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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1920
Page
15
Advertisement offers a one hundred dollar reward for unstoppable catarrh cures. Claims thirty five years of use and blood based action to heal mucous surfaces. Encourages taking the remedy now and sending for testimonials from F J Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio. Sold by all druggists for one tenth dollar.
Mrs. J. M. Robison of Fairfield Testifies Doan's Kidney Pills Relieve Severe Kidney Pain Restore Mobility and End Backaches Quickly. Price 60c at Dealers. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo N Y Mfrs.
An advertisement promotes a no cost 30 day trial of a rupture appliance. It claims superior comfort to old trusses, urges readers to send name to receive a blank form, then try the device at home and return if unsatisfied. Easyhold Co. Kansas City MO.
An advertisement recommends Hamburg Breast Tea as a cheap all-vegetable remedy. Drink a cupful daily or at bedtime by steeping a tablespoon in boiling water and straining. It claims to open skin pores, relieve congestion, loosen bowels, and safely cure colds and grip.
Public service style advertisement touts St Jacobs Liniment to rub away rheumatism pain. Claims it relaxes stiff joints muscles and bones and stops sciatica lumbago backache neuralgia with a 30 cent bottle from drug stores. Encourages immediate use and reiterates harmless, skin friendly relief.
Libertyville notes show a string of visits and arrivals from Burlington Des Moines and Denver. Families including Swanson Swartz Messer Burnaugh Gallup and Hurst share weekends with relatives in Albia Ottumwa and Mt Pleasant. A hay wagon accident left Arthur Pumphrey with a broken leg and torn ligaments during busy haying season. Floyd Crawford heads to Mayo hospital for goiter surgery.
Mrs Linda Harrod of Fort Wayne Indiana reports years of stomach trouble ending after trying Chamberlains Tablets. She says two bottles brought immediate relief from heaviness and pain after meals and allowed her to eat anything without distress.
Smiths and Baldwins visited Rev Hickler in Hedrick on Sunday. Dozens of locals including Miss Dot Harold, Miss Neva Mills, the Smiths with Olive and Athyl, and Phil Holtzhauser stopped by. Families from Linby, Eldon, Packwood, Delta, Batavia, and Des Moines shared visits and travel news through the weekend.
The community enjoyed a sunny Fourth with picnics at the Clark home and gatherings of Elmer Hollander’s family in Birmingham and other local visits. Neighbors from Grinnell, Salem, and Stockport joined John E Keller’s relatives for a hearty noon dinner, fried chicken, and afternoon visiting.
Made a Change in Her says kidney trouble eased by Foley Kidney Pills. They relieved backache rheumatic pains and stiff joints and improved kidney and bladder health. Jericho and Easton druggists advertise.
A string of visits and family gatherings fills the Ottumwa region news list with names like Lindy Tholey Ramsey, Joseph Nelson, and Mrs. Annel Nelson visiting relatives in Fre ment, Batavia, and near Hedrick. The report notes a funeral for Amanda Sutton, a new Overland car, and a police blotter item about a 12 year old girl and a 16 year old boy who eloped to Des Moines and remain missing.
An advertisement urges readers to buy Chamberlains Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy as a reliable bowel complaint treatment to have on hand before summer ends, available at any drug store.
Buena Vista county appoints Miss Blanche Womak as the first woman county clerk in the state succeeding C. C. Colwell after his move to California. She had served as a deputy under Colwell for the past two years.
In Belgrade, about 500 former Russian nobles shelter in relief lines after fleeing Salonica. Furs once worth fortunes cling to ravaged grandeur as they beg for soup and bread, many barefoot or in tatters, while asking where their next meal will come from.
A vintage advertisement advises a meatless diet and light meals for bilious conditions. It prescribes taking three Chamberlain's Tablets to cleanse the stomach and tone the liver, claiming relief within a day or two.
An exhortation to affirm patriotism, praising the United States as the land of the brave. The message urges open expression of love for the country and pride in national identity.
The text questions a stance on America and hints at internal disputes. It suggests self-reflection over possible faults and urges evaluating one’s own contributions before judging national actions.
Dr. A E Taylor, aide to Hoover and head of physiology at the University of Pennsylvania, told Iowa State College's semi centennial that the United States will need to import food within ten years as Europe cannot supply. He cited shrinking world yields, urban drift, and postwar declines in central Europe farming as key factors.
Assesses construction costs noting labor as the largest ongoing expense and materials like cement shingles and lumber rising due to labor and freight. Warns freight rates may increase as demand outstrips supply and urges readers to consider future building costs.
The speaker argues Europe must be supplied with a war food ration to avoid delayed reconstruction and loss of European imports. He advocates a return to a simpler U S living standard to free a food surplus for export, claiming returning to life from 40 years ago would help meet the crisis.
A brief exhortation emphasizes speaking of America as a single nation and insists the Star Spangled Banner be used in one language to reflect national unity.
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