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Newspaper
Ferdinand News
Location
Ferdinand, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1920
Page
2
A促 an old advertisement touts Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a remedy for kidney liver and bladder issues claiming sworn testimonials and widespread use. It offers a sample bottle by mail from Dr Kilmer Co Binghamton NY and notes bottles are available at drug stores.
A boy explains he was forced by the man who dropped the coins to take two quarters and give them to the owner. The father commends his honesty, noting the man grabbed the boy by the ear.
An advertisement asserts Green's August Flower as a gentle laxative that regulates digestion, cleanses the stomach, stimulates bile production, and purifies the blood. It is portrayed as a sovereign remedy used for indigestion, nervous dyspepsia, sluggish liver, and related ailments for over fifty years, sold by druggists and dealers worldwide.
The comic exchange notes that St Paul was released from prison because his time was up, with Muggsey replying that this is why.
A fragmented excerpt features garbled dialogue and social mockery with phrases about labor, hiring, and tea. The text repeats dialectal speech and intrudes with humor and implied class commentary amid dubious attribution.
An article fragment promotes Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Talcum Powder for clear skin. It notes a bath with hot water to cleanse pores and a dusting powder as part of a beauty routine. Also includes stray ad lines about Worms and "Dead Shot" vermifuge.
An old advertisement promotes Ely's Cream Balm promising quick relief from nasal congestion and catarrh. It claims the fragrance antiseptic formula penetrates air passages, soothes inflamed mucous membranes, and relieves stuffed noses instantly. The ad urges readers to buy a small bottle from their druggist.
A Indiana wide set of reports covers Marion county governance merger talk, Wabash County road bond funds, Clinton liquor crackdown appeals, Gary street improvements, and education and taxation moves. Details span Marion, Wabash, Clinton, Gary, Frankfort, Lafayette, Bedford, Evansville, Indianapolis, and other communities.
In a solitary Saturday night at a busy newspaper office, journalist Virry obsessed with a love letter to a vanished sweetheart endures a crippling headache. He floods the desk with calls to a mysterious voice on the line, then collapses when a glass door shatters, dying from brain trauma tied to his grief for the girl who died.
The entire town of Moneta in Wya is reported to be owned by a single individual after a sale for ten thousand dollars on the Chicago and Northwestern line. The buyer secured full property rights over the town site and its facilities.
Bayonne New Jersey wife and mother Anna Sleva says she suffered periodical pains and headaches before using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She reports improved health after treatment and recommends it to friends while noting she can work eat and now lives strong with two young sons. The testimonial invites others to write for information about women's ailments.
A man moves from one house to another then returns to the old residence. Entering the living room he sits with three strangers, apologizes, and exits in embarrassment as the gag becomes known.
Advertisement notes Redraaim suits in oak and satin walnut materials. Says weedn't suit us and pajama wear should be of more pliable material, citing Boston Transcript as the source.
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