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Newspaper
Brookshire Times
Location
Brookshire, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1919
Page
4
Caution against calomel warnings and a promotion for Dodson's Liver Tone. Claims of liver cleansing benefits, no salivation, and a personal money back guarantee. Urges readers to try the vegetable tonic and trust pharmacists about calomel sales.
Cuticura Soap daily and Ointment used for clear complexion scalp and soft hands. Cutietra Talcum joins the trio for fragrance and freshness. New York prohibits women from lifting more than 28 pounds in foundry core rooms.
Fraudulent aspirin tablets were sold by a Brooklyn manufacturer made mostly of talcum powder. Genuine Bayer Tablets of Aspirin carry the Bayer Cross and directions in the original package. The notice urges consumers to insist on Bayer branded aspirin to ensure safety and authenticity.
The ad claims Spring Fever lowers vitality and energy due to blood impurities. Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic supposedly restores vitality by purifying and enriching the blood, offering strengthening and invigorating effects. Price listed as 60.
Governor Hobby designates June 8 to 14 as Boy Scout Week and urges Texas citizens to organize committees and support the movement. He notes low Scout numbers nationwide and in Texas, calling for leadership, volunteer lenders, and associate memberships in the national council to back war-bond era scouting efforts.
El Paso Texas Governor Hobby revoked his earlier approval for Mexican troops to pass through Texas from Sonora toward Juarez to campaign against Villa. A telegram to State Senator Dudley indicates Hobby regrets approving the move and withdrew it after protest in Austin. He said Texans and Americans along the border must be protected from bandit attacks during any passage.
Indianapolis, Ind. Howard Wilcox won the sev enth annual 600 mile sweepstakes at the motor speedway in 5 44 21.75. Arthur Thur man Louis Lecocq and mechanic H Bandini were killed. two others injured. Wilcox earned $20 000 with $50 000 shared among the top ten. Other prizewinners were Hearne Goux Guyot Amey DePalma L Chevrolet G Chevrolet and Thomae.
Costa Rican congress has declared war on Nicaragua. General Joaquin Tino pa, brother of the Costa Rican president, has resumed command of 5,000 troops in Guanacaste on the Nicara guan frontier and awaits orders to cross the border from San Jose.
An ad touts Freezone for quick corn relief promising pain free removal. The text mixes playful courtroom quips about justice and a line about soldiers being admitted free, ending with a joke about grenade throwers and a police matter.
An ad promotes Liquid Shu Make as a treatment for overactive kidneys in children and adults. It claims to reduce excess nighttime urination but notes it is not a cure for all kidney troubles. It asks readers to send sixty cents to the Shumake Remedy Company in Fort Worth, Texas, for a bottle by mail.
A vintage ad claims Wright's Indian Vegetable Pill wakes a sluggish liver and prompts bowel action for regularity. The text shifts to crime talk with a quip about a hero killed in a new novel and a joke about jury acquittal.
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