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Newspaper
Eagle Lake Headlight
Location
Eagle Lake, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1923
Page
8
A collage of humorous vignettes and dialogues featuring misheard lines, rural quips, and misadventures. Characters include a student, a minister, an Irishman, and a bellhop in a ramshackle hotel, with jokes about golf, hats, and a fire in a boarding house.
An old ad promotes Hayes Healing Honey as a cough stop and Grove’s Salve for chest and throat colds and croup. The two remedies are sold together in one carton, with claims of soothing and healing effects through the skin and mucous tissues.
An old advertisement asserts that worm infestation in children causes pale skin from poor blood and claims Grove's Tasteless Ton ic improves digestion, blood quality, and overall health after two to three weeks. It touts easy dosing and gentle elimination of worms, with a pleasant taste.
A fragmentary 1920s style item describes a humorous wedding scene with a married groom and his new wife seeking a suite while a clerk comically handles the request. Ike Tkenstein attends with Rachel Gottberger. a friend jokes about a $250,000 fortune left by Joseph Gettberger, though the groom says the cost will be about $25. A Presbyterian church auxiliary later hosts an afternoon program on Industrial Missions with pineapple sherbet and caramel cake.
An old testimonial from Eagle Lake Mercantile Co about Doan's Kidney Pills claims relief from kidney complaints backache headaches and energy loss. Mr Wagner asserts long lasting benefit and continued faith in the remedy years later. Distribution through Foster Brewing Co Buffalo NY is noted.
Mrs C W V Bentley arrived Sunday afternoon after a short visit with Mr Calvert’s family in San Antonio and a stop to see her son Bisom at the citizen’s training camp near the city.
Dr. T P Deale reports the American Legion has changed its memorial services to join with the Rotary Club at the Hotel Dalton last night. Mrs Ernest Powers and her two daughters Ruth Ernestine and Anna Elizabeth of Temple visit the city as guests of her parents Mr and Mrs G F Tomas and relatives. Also note Houston will soon have a daily morning newspaper, the Houston Daily Dispatch, with first issue expected September 4. Mrs Stewart Haynes of Houston visited here last week with relatives. Kodak loans available at Cerys titty.
An old item notes a claim that appetite and digestion can be improved by Chamberlain's Tabs. It mentions 3Mgs Otelia Kimn of Yoakum visiting the city as a guest of Mrs. FE Beckman for the week.
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