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Newspaper
Ferdinand News
Location
Ferdinand, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1920
Page
1
Physicians and druggists promote Calotabs as a one dose nightly cure for colds influenza and related illnesses claiming a purified system and active liver by morning. The advertisement promises no salts or nausea and refunds if not delighted. Calotabs cost thirty five cents and are sold only in sealed packages.
An officer discovers a round-eyed private with a gun held improperly. The private insists the weapon is loaded, saying it is not empty as the officer complains about unsafe handling just before the war. The report from the Philadelphia Ledger captures the exchange.
A noted authority warns daily meat can form uric acid that paralyzes kidneys urging flushing with four ounces of Rad Salts before breakfast. The remedy, Jad Salts, supposedly neutralizes urinary acids, cleanses kidneys, and ends bladder irritation.
Trade Commissioner A W Ferrin reports a Tasmanian style rush as black opal is found at Tintebar near Ballina New South Wales. Melbourne sees a flood of applicants for miner rights and private land entry with nearly one hundred claims pegged. No harmful drugs in Garfield Tea. A large New York hotel demands vast yearly quantities of dairy and laundry supplies.
An advertisement touts Ely's Cream Balm as instant relief for nasal congestion from a cold or catarrh. Apply a small amount in the nostrils to soothe inflamed mucous membranes and clear air passages for easier breathing. The ad urges readers to buy from their druggist and use regularly.
Dr Alfred T Schofield argues in a Central hall lecture that today’s woman is intellectually and physically superior to past generations. He links latchkey independence to emancipation and urges economic equality, education in motherhood, and equal opportunity to shape future society.
French cabinet advices say government offices will vacate requisitioned hotels as soon as possible to welcome next summer’s American visitors. Paris has about 600 large hotels and 2,500 smaller hostelries with 1,000 suited for tourists, and hoteliers expect to manage the coming excursionist influx.
Joseph F Bernard an explorer and former Los Angeles resident returns from a three year effort to force a passage from the Pacific to the Atlantic north of North America. He sailed the Teddy Bear with one man in 1908 and 1916 facing ice fields. the ship was sighted near Banksland but the passage remains unfinished.
A photograph from a Pacific fleet dreadnought shows a sailor at work painting the ship’s side with a carefree air as he swings on the falls and dresses the vessel. The painting is presented as one example of remunerative trades learned in the United States Navy during its world travels.
A government bill proposes a central bureau to direct strangers to satisfactory quarters and bars foreigners from hotels and restaurants. It would forbid aliens from customs transit or commission agency trade and from information bureaus employment agencies munition factories chemical works affecting defense and the quarrying industry.
Scholar and traveler B. Little leads a spring hunting party into southwest Kulling China to stop man eating tigers blamed for killing 20 Chinese and many cattle. The area high above plains has residents in terror with five tigers reported. Also notes pastor Thomas G. Sykes of Grosse Pointe resigns over salary and plans to enter business after service as a French front chaplain.
A Dayton mother endorses Milks Emulsion for her ten year old with chronic lung weakness since eight months old due to pneumonia. The ad praises the product as a tasty solid emulsion that boosts appetite, digestion, and strength, promising refunds if not satisfied and listing prices 60 cents and 1.20.
In Alexandropol Armenia locals, both women and men, carry and consume grass as a normal daily sight. The narrator notes a pervasive, disturbing mime of grass eating that feels more haunting than the broader surrender she faces in the region.
An advertisement touts Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a pure vegetable based kidney liver and bladder remedy. It claims standard purity in every bottle and urges readers to request a sample by sending ten cents to Dr Kilmer Co Binghamton NY with mention of the newspaper.
A quirky note contrasts old fashioned winters with modern disputes as a tenant clashes with the Junitor over heating. Garfield Tea is mentioned as a pre bed routine and an ad promotes digestion and health. A bold line declares Young Giglers will be fired for acting like a big gun.
An old advertisement promotes California Fig Syrup as a safe laxative for children. It urges mothers to look for the California name on the package and promises a delicious fruity taste with full dosing directions on each bottle.
Advertisement from Fostoria Ohio touts Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription and Woman's Temperance Tonie as remedies for expectancy nausea back neck and head pains and midlife nervousness with testimonials from Mrs Hill Dayton and Mrs Fuller noting improved strength and health.
A college man recounts sleeping with floves and using cold cream to soften his fingers to appear gentler. At a fraternity dance a girl shook his hand and mocked his palm saying it looked like an infant's. The incident underscores social pressure to fit masculine ideals.
In a terse exchange, a speaker quips that the subject is not human but a tenor. The remark sharpens a debate over the man's extraordinary stage presence and vocal talent, framing him as a larger figure in performance.
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