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Newspaper
Forest City Courier
Location
Forest City, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1920
Page
3
A Harrington Me reader credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with easing severe backache bearing down pain and other distress that kept her from work. The letter notes the product helps displacements inflammation and other feminine troubles and claims the remedy has no narcotics.
In Raleigh the Road Enthusiasts press on with demand for a $50,000,000 food roads bond issue to be presented to the General Assembly. Col T L Kirkpatrick says the bond question rests with lawmakers, not the governor, as opponents fail to cool the momentum for highway construction. Speakers include party nominees and officials at a planned mass meeting.
An old advertisement touts Dodson’s Liver Tone as a safe, non salivating liver and bowel cleanser. It contrasts it with calomel mercury based laxatives and claims quick relief of bilious symptoms. The copy includes a humorous anecdote about misattributed great men and urges giving the product to children.
An Indianapolis News clipping recounts a tramp seeking shelter at a Mira residence. He cites wartime unemployment and claims he once followed his father's occupation, saying he has no work now because the war ended the only trade he knew.
A town man warns labor unrest will turn fair workers into traitors while Farmer Bentover questions the motive of honest labor. A widowed person contemplates future prospects, sensing no improvement ahead.
A reader shares bedside visit etiquette, urging cheerful conversation to lift paralyzed patients. A man asks visitors to avoid pity and to bring news of the outside world to help him forget his condition. Flowers and reading matter are recommended to brighten the room.
Surgeon threads a needle asks if the victim is amused. The injured person retorts to save the jokes, saying he will be in stitches soon, as reported by the Buffalo Express.
A fragment suggests a dispute over catering for a railroad restaurant banquet. One party notes the banquet will proceed with other suppliers ready to provide sandwiches, indicating ongoing competition for food service at the event.
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