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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1920
Page
5
An old advertisement extols Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a remedy for women's ailments. A reader notes a streetcar kindness and a fair fare anecdote, reflecting period social interactions and consumer health ads.
The advertisement extols Bayer Tablets of Aspirin with guidance to verify the Bayer Cross on packages and tablets. It claims safety proven by doctors for headaches, colds, neuritis, and general pain, and notes affordable 12 tablet tins and larger packages. Also promotes Cat Cura Talcum Powder for skin care and a gun motif slogan ending with Revenge is a gun that kicks harder than it shoots.
A colored porter scolds a gob for public affectionate displays on a rail route. The gob’s shore leave joy clashes with bluecoat bans on park courting and street kissing as crowds flock to express trains. The porter suggests using local trains as departure times loom.
Physicians and druggists urge using Calotabs to purge the system and cleanse the liver to prevent colds influenza and complications. A single tablet at bedtime with water is claimed to remove the cold overnight without salts nausea or griping. The next morning the liver is active the system refreshed and appetite restored.
The Lowell Offering was the first American magazine solely by women published monthly from 1842 to 1849. It was produced by girls employed in the mills of Lowell Massachusetts with Lucy Larcom among its frequent contributors.
An advertisement promises instant relief from nasal congestion and catarrh with Bly's Cream Balm. A small bottle purchased from a druggist, applied in the nostrils, penetrates air passages to soothe swollen mucous membranes and provide immediate comfort.
A vintage advertisement extols Cascarets as a mild non irritant liver and bowel tonic to prevent constipation and stomach issues. It claims the product cleanses waste without griping, sells 25 million boxes yearly, and notes it works while you sleep at a modest cost. Also mentions Friday superstition origins and salt spill beliefs with quick social notes.
An authority claims meat forms uric acid that paralyzes kidney function, causing dull kidney pain, headaches, dizziness, sour stomach, and cloudy urine. It promotes Jad Salts as a remedy to neutralize acids and cleanse the kidneys, noting it stirs sluggish kidneys and curbs bladder weakness. A brief editorial comment follows.
An advertisement touts Green’s August Flower as a gentle laxative that regulates digestion, cleanses the stomach and intestines, and stimulates bile production. It claims wide use for indiges tion, nervous dyspepsia, sluggish liver, and related ailments for over fifty years and urges purchase from druggists and dealers. A closing joke line notes a woman’s laugh before a husband’s joke.
An ad extols Diamond Dyes promising a rich fade resistant color for wool silk linen cotton and blends with a directions booklet. It claims a color card helps match any material and lists various garments and items as examples of uses. The fragment also includes stray quotes about spiritualism and social commentary.
An odd mix of home remedies and motivational musings appears. It promotes a Bay Rum based hair darkening treatment and a non itching, scalp friendly Garfield Tea. The text also includes a proverb about aging and a note that value differs from neighbors' estimates.
A remark on male ego suggests men often assume women must admire them, highlighting a common blind spot in gender perceptions. The comment points to a social pattern where male self-regard is presumed universal among women.
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