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Newspaper
Ferdinand News
Location
Ferdinand, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1920
Page
7
A vintage advertisement touts Danderine as a mass forming hair tonic that instantly doubles hair beauty. It claims to add softness gloss and fullness, remove dust and oil, brighten the scalp, reduce dandruff and shedding, and promote growth with daily use at a low cost.
An advertisement touts Kilmer’s Swamp Root as a universal kidney and liver remedy. It claims fast, mild effects and urges immediate start with vegetable ingredients. A test bottle offer is included and the ad notes where to send ten cents for a sample.
An advertisement urges readers to replace salts and purgatives with Cascarets to thoroughly cleanse the stomach and bowels. It claims Cascarets remove undigested food, foul gases, and bile, improving well being by morning without griping or sickness. The ad contrasts with outdated salts and pills and ends with a biblical pun about Lot’s wife.
Open nostrils and end cold or catarrh with Blya Cream Salm. A small bottle from your druggist, applied to the nostrils, promises to clear air passages, reduce snuffling and headache, and restore easy breathing.
Dave Elden, a volatile ranch youth, meets Irene and her family after an auto wreck injuring Dr. Hardy. He aids him, falls for Irene, and learns city life through Conward and Melvin Duncan. Guided by Duncan, he reforms, moves toward a newspaper career with Edith nearby.
Dave faces a crossroads as Conward advocates a bold industrial development plan for Alkali Lake. A real estate boom, strange visitors, and a secretive sale of land stir doubt and ambition while Dave weighs promotion against a larger citywide future.
The article hints at what happens to Dave in the forthcoming installment. It urges readers to stay tuned for the continuation and promises a reveal of Dave’s outcome in the next issue.
Dr Br Brame discoverer of Brames Vapomentha Salve cites a Wilkes County Public Schools superintendent who reports breaking up colds and preventing pneumonia when used promptly. The advert notes external application no staining, prices 30c and 1.20 for larger bottle, Brame Drug Co North Wilkesboro NC.
New York reports discuss a plan to bring Prince Doaletsk to the United States next year to marry into a prosperous American family, as European royal options are scarce and wealth could anchor a union with the prince. The piece contrasts brevity and substance in speech, noting great leaders often speak little.
A humorous exchange notes a man’s precise enunciation and sharp opinions. The quip links speech clarity to steadfast views, and adds that wisdom, like his whiskers, matures with age.
A Birmingham Age Herald quip has Beatrice the breezy waitress telling a patron to stand on both feet and rest his jaw to be in better condition to eat hot cakes. The wry exchange captures a humorous moment in a restaurant setting.
A light exchange about a watch failing, captured in the Baltimore American style. The quip signals humor over money or time, reflecting period humor in a brief newspaper moment.
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