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Newspaper
Dermott News
Location
Dermott, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1916
Page
7
An advertisement touts drinking hot water with phosphate before breakfast to cleanse the stomach liver kidneys and bowels and remove poisons. It claims improved health for those with bad taste coated tongue dull headaches and indigestion, urging readers to obtain meatone phosphate from a druggist.
The Arkansas State Bankers Association convention adjourned after officers were elected and numerous papers read. Notable addresses covered banking practice and the role of the university in state development, with speakers from Prescott, El Dorado, Pine Bluff and Little Rock.
Rural industry news reports the Quark Fruit Growers Association preparing a field staff within a week to handle the season’s crop disposal in Arkansas and southwest Missouri. The group will broaden its reach, with Oklahoma expected to see increased activity and a notable shift in regional operations.
A vintage health ad claims dangerous calomel harms digestion and nerves. It promotes Dodson's Liver Tone as a safe, vegetable liver tonic that cleanses bowels, boosts energy, and won’t salivate. The copy urges readers to buy a 30 cent bottle, guarantee your family stays well, and touts child friendly use.
An old newspaper fragment promotes Cuttenra Soap and Ointment for skin blemishes with claims of purification and healing. The ad copy imitates period advertising language and includes scattered references to other topics and product mentions amidst unreadable text.
An advertisement from AB Rickards Co Sherman Texas touts a washing stick that supposedly cleans and brightens fine fabrics like linens and wool. The copy markets gentle mixing with safe use, claiming snow white results and ease for households while listing distributors in Arkansas and Little Rock.
A reader describes quitting coffee for Postum and reports rapid relief from nervousness stomach trouble and insomnia. The Postum Co of Battle Creek Michigan promotes two forms Postum Cereal and Instant Postum with prices 15 25 cents and 30 50 cents respectively. Both claim similar cost per cup and are sold by grocers with the slogan There’s a Reason.
A fragmented wartime penny dreadful style ad text rails against mock health claims for Bond's Liver Pills and related products. It mentions Red Cross, rationing, and wartime shortages, with garbled wording suggesting sales outlets and consumer warnings during a constrained market period.
Mrs H M Russell of Brookhaven Mississippi recounts long illness with chronic inflammation and pain. She credits Cardui with restoring health after months in bed and severe debility. She took eight bottles in three months and reports being in excellent health now. Cardui is advertised as a remedy for womens troubles with druggist availability.
An odd fragment from a historical column references Mantathin as the remedy for malaria chills, a guarantee with a money back promise, and a dismissive remark about a porous plaster last used six months ago. The text mixes boastful health claims with humor and derisive commentary.
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