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Newspaper
Brookshire Times
Location
Brookshire, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1920
Page
2
Indigestion symptoms from excess stomach acid cause souring and gas, with heartburn and distress. A few tablets of Pape's Diapepsin relieve discomfort quickly after reaching the stomach, and the remedy is inexpensive at drug stores.
N P Stevens proclaims Rich Tone a life saving tonic saying it gave strength and vigor beyond doctors treatment. He credits the tonic with improved health and urges others who are physically weak to try Rich Tone.
An advertisement by A. B. Richards Medicine Co. hawks Rich-Tone as a tonic that improves energy and vigor. It claims to enrich the blood, relieve tired nerves, boost appetite, and promote healthy sleep, with a sale note offering “Get a house today only $1.00” at Sherman Texas drug stores.
An advertisement touts Sloan's Liniment as quickly penetrating and soothing for external pains including strains bruises aches stiff joints and neuritis. It urges keeping a large bottle on hand for family use and lists prices at 15 and 70 cents or one dollar forty.
Secretary Baker told Senator Wadsworth that about fifty thousand American war dead in France will be returned home, while 20 to 25 thousand remain buried overseas. He estimated a 30 million dollar cost for removal and consolidation, citing French transport congestion and coffin shortages as delays. He noted 111 bodies restored from Archangel and 111 in Northern Russia remain, with no removal feasible for a year. Evacuation in England is underway and Italian bodies are ready for return.
Washington announces no further loans to Allies. Secretary Houston says treasury will not grant the remaining credits of 10 billion dollars, after loans totaling about 9.66 billion. Officials: postpose interest three years to ease repayment during European reconstruction.
A Sunday blaze in Grandview Texas destroyed much of the south town, burning three blocks wide and 12 blocks long. Loss estimated at 1.5 million dollars. many residents, including 360 to 400 Black residents, lost homes. Incendiary source traced to W. DP. Davis residence after an incubator oil stove exploded. Major losses hit the Texas Power and Light Co Farmore Merchants Bank lumber firms post office Masonic lodge and several dry goods and general merchandise stores along with all churches and the school.
Secretary Baker has paid too much income tax and was notified by the internal revenue bureau Friday that he is entitled to a $480 refund for last year due to an error in figuring his surtax. A cabinet officer earns $12,000 a year and a surtax applies to salary over $5000.
Washington William N. Joyce of Berkeley California was named by President Wilson on Thursday to fill the seat left by the resignation of George W Norris on the federal farm loan board.
About 70 quarterf bottles of bottled in bond whisky 18 bottles of old lager beer and several hundred dollars' worth of women's garments were taken in a raid Friday by Sheriff Binford.
A light household comic note celebrates a man greeted by his wife’s cheerful smiles when payday arrives, highlighting domestic warmth and shared relief.
An old advertisement promotes Cuticurn Soap Ointment and Talcum as a full daily toilet set promising clear skin soothing healing and a pleasant fragrance. The trio is marketed as essential for every toilet table with a 25¢ price.
J Fuller Gloom announces he will not run for the legislature despite invitations. He cites decades of disillusionment with politics and personal changes, stating honesty remains his guiding policy and he declines the nomination with thanks.
An officer accuses a defendant of using foul language as the judge notes the defendant’s outburst during the stop. The exchange centers on the confrontation and the judge’s response to the behavior rather than the vehicle involved.
A fragmented line complains that a person who cannot gather his wits has to face financial hardship and bad luck. The text hints at urgency and personal misfortune without clear names or places. The tone is cautionary and terse.
Vintage advertisement urging mothers to choose Fletcher's Castoria for babies and children. Highlights 90 years of use and the product's familiar signature claim. Emphasizes safety and soothing benefits with a period-typical reassurance tone.
Indiana Governor Goodrich recalls the boar's head feast as a remark on fading traditions. He cites a rich man attempting to revive the custom, serving the head with a lemon in the mouth and its eyes looming, prompting a nervous child to request only a piece not looking at him.
Russell limped into the house with twisted feet and a palm-scarred face. His father asked if the new shoes hurt. He answered that the feet hurt, not the shoes.
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