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Newspaper
Ferdinand News
Location
Ferdinand, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1920
Page
14
An advertisement touts using a small bottle of Danderine from drug stores. It claims applying Uttie to the scalp removes dandruff and prevents hair loss after two or three uses, with hair appearing livelier and thicker.
An old advertisement promotes Othine Double Strength as a freckle remover. It guarantees skin clearing results with one ounce often sufficient and offers a money back guarantee if freckles do not disappear. The copy mixes tag lines and a theatre quote.
An advertisement extols Dr Kilmer’s Swamp Root as a cure for kidney liver and bladder ailments claiming it fulfills many wishes. It urges readers to send ten cents for a bottle and lists address for Dr Kilmer Co Binghamton New York.
Montgomery County petitions circulate for a memorial hospital costing 150000 to honor World War dead. A prior petition for a memorial tablet in the county courthouse was withdrawn after Byron Cox post American Legion members urged hospital needs. Indianapolis reports discuss highway curtailment, tax assessments, and liquor ads amid state issues.
A testimonial advertorial notes Milka Emulsion eases stomach pain heartburn constipation and indigestion. It touts rapid relief usually in one day, claims to restore digestion and appetite, and offers a six bottle guarantee with a $1.20 price per bottle from Milka Emulsion Co Terre Haute Indiana.
In a sharp exchange a speaker quips that the baby has its mother's nose. A listener retorts that she should stop poking into others affairs now.
An old advertisement touts St Jacobs Oil as a painless rheumatic remedy. It claims instant relief from rheumatism stiffness and swelling, can cure millions over fifty years, and suits sciatica, neuralgia, lumbago, backache, and sprains. A trial bottle is urged from any drug store.
A terse exchange reveals strain after marriage with a spouse recalling happiness and a claim of past health, implying tension and fallout in the relationship.
Fragmented newspaper snippet discusses flu readiness and remedies, mentioning bedtime intake and warnings about liver impact. Contains garbled phrases and nonstandard terms, with misread names and tips about rice and beverage references. The readable content is inconsistent and lacks clear event, date, or source details.
A fragmentary note discusses hair care and mentions a dull greasy feel and a claimed benefit from cosmetic routines. It references a half pint of water and a weeklong wear period, but details are unclear and inconsistently phrased.
A New York mother calling herself a broken blossom swapped bags with a Bridgeport man at Grand Central Station. The eight week old infant, baptized, rode in a traveling bag for four hours before the man discovered the baby in his own bag. The mother planned to flee to California, leaving the child with the hospital after he alerted authorities.
A 14 year old boy named Howard Clampher saw a girl vanish near the Pennsylvan ia railroad crossing at Manayunk at dusk. He looked into a sower inlet and found a child in four feet of water. He grasped her by the hair and pulled her to safety after a half drowning moment.
William Francis, seeking to end his life, jumped from an ice floe in the Delaware at Chester Pa. He surfaced briefly, dodged ice cakes, disappeared again, and finally resurfaced before giving up the attempt and reaching shore ahead of a rescue boat.
The notice touts Roman Eye Balsam as an external antiseptic ointment for inflamed surfaces. It claims prompt relief and positions the product as superior to rivals, with firm, direct language typical of period advertising.
When chest tightness and sharp pain signal inflammation and congestion, apply heat to ease pain and reduce soreness. Begg's Mustaring offers heat-penetrating relief with a remedy costing 30 cents at Wells & Co, LeRoy, N.Y.
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