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Newspaper
Ferdinand News
Location
Ferdinand, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1919
Page
11
Headline claims Bayer tablets contain proper directions for headache and other pains including neuralgia and rheumatism. It notes Bayer as the genuine aspirin maker with nineteen years prescribed use and a handy 12 tablet tin selling for a few cents. Ends with a German proverb about opportunity and ghosts.
An old newspaper ad urges readers not to neglect rheumatic pain and other aches. It touts instant relief without mess and notes Sloan's Liniment as the best selling, economical choice, with 35c and 1.40 price points and a nudge to ask the local druggist.
Wallen and the East Indian Gunga flee through dark streets to the harbor where Gunga reveals that Drink-House Sam may have arranged his master's murder. The Kanaka’s identity and plans unfold as Wallen seeks who killed his father and why, while the ship remains waiting.
A shadowy figure named Wallen waits unseen until the barroom empties and Drink-House Sam retires. He plans a break in via the veranda, suspending boots to disguise his ascent, and slips toward Marie's door while the house falls asleep.
In Indianapolis a window sign quips about testing eyes while you wait provoking a gibe about choosing now or later. The ad also touts a Roman Eye Balm for eye inflammations used with a single nightly application.
A speaker recalls a shy suitor who fought in the trenches but failed to propose. After wartime tests of devotion, the girl urges him to marry, saying they have fooled around long enough and prompting a decisive marriage proposal.
A Chicago Tribune clipping recalls an influential businessman known to the narrator’s husband. They mention the man’s two-week acquaintance, his three marriages, and his habit of teasing. The speaker quips about him being a "lady killer" in a light, anecdotal moment.
Frank J. Cheney, senior partner of F. J. Cheney & Co., sworn in Toledo Ohio, offers one hundred dollars to any case of Catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Medicine. Notary A W Gleason witnessed the oath dated December 3, 1836. Medicine is taken internally and acts through the bloodstream. B J Cheney & Co., Toledo Ohio.
Aisaku Waseda recounts a Japanese humor tale about an innkeeper who uses myoga to make a guest forget his bill. The guest departs without paying after the mischief, prompting praise of the spice’s supposed effect. A closing line notes oceans rising would flood half the land.
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