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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1921
Page
10
In a fable style dialogue the Black Swan argues that swans come in colors beyond white and that people seldom think about swans. The Trumpeter, Mute, and Black Swan discuss geography from Australia to zoos and the value of knowing diverse swan families.
Charley earns a report with 20 demerits in school and jokes that the best grade is for a subject he did not know he was taking, a humorous remark about the graded miscue. His mother receives the report with mixed pride and confusion.
A hedgehog begins autumn by rolling into leafy ditches to gather leaves for a blanket then seeks a snug retreat in the roots of an old tree to hibernate until spring. This natural behavior shows how the creature compacts shelter and warmth before winter.
An authority explains bladder irritation stems from body acids. Drinking Jad Salts or four ounces of rad Salta mixed with water neutralizes urine acids, reducing inflammation and night-time urination. The remedy is inexpensive, harmless, and widely used to ease urinary disorders.
An old remedy recommends Hamburg Breast Tea as a simple cough and cold cure. A tablespoon mixed with boiling water is drunk as a teacup full any time, claimed to open pores, relieve congestion, loosen bowels, and break up a cold. The preparation is described as inexpensive and vegetable safe.
A vintage ad touts St Jacobs Oil as a harmless cure for rheumatism and joint pains. It claims rubbing the oil on the tender spot dissolves pain and stiffness in muscles bones and back, with a 35 cent bottle bought at any drug store promising instant relief.
An old comfort health note urges a morning hot water and limestone phosphate drink to cleanse the stomach liver kidneys and bowels. It claims improved digestion and appearance with daily use and offers a quarter pound of limestone phosphate as inexpensive proof.
An old advertisement promises quick relief from head cold and catarrh. It claims a small bottle clears nasal passages, relieves congestion, and eases headache by applying a fragrant antiseptic cream in the nostrils. It urges readers to ask their druggist for Ely's Cream Balm.
In parts of China jars on roofs serve as matrimonial ads. An inverted jar signals a daughter is too young to marry while a jar facing the street means she is of age. After marriage the jar is removed from view.
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