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Newspaper
Ferdinand News
Location
Ferdinand, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1920
Page
9
Advertorial notes urged readers to purify the system to prevent influenza with Calotabs. One tablet at bedtime said to banish cold overnight with no side effects, sold for thirty five cents with a money back guarantee if not satisfied.
An old advertisement touts Pape's Cold Compound as a fast cure for severe colds. It claims the first dose opens nasal passages, stops runny nose, relieves headache and feverishness, and that three doses every two hours clear congestion with minimal cost. The copy ends with a jab about a husband’s coming home drunk.
An advertisement promotes Bayer Tablets of Aspirin as the true world famous pain remedy. It notes the Bayer Cross on tablets and packaging, lists uses from colds to rheumatism, mentions 12 tabs in a tin box, and points to broader packages sold by druggists. It ends with a quip about rivals smoking him.
Advert says kidney issues are common with little warning and promotes Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a healing tonic. The piece cites druggist contact and a claimed medical endorsement for the remedy’s high success record, mentioning a Florida Times anecdote about marriage and flattery.
Bert Morrison and Dave Elden debate the boom tied to prairie land turned city lots. Elden warns borrowed money fuels growth and must end. Bert presses about Mr. David Elden’s reputation as Irene Hardy flirts with social circles and asks about him.
Mrs. Hardy and Dr. Hardy clash over Irene’s behavior after a western visit. Irene admits a young cow puncher Elden has shown interest, but insists no promises were made. Irene confirms Elden cannot write, prompting Mrs. Hardy’s shock as the scene ends.
A construction foreman warns green hand Thomas to leap clear of an approaching Empire State Express. Thomas tries to outpace the train plays hero on the track and is hurled into a ditch. Hospitalized, he quips about hill running versus level ground.
The first safety bicycle appeared in 1880 with a high front wheel and a smaller rear wheel. By 1885 bikes reached equal wheel sizes. Bicycling grew popular around 1891 and peaked around 1895 as prices dropped enough for widespread use.
The excerpt ponders why women seem perverse and contrary, suggesting she was formed from the most flawed parts of man. It presents a blunt, early 20th century view on gender with scant context and no clear attribution.
A fragmentary collection of aphorisms and promotional pitches. It mentions diet and exercise improving a man’s view of neighbors, praises Dr. Peery’s Dead Shot for worm treatment, and notes that a woman appreciates a man who offers a chance to refuse.
The ad promotes Cascarets as a gentle overnight laxative that cures biliousness and digestive issues. A second fragment describes Ragged Little Tom Brown in juvenile hall undergoing a bath and surgery, ending with a matron offering wart removal and the boy's disgust at staying.
A man who often spoke his mind, concerned with worldly matters, finds a Protestant catechism and reads the Ten Commandments. After pondering the prohibitions, he sighs and says, Well, I’ve never killed anybody, anyway. Poverty is more of a punishment than it is a crime.
An advertisement touts Garfield Tea as a remedy for constipation and links good health to regular bowel habits. It notes many men claim nervousness when they are only ill tempered and suggests the product as a cure.
A home formula combines water Bay Ri s small box of Barbo Compound and glycerine to darken gray hair. Apply twice weekly until the shade is desired. Product can be bought from a druggist or mixed at home cheaply. Mixture leaves hair soft and glossy and does not irritate the scalp or rub off.
An English inventor W P Hoyle creates a rubbish recovery plant that extracts value from waste turning dust into fertilizer and sorted materials into usable products. The system washes cinders and produces $160 per hundred tons with towns like Aberdeen Glasgow already reporting substantial revenue from discarded bottles and jars.
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