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Newspaper
Ferdinand News
Location
Ferdinand, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1920
Page
4
An old advertisement touts Dr. King’s New Discovery as a trusted cure for colds coughs and croup. It claims lasting effectiveness and family use with a 60 cent to 1.20 price and urges readers to keep a bottle in the cabinet.
Regular bowels should move regularly to stay healthy and avoid impurities. Dr Johnson's New Life Pills claim to cleanse the bowels gently, promote proper flow, and prevent constipation without violent purge effects. Sold at all druggists.
Synopsis follows David Eiden, son of a drunken rancher, who saves a doctor after a wreck and falls for Irene. After his father’s death he seeks fortune, learns city ways from Conward, narrowly escapes danger, then finds mentorship with Melvin Duncan. He becomes a reporter and rises.
Dave and Conward plan a possible million dollar real estate scam as they talk of extending city boundaries, greasing officials, and selling subdivided land near the expanded city. Elden hesitates over accepting a hundred dollars, fearing compromise, while Conward pushes for a big financial partnership.
David Elden, head of Conward & Elden, enjoys wealth and influence in a booming firm, yet questions whether his success rings true. Bert Morrison visits, aiding his private doubts as Elden recalls trust in Conward and the uneasy distance between them.
The fragment notes a tiny humming bird described as about the size of a blue bottle flyer, noting its comparison to a cop general in the American context.
An old advertisement explains Bayer aspirin as genuine medicine used for cold symptoms headaches toothache neuralgia and pain. It mentions the Bayer cross logo and urges buyers to say Bayer when purchasing aspirin and to look for safe packaging in small tin boxes and larger druggist packs.
The exchange plays on conditional romance as one suitor asks about the sincerity of his love while noting a missing engagement ring. The other retorts that the promise exists even without a ring, highlighting witty courtship dialogue for a Boston audience.
An advertisement urges parents to give Cascarets to children for biliousness constipation and colds calling it a harmless candy cathartic that cleanses the liver and bowels without griping and contains no calomel or dangerous drugs. It claims the product moves sour bile gases and indigestible waste from the bowels and fits family use without cramps or inconvenience. A separate reader exchange quotes opinions on a new play, deeming it fatuous and thin.
An advertisement urges women to consider kidney health as a cause of common ailments and promotes Dr. Kilmer's Swamp Root as a remedy. It offers a sample bottle for ten cents and notes availability at drug stores, then inserts a joke about marriage and barber shops.
Live lobsters were the finest merchandise carried by the new air service between Paris and Brussels. Much of a woman's happiness is due to her ability to improve on nature.
An advertisement touts a warmth giving remedy for lumbago and external pains. It promises quick relief without rubbing and claims benefits for sprains strains stiffness headaches bruises and congestion. The text urges families to keep a bottle on hand with prices 35c 70c and 140.
Dr. R M Brame promotes Brame's Vapomentha Salve with testimonials from C C Wright Wilkes County Public Schools superintendent. The salve is described as preventing pneumonia when used early and relieving congestion by topical application on chest and throat with vapors inhaled. It claims to treat pneumonia grippe influenza pleurisy bronchitis and other ailments and notes it does not stain clothes. Sold by Brame Drug Co North Wilkesboro. 80c for small bottle and 1 20 for larger size.
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