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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1920
Page
3
An old-style ad claims a few doses of Pape's Cold Compound taken every two hours will break up a severe cold and end grippe misery. It asserts quick relief for stuffed nostrils headache fever sneezing and sore stiffness, with the medicine tasting pleasant and costing only a few cents.
A cub reporter boasts of fiery articles while a proofreader notes ample fire but lack of aim. The playful exchange highlights journalistic zeal and editing discipline within a newsroom.
Catarrh is described as a local disease influenced by constitution and cure requires constitutional treatment. Hall's Catarrh Medicine is taken internally and claims to act through the blood on the mucous surfaces. It supposedly destroys the disease's foundation, strengthens the patient, and aids nature. Available from all druggists with free circulars from BF J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio.
A playful exchange asks how stolen kisses should be valued and answers they should be assessed at their face value.
A feature on Grover Cleveland with focus on his improbable ascent from Buffalo lawyer to the 22nd U.S. president. It traces his early life in Caldwell New Jersey, legal career in Buffalo, sheriff and mayor terms, and the crossroad moments leading to his 1884 presidential election and 1885 inauguration. It also notes his courtship and marriage to Frances Folsom in the White House and the public and press scrutiny surrounding his presidency.
A vintage ad touts Danderine as a beauty tonic that makes hair look livelier thicker and heavier after a massage. It claims the product freshens the scalp checks dandruff and falling hair and restores youthful brightness with an 85 cent bottle sold by all druggists.
A woman, anxious to retrieve her umbrella, sees about thirty umbrellas laid out for inspection. The official quips that women are forgetful, but she replies that all but three are men’s umbrellas.
The advertisement pitches Pape's Diapepsin as the fastest, surest relief for indigestion, gases, heartburn, sourness, and stomach distress. A few tablets supposedly give immediate relief, allowing people to eat favorite foods again. It claims the remedy is harmless, inexpensive, and used by millions annually.
A lively discussion on literary tastes unfolds as attendees debate Samuel Taylor Coleridge and Charles Lamb. The gathering explores essays, criticism, and the pleasure of reading, with participants sharing favorite passages and contrasting styles.
A humorous courtroom dialogue pivots on war statistics showing six women per man. A defendant pleads guilty to bigamy while a jesting remark links doomed romance to postwar demography and money in skin deep beauty banter.
Examination urged of every bottle of Castoria the well known remedy for infants and children to ensure it bears the correct marks and safety identifiers, avoiding imitation products or unsafe substitutes. The notice underscores trust in the Castoria label and directs vigilance among mothers and caregivers.
A captioned cartoon questions if a visitor has been working naked, joking that a struggling artist will do so if men's clothing prices do not drop. The quip reflects economic humor about attire costs and artistic struggle.
An ad explains rheumatism stems from disease germs in blood and promotes S.S.S. as a blood purifier to cleanse circulation. The Swift Laboratory of Atlanta, Ga backs the claim, urging sufferers to consult the medical adviser.
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