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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1920
Page
2
A Fairfield man describes years of stomach distress and dizziness cured by Tanlac. He reports improved digestion heart function and regained strength after taking Tanlac with sales noted in Fairfield Lockridge and other towns.
The article explains atoms differ by type from hydrogen to uranium and describes how particles emitted from nuclei become helium and hydrogen. It notes helium can form from various processes, and links atom weights to compositions such as carbon from three helium particles, oxygen from four, and nitrogen from three helium and two hydrogen particles.
A satirical column claims sugar's rise is inflating tobacco costs and reshaping cigars into poor substitutes. The piece mocking shortages notes cigars once five cents now two for a quarter and parodies Cuban tobacco, sugar, and merchant woes with humorous, overblown explanations.
A May Popular Mechanics note describes a card board disk system for Southern farmers. A small disk with crop names sits on a larger disk listing soil descriptions. Rotate to align crop with soil, then the correct fertilizer formula appears in a slot.
Mrs Celesta McVicker of Macon Missouri recounts a severe attack while visiting relatives in Michigan. She was bedridden until one or two doses of Chamberlain's Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy relieved the pain remarkably, with subsequent doses finishing the treatment.
Typewriter ribbons for any make machine available at the Tribune office. Carbon paper always on hand. Telephone 73. 45 7.
Goshen historian Ed Mott recalls an 1855 Erie train incident from Susquehanna to Port Jervis when a middle car vanished with cattle. The car reappeared empty at Shohola, cattle crossed the Delaware on ice, and a 1855 parallel event occurred near West Tuxedo with a missing car found beside the track. The tale contrasts old hand brakes with modern air brakes.
Dr Henry Williams argues motoring adds physical and mental benefits. He notes air flow and exercise of arms and torso during driving stimulate digestion and circulation, benefiting muscles arteries the heart and nervous system. Even casual sitting offers some lift, but driving delivers direct calisthenics.
Westfield Mass honors Revolutionary hero Gen William Shepherd with a public statue. He fought in the Old French War and rose from private to lieutenant colonel under Washington, later leading a brigade under Lafayette. The statue reinforces memory against the saying out of sight out of mind.
A neighbor's boy borrows a puppy to prove it can behave, but neglects supervision and the puppy chews up a cherished Christmas toy. The boy decides no more pups and wishes for a 10 year old dog instead.
The landlady announced a famous humorist and cartoonist would visit, raising guests’ hopes for lively conversation. The artist arrived and kept to a table away from others, eating with his back to the room, avoiding introductions, leaving guests disappointed.
A patient pleads with a doctor for treatment for a bad cold, but the physician dismisses him as a gold brick and orders him to leave, declaring no illness is present. The exchange reflects a terse, wartime era exchange between a patient and a busy ex Army medical officer.
A speaker praises advances in medical schools and highlights aloe medicine observed at the university, reflecting on evolving treatments and educational progress.
A home remedy for gray hair promotes Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Compound as a ready to use option. By applying with a sponge or brush, gray strands darken evenly by morning and hair becomes glossy and luxuriant. Not a disease treatment.
An advertisement touts Dr.Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a blood medicine and stomach alterative to clear pimples and improve complexion. It claims the tonic beautifies skin by increasing blood supply and circulation and offers a trial package by mail.
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