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Newspaper
Forest City Courier
Location
Forest City, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1920
Page
6
Mrs Nannie Messser of Alolland Texas recalls three years of severe suffering with back head and side pain with light headedness. After trying Cardui she reports great improvement and continues praising the remedy. An Ultimatum ends with a brief overheard drama about a bulldog and a man.
An old advertisement touts Casearets as a painless laxative to cure biliousness and constipation, claiming they work while you sleep and cost little, contrasting them with harsh pills andCalomel. It also mentions a Danish milk-preserving homogenizer using 2000 psi to keep milk fresh for years.
An advertisement touts Diamond Dyes as a guaranteed way to renew faded garments with rich color on wool silk linen cotton and mixed fabrics. It promises guidance in the Direction Book and a color card for matching materials. A stray joke about a proud hen contrasts with striving for simplicity.
A garbled assortment of phrases and quirky quotes puzzles readers. It mentions worms tapeworms and a shoe line while contrasting rivalry and cleverness with oddly consoling ugliness. The fragmented prose hints at playful wordplay and misdirections without clear narrative.
Dodson's Liver Tone is promoted as a safe, pleasant tasting vegetable remedy that replaces calomel in the South. Drugstores report falling calomel sales as Dodson's Liver Tone gains popularity with a money back guarantee.
Vintage advertisement promotes Danderine as a tonic beautifier that doubles hair beauty, cleanses dirt and oil, prevents brittleness, and reduces dandruff. It claims easy application with a cloth and promises glossy golden highlights and renewed youthful color, available at drug or toilet counters for a few cents.
A brief remark notes a peculiar trait of seasoned sailors who show little enthusiasm for ocean racing greyhounds, highlighting a clash between traditional seafaring life and newer maritime speed machines.
The ad touts Green's August Flower as a gentle laxative that regulates digestion, cleanses the stomach and intestines, stimulates bile flow, and purifies the blood. It is marketed as a sovereign remedy used for over fifty years in households worldwide for indigestion, nervous dyspepsia, sluggish liver, and related issues. Sold by druggists and dealers everywhere. Try a bottle, take no substitute.
An old newspaper fragment pitches Cuticura ointment for itching scalps and suggests using Cuticura Soap with hot water for daily cleansing. The ad claims clearer skin and softer hands, urging steady use as a daily toilet routine.
Letters from Memphis and Chattanooga readers extol Dr Pierce Golden Medical Discovery as a reliable tonic and blood purifier. Sadie Holt and Mrs M J Carter describe long-term health improvements, including restored strength, reduced nervous symptoms, and relief from stomach trouble after using the remedy.
A long standing household remedy advertises Dr King’s New Discovery for cold flu grippe and croup. It claims quick relief for children and adults with no after effects and notes availability from druggists in 60c and 1.20 bottles.
Careless neglect of bowel health is warned against and Dr King’s New Life Pills are advertised as mild prompt relief. The copy touts the pills as a stimulating tonic aiding normal bowels and liver function, urging readers to keep feeling fit while doing work. Sold by druggists for 25 cents.
The Kinston tobacco market will close for the 1919 1920 season Friday February 6 after a five month peak. Tobacco Farmers are urged to market remaining leaf quickly to avoid holdover as auctioneers pause. Dr Bernard W Spilman noted wit and orator begins a state college tour to thousands of NC students while giving readings at numerous institutions.
The Charlotte Ministers Association endorsed public dance hall restrictions and added two pastors to the committee. A union Bible convention is planned for February 16 22 led by Dr Clarence Dixon. In Raleigh Wake Superior Court designates January 31 as divorce day with 23 suits planned and 33 divorces on the calendar the largest for a single term in the state.
An old advertisement extols Pape's Diapepsin as a reliable antacid for indigestion. It promises fast relief from belching, acids, heartburn, and discomfort, claiming the tablet helps regulate the stomach so readers can eat favorite foods again. A joke line about a married man ends the ad.
An old advertisement urges parents to use California fig syrup as a mild laxative for children. It touts the product’s fruity taste, cautions to look for California on the package, and includes directions for dosing. The snippet ends with a humorous exchange about a couple’s finances and marriage plans.
A vintage advertisement suggests mixing Bay Rum Barbo Compound and glue to color gray hair. Use one ounce in half pint water, apply twice weekly to darken faded strands without staining the scalp. It promises low cost, easy preparation, and non tacky results despite dubious claims.
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