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Newspaper
Forest City Courier
Location
Forest City, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1920
Page
3
Bayer branded aspirin tablets are promoted as genuine and safe, with guidance to take one or two glasses of water after ingestion. The copy emphasizes the Bayer cross symbol on packaging, naming common ailments treated, and notes small tin boxes of twelve cost only a few cents with larger packs available.
The fragment mixes a death bed scene note with ad copy for Wright Indian Vegetable Pills and patent medicines. It mentions malaria, fever, pain relief promises, and a New York address. The tone resembles early 20th century newspaper filler with sensational lines.
An ad copy argues catarrh stems from blood-borne germs and offers S. S. as the antidote to cleanse blood and remove germs. It urges readers to seek free medical advice from Chief Medical Adviser at 101 Swift Laboratory in Atlanta, Georgia.
A teacher urges cooperation with parents after catching a pupil involved in mischief. The boy’s mother challenges the claim while Annie relays events, and a grandmother offers candy as a peace gesture. A separate Sandy Mush observer recalls porch sitters awaiting a surprise party and a courthouse lore about a bottle in the cornerstone.
London council plans a massive new town block at Barking in Essex with 24000 houses for about 120000 residents. The scheme includes city parks, allotments, shops, churches, schools, and possible factories, creating England’s first large city wholly owned by a municipal authority.
The tale rounds that in New York Harold Lloyd visited a shop and asked to see an overcoat. The clerk asked two hundred fifty dollars, Lloyd refused, saying he could not pay that much. He quips that he is “darned from that cold” and the fatherly note follows.
Raleigh Chamber and Raleigh Automobile Association direct the Carolina Automotive Exposition set for April 12 to 17 with a mammoth tent to be erected by Harry Lee for Norfolk arrangements. Census cites Charlotte population 46 318 with 36.2 percent gain since 1910. Various North Carolina city notes report deaths, construction, tobacco market figures, church events, and a school principal case ending in dismissal.
A religious study outlines the Heavenly Home from Revelation with themes of worship, eternal blessing, and the glorified state. It references the 144,000, the Lamb’s followers, and heaven’s preparations, describing scenes of worship and the transformed life beyond earthly need.
This Day Only presents a brief, pious reflection on living in the present. It urges patience with misfortune and gratitude for blessings as a spiritual admonition attributed to Jeremy Taylor.
The text presents a fragmentary reflection on cunning and perception, noting that true craft lies in appearing blind to traps while recognizing temptations to mislead others. It reads as a philosophical musing rather than a complete article.
Ariea asserts that alcohol can be considered food to aid starving individuals. The remark frames drinking as a sustenance measure in a context of hunger relief.
An old advertisement touts Montague's Poultry Powder as a tonic to boost egg production and healthy fowl condition. It claims long use, broad effectiveness, and nationwide availability through The J Kyle Co of Rocky Mount Virginia, urging regular feeding for better laying and disease prevention.
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