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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1916
Page
10
A vintage advertisement touts Dr Bell's Pine Tar Honey cough syrup sold in 25c bottles. It claims a soothing, healing effect with quick relief using a mix of pine tar aconite honey and several herbs.
Warning from the street committee notes many people dump lawn debris and refuge in open ditches and culverts near properties. They demand the practice stop to protect drainage and reduce extra work for the street department. An advertising blurb promotes King’s New Life Pills as a spring medicine for a healthy complexion and regular bowels.
Illinois moves to enforce a 1915 law banning sale of rotten or otherwise unwholesome eggs. The food commissioner aims to reduce losses of 5.5 million dollars yearly from improper handling, targeting farmers, grocers, and restaurants. The effort includes education campaigns with country schools, grocers, and women's clubs to candling eggs before sale and report violations.
Spring colds and grippe linked to sudden winds may become prolonged coughs. Dr Kings New Discovery is advertised as a pleasant tar remedy that soothes the pain, checks the cold, and helps break a grippe attack. It has been tested and used for over forty years.
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