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Newspaper
Ferdinand News
Location
Ferdinand, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1920
Page
11
An advertisement touts Danderine as a remedy for dandruff and hair loss. It urges readers to buy a small bottle at a drug store, apply it to the scalp, and claims most dandruff will disappear by morning with repeated use. It also asserts improved hair vitality and appearance.
Cholly remarks he feels like a fool tonight while Misa Keen praises recovery, reported by the Boston Transcript.
Advert message promotes Othine double strength to remove freckles with nightly and morning applications. Claims most freckles disappear and lighter ones vanish, usually needing one ounce or less, with money back guarantee if ineffective. Mentions quote about the world being a stage and a remark about monologue artists.
An old ad touts Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a cure all for kidney liver and bladder issues claiming it remedies uric acid and rheumatism effects supported by testimonies and sworn statements. Readers are urged to request a sample bottle by mail and to buy large or medium bottles in drugstores.
In Montgomery county petitions circulate to build a $150,000 memorial hospital honoring local World War I dead. A prior request for a memorial tablet in the county courthouse was withdrawn after Byron Cox Post American Legion urged prioritizing hospital needs.
An advertisement extols Milks Emulsion as a cure for stomach trouble and constipation with claims of rapid relief and lasting benefits. It features a testimonial from C. E. Heinricks of Indianapolis and urges trying six bottles under a money back guarantee, with price 60c and 1.20 per bottle. The Milks Emulsion Co. of Terre Haute, Indiana is named, and druggists are advised to stock it.
A remark notes a baby bearing the mother's nose and prompts talk about personal boundaries. The speaker emphasizes not meddling in others affairs while crediting the resemblance to maternal features.
An advertisement claims St Jacobs Oil safely relieves rheumatism and sore joints without internal treatment. It guarantees instant comfort from pain stiffness and swelling and encourages readers to buy a trial bottle at any drug store. The copy asserts millions cured over decades and extends to sciatica neuralgia lumbago and sprains.
A brief exchange recalls how a couple’s meals sparked friction after marriage. One party notes past contentment with cooking while the other references changing appetite and discomfort, reflecting domestic tensions.
Physicians promote Calotabs as a purifying cleanse to prevent influenza and colds. The ad promises a single bedtime dose with water to purge the system, no side effects, and a bright appetite next morning. Calotabs sold in sealed packages for thirty five cents with refund if not satisfied.
A home remedy advises mixing water with rum glycerine and barley tea or bay liqueur and applies twice weekly to darken gray hair. It claims to soften hair, not irritate the scalp, and not rub off, with druggists selling a version available for little cost.
A New York mother calling herself a broken blossom abandoned her eight week old child in a large traveling bag at Grand Central Station. The bag was swapped with a Bridgeport man's bag by mistake and the baby slept through the four hour trip until discovered in his luggage. The mother noted the baby was baptized and said she was bound for California. Police and Bridgeport Hospital took the infant.
Howard Chaumpher a fourteen year old boy spotted a girl vanish near the Pennsyvania railroad crossing in Manayunk at dusk. He found her head in a sewer inlet halo and pulled her from four feet of water saving her from drowning. The rescue shows quick action and courage by a young passerby.
A. Viliam Francis, trustee, leaped from an ice flag into the Delaware at Chester Pa. He disappeared, surfaced briefly, ducked several large objects, then sank again and did not survive the attempt. He reached the shore in a dazed state before a boat could reach him.
Two brass cannon pieces were issued to Asheville North Carolina by the federal government in a noted transfer. Local authorities confirm the deal completed with a June date and involve a Conn related buyer.
An advertisement touts Roman Eye Baleam as an external antiseptic ointment rather than a wash, claiming it heals inflamed surfaces and provides prompt relief. The copy emphasizes quick acting relief and topical application.
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