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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1919
Page
5
A comic scene on a wharf shows workers lunching when a thief swaps milk for strong coffee, prompting the remark about clever thieves. In a related bit, a magistrate session features a misunderstanding as a man seeks his wife’s described niece at a railway station, leading to a light misidentification exchange.
An old advertisement declares indigestion and constipation as forerunners of half the ills of mankind. It claims proper digestion prevents biliousness gas and sour stomach and promotes bowel cleansing and liver vigor with Foley Cathartic Tablet from Potts the Druggist.
Cartoon Magazine jokes that telephone girls are called operators because they often cut conversations short. The quip uses wry humor about switchboard workers and phone etiquette.
Mothers praise Foley’s Honey and Tar Compound as the best remedy for croup coughs and colds. It cuts thick mucus clears phlegm opens air passages and eases hoarseness. The gasping struggle for breath gives way to quiet breathing and sleep. Potts the Drug gist. Adv. 1m
A film star laments forgetting to buy an automobile to match a new hat during a town outing. The secretary asks what was forgotten as the star reveals the intended car purchase. The anecdote captures light celebrity shopping moments.
A discount line notes a corn remover sold by Dillon and recommended as the world’s best corn remedy by Kupfer Drug Co. City Drug Co.
A Baltimore ad notes Mayme and Grayce discussing phone calls and promotes Chamberlain’s Tablets as a remedy for indigestion biliousness and constipation. The City Drug Co. carries the product and urges trial with promises of health and happiness restored.
The Birmingham Age-Herald reports Mr Lippling fired his cook by telephone and hung up the receiver before the line heated, prompting a wry remark on diplomacy in handling the discharge.
Mrs. O. J. Ellis of Sioux Falls writes of kidney trouble and back pains eased by Foley Kidney Pills. Ad copy from Potts the Druggist notes the pills invigorate strengthen and heal inactive weak and diseased kidneys and bladder.
A brief comic quip from the Louisville Courier Journal features a playful exchange about age and appearance. One speaker resents a slap as a sign of aging, while the other quips that it signals a return to youth. The light remark contrasts aging with vitality.
A cut out slip invites readers to mail name and address to Foley & Co. in Chicago for a trial package of Foley's Honey and Tar Compound, Foley Kidney Pills, and Foley Cathartic Tablets as advertised by Potts the Druggist.
Uncle Bill Bottle Top quips about a perfectly good mint bed after noting a line from the Washington Star. The remark appears in a light exchange reflecting local humor and a playful sentiment.
An advertisement extols constipation as a precursor to disorders and promotes Chamberlains Tablets as a mild, effective remedy. It suggests proper diet and exercise first, then medicine if needed, and notes the tablets cost a quarter through City Drug Co. Adv.
The Boston Transcript notes a ride involving Johnson who claims to get on and off at the same location for as much as a dollar's worth. The speaker asks Rastus to reflect that Johnson spent his money yet rode to the same stop.
A courtroom note references a lawyer's shirt remark and a patient fading to a shadow as doctors assign morphine and contemplate gall stone surgery. An advertisement touts Mayr's Wonderful Remedy claiming quick restoration of health and money-back guarantee.
A humorous exchange from the Yonkers Statesman features Mrs Styles reacting to a quip about her dog resembling her. The line notes the dog snaps whenever Styles displeases it, highlighting the playful comparison between pet and owner.
Advertisement extols Chamberlain’s cough remedy for coughs colds and croup. It notes its growth from a small start to national and international distribution and urges readers to try it. City Drug Co. endorses the medicine as of extraordinary merit.
Two buddies on patrol collide over a joke during a dark night. Sam asks what Pete carries and learns it is a searchlight. Pete replies he is looking for morning and hints it will dawn eventually before they part ways.
Mrs James Brown of Clark Mills New York reports severe cold with constant coughing. After taking Chamberlains Cough Remedy she experienced prompt relief, a claim echoed by many others. City Drug Co advertises the product with The ad notes its quick relief.
A benevolent old man in Pittsburgh offers work to a tramp who asks for lodging. The tramp replies he can take a joke and would not mind working, reflecting a humorous exchange in the Chronicle Telegraph’s page.
A Detroit reader from 65 Campbell Ave cites that treating a cold or cough now is wiser than waiting as lingering symptoms may lead to throat and lung diseases. The ad mentions Foley's Honey and Tar as quick relief for bronchitis and includes a druggist note.
Grey confronts a neighbor over a hole dug by a stranger who says the seeds being replanted are inside. The digger reveals the seeds are in fact a hen, prompting a tense exchange as Merritt Dispatch reports on the odd misunderstanding.
A nerve specialist scoffs at the notion of alternate insomnia as the admiral explains it. The complaint, he says, is common to many couples, where the one who sleeps first keeps the other awake with snoring.
A man describes years of stomach catarrh and colic, credits Mayr’s Wonderful Remedy with relief after a course, claims it removes intestinal mucus and inflammation causing many stomach and digestive ailments. It promises a money back refund via Potts the Druggist and other druggists.
An excitable woman bursts into a Southern insurance office and demands an immediate policy as her house is on fire. An insurance man recalls the panic and haste of the scene in this anecdotal report from the Los Angeles Times.
Quick relief for kidney and bladder troubles not yet chronic. Foley Kidney Pills stop bladder irregularities, strengthen kidneys, and tone the liver. Don’t suffer when relief is available. backache, lameness, rheumatic pains, and stiff joints may improve. Adv. Potts the Druggist.
Under the peace treaty Belgium Ghent and Brussels will recover missing works. The Louvain Last Supper by Dierick Bouts and The Adoration of the Lamb begun by Hubert van Eyck finished by Jan van Eyck will be returned in parts. Central panel in Ghent Brussels Berlin pieces will be reunited in their chapel.
An Indianapolis minister’s wife endures a visitor from the congregation who condemns a stingy parishioner for not funding new carpeting. The wife refrains from criticism, quietly assisting with repairs and kissing the girl on the cheek after a brief, patient confrontation.
A 200 ton gas container seventy feet in diameter and seventy five feet tall was moved three miles in Portland Oregon. It was raised fifteen feet and placed on rollers then moved four blocks and lowered twenty eight feet to a dock. The tank rode barges two more miles to a shipyard where it was raised again moved twenty six feet and placed on a new foundation after crossing a railroad. The operation took seventy one days.
A dialogue between a fisherman and a native raises questions about public water access and rights. The native confirms public status while the fisherman suggests a potential change if treaties or land claims alter access.
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