A Few Grins Not A Joy Forever
Comic bits from a San Antonio Light item about Toni Toots visiting Agnes and a wooden wall and river fence gag. A Pearson’s Weekly gag has a customer waiting for a chop and complaining about rain.
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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1919
Page
5
Dangers of Hot Weather Ad Across Drug Ad
Advice notes that heat worsens illness when digestion is blocked by undigested food. Recommends Foley Cathartic Tablet to relieve sick headache biliousness bloating and heaviness with a morning effect cited by Potts the Druggist. Adv-1m.
Foley Kidney Pills and Kidney Trouble Claims
In an advertisement Potts the Druggist promotes Foley Kidney Pills as a remedy for backache rheumatic pains sore joints swollen muscles and fatigue, claiming the real cause is kidney trouble and the pills help the kidneys purify the blood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
Potts
Advim
Instrument of Precision Doubled as Husband in Jest
A humorous exchange features Dibbs asking if a lie detector exists. Higgs replies I know it and quips I have seen one which turns out to be his wife. The remark lampoons gadgets and marriage in a lighthearted exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dibbs
Higgs
Aem
Boots
Shields
Los Angeles Times
Test for cough remedy proves by use
S. M. Oliver of Greensborough South Carolina writes Foley's Honey and Tar is fine to keep at home. It soothes hay fever asthma coughs colds croup and bronchial affections says Potts the Druggist. Ad Item
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. M. Oliver
Greensborough
S. C
Foley
Potts
They Don’t Mix. A Woman Rejects Herbert Over Love
A Chicago Journal excerpt portrays a woman rebuffing Herbert saying his conduct lacks devotion. She cites calculating selfishness and notes he leaves for the last bus, arguing true love requires more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert
Chicago Journal
Kidney Pills End Years of Suffering Declares Florida Man
D Bell of St James City Florida writes he suffered kidney trouble for three years and was nearly gone for six months. After taking Foley Kidney Pills for two bottles all pains disappeared. The ad mentions backache rheumatic pains stiff joints and sore muscles as relief targets. Potts the local druggist endorses the product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. Bell
St. James City
Fla
Foley
Potts
Home Camouflage and Kitchen Camouflage Prowess
A humorous Tidbits snippet from London notes a neighbor asking why jam pots are wrapped in wallpaper. The efficient mother replies the same paper covers the pantry wall, illustrating frugal concealment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Riddles and Remedies Highlight 19th Century Ephemera
A scribbled moral about listening and guessing ends with a joke answer corns while an advertisement touts Foley's Honey and Tar for hay fever asthma and cough relief with no opiates, urging readers to seek health resort remedies.
Noted Physician Refuses Soldier’s Prescription
A sharp physician meets an army man who boasts of his father Col. Blank. The doctor, familiar with the father’s name, orders the patient to destroy the prescription and explain his ailment instead. The humorous exchange ends with the soldier acknowledging the doctor’s quick, candid bedside manner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col. Blank
Old Tom
Harpers
A Grateful Woman's Story from Terre Haute
Mrs. Robert Blair of 461 S 20th St Terre Haute Indiana reports that after taking Foley Kidney Pills her kidney trouble gradually disappeared. Her headaches stopped and she feels free from tired spells with vision no longer blurred. Potts the Adam Drugist endorses them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Blair
S. 20Th St
Terre Haute
Ind
Foley
Potts
Adolm
Summer Complaint Quickly Relieved In Clark Mills Notice
Mrs Henry Jewett of Clark Mills New York says a severe attack of summer complaint was relieved almost instantly by Chamberlains Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy. The City Drug Co endorses this remedy and advises every family to have it on hand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
Henry Jewett
Clark Mills
N. Y
City Drug Co
Opera Named Samson et Dalila Prompts Humorous Quote
A middle aged man browses a phonograph record catalogue in a store and asks why an opera is titled Samson et Dalila. He recalls the story and quips that Dalila nearly eats Samson, a remark cited from Reedy's Mirror.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samson Et Dalila
Samson
Reedy
Summer Complaint in Children Benefits of a Remedy
A Tennessee man reports that Chamberlain's Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy with castor oil cures about ninety nine of every hundred summer complaint cases in children. He endorses its use and notes City Drug Co. advertises it. The item reflects a period endorsement and a local drug store promotion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
W. G. Campbell
Butler, Tenn
City Drug Co
Locked Push and the Mysterious Door Bell
A witty exchange from the Boston Transcript uses a locksmith anecdote to illustrate unfulfilled promises. The tale centers on a bell repairman who visits a house, rings three times, finds no answer, and concludes no one is home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Transcript
Hunting dog and appetite advice from Yonkers States man
A humorous exchange asks what a hunting dog hunts and answers that he hunts trouble. The text then shifts to a health note advising how to handle loss of appetite, including meal spacing, exercise, and when to use Chamberlain's Tablets for constipation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yonkers
Curly Haired Child Announces Rain To Father
A young girl rushes to her father in the study and whispers that it is raining. He replies curtly to let it rain, and she confirms her intention to tell him despite his focus on his work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Papa
Hollister Rocky Mountain Tea Advertisement
Cools the stomach washes out the bowels drives out impurities helps the liver its Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea. Take it once a week during hot weather and see how happy and contented you'll be. 35c Tea or Tablets A Potts. Adv.1m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollister
Paging the Dog in Hotel Lobby Trial
In a hotel lobby a bellhop whistles loudly. the manager rips into him for breaking rules. The bellhop explains he is paging Mrs Jones dog causing a tense exchange over duty and decorum.
Glove Counter Exchange Sparks Quick Banter
At a shop, Mrs Nurithh orders the best gloves and questions the clerk about duration. The salesman answers politely as the buyer emphasizes she wants to purchase, not hire. The exchange echoes a humorous tone from a London Tit-Bits quote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Chamberlain’s Colice and Diarrhoea Remedy Ad
An advertisement promotes Chamberlain's Colice and Diarrhoea Remedy as a trusted treatment praised by users. It urges try it when needed and credits City Drug Co. with distribution.
Peace Terms and War Tax Calibrations
A brief exchange presents a mock court scene in Chaparral with a judge setting a sentence of one year and ten days. The victim asks about the ten days, the judge attributes them to a war tax.
Fifty Fifty Joking Exchange From Detroit Free Press
A Detroit Free Press quip centers on a young man and his boss in a witty exchange about satisfaction with a job. The boss also appears in the joke, highlighting mutual discontent with the present position.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit Free Press
He Shrinks. Nicknamed Flannel Among Boys
The quote from Boy's Life notes a boy nicknamed Flannel for shrinking from washing. It uses a witty exchange about hygiene and personality. The gag highlights a playful label among peers without broader context.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Montana Joint Stock Land Bank OF
Helena
Toni Toots
Agnes
Tom
Gruff
Aggie
San Antonio
Waller
Pearson’s Weekly
Midley
Dillon
Kupfer Drug CO
Pittsburg Sun
Aea In
Tae
Akedar Ee Aes
Rae
Thornton
Pres
Marshall
Tribune Book Store
Montana
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