm days and inspecting new trees for disease and pests. It warns that dirty packaging can increase fruit costs and notes skilled propagation of valuable fruits. It urges orchard care to avoid losses to owners and neighbors.
A miner from Galloway West Virginia writes January 15 1920 praising Triner’s American Elixir of Bitter Wine for relief from constipation headaches stomach-ache and ill effects from mine smoke and gases. He says it hardened him and his brother and others he recommended it to report the same. Also touts Triner’s Liniment for rheumatism neuralgia sprains and swellings and notes the company address in Chicago New York.
A promotional notice touts Diamond Dyes as simple for any woman to dye wool silk cotton or blends into rich fadeless colors. Each package includes directions and a color card. The ad promises perfect results even for first timers and urges buying Diamond Dyes through the druggist.
An old health note warns daily meat can raise uric acid, dulling kidney function and causing back pain, headaches, dizziness, sour stomach, coated tongue, rheumatic aches, and cloudy urine. It promotes Rad Salts, a grape juice and lithia mixture, as a daily morning kidney flush and bladder remedy.
A teaching moment shares a child’s bold plan to attend every school until reaching the highest, and to study all histories including the history of the angels. The pupil replies with youthful zeal and a playful vow to learn everything.
A terse personal remark about social behavior and the role of friends. The speaker suggests amusement depends on companions and hints at social manipulation. The tone is casual and introspective with no clear event or public detail.
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