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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1919
Page
6
Old paper ad promotes California Syrup of Figs as a safe gentle laxative for infants and children. It claims quick relief from feverish, irritable stomachs and lists symptoms like cross behavior and poor sleep. Warns against counterfeits and urges asking for the genuine bottle from the California Fig Syrup Company.
In a brief dialogue a speaker asks about resolutions and replies with a humorous caveat that the only resolution is not to make any. The exchange captures a light New Year’s moment reflecting skepticism toward commitments.
Van Miss Mae Chitwood of this place says Black-Draught eases chills fevers and stomach trouble and acts as a gentle laxative. The old liver medicine is advertised as vegetable based and helps drive out waste to prevent a chill from turning to a cold. Thousands have found benefit over 70 years.
An old advertisement showcases a gray hair darkening mixture using water Ba Rum Barbo Compound and glycerine with full directions in each box. It promises non staining soft glossy hair without scalp coloring and no stickiness. Also promoted are Cuticura products for scalp itch relief and a dialogue joke about tobacco in Boston Transcript.
Lieut. Mark Wallace is wounded at Santiago and rescues a young girl, later adopting her. The dead man Hampton is revealed as a traitor who sold secrets to an international Washington gang detected by Wallace and Kellerman. Years later Eleanor and Kellerman reappear, a mysterious Hartley haunts her, and Wallace fights to uncover the gang while resisting Mrs. Kenson’s spy ploy.
In a tense scene amid the frontline base, Captain Mark Weston confronts accusations of treachery while Eleanor Howard reveals questions about his past and Kellerman’s schemes. Ada Kenson resurfaces with dangerous leverage as loyalties blur and a secret meeting behind the lines looms.
Advertisement touts Knowlton's Danderine as a universal hair restorer. It promises dandruff removal, itch relief, and rapid hair growth within weeks, urging trial with a small bottle sold at drug stores.
Their Training. "Ministers ought to make good avi ators." "Why so?" "Aren't they al ready sky pilots?"
An ad touts Tet terine as a cure for facial eruptions blotches and itchy patches claiming rapid improvement with regular use. It endorses the product for eczema and other skin troubles and states mail order price of 50 cents from druggists or Shuptrine Co Savannah GA.
A quoted exchange questions whether defeated nations should be dismembered. The speaker suggests Turkey might be a candidate, pondering postwar redrawing of borders and the fate of defeated powers.
An old advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Medicine as a blood based remedy for catarrh with a $100 reward for any case not cured. Druggists sell it via J Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio. The ad also notes California produced over half the beans in the United States last year.
An advertisement touts Vacher Balm as faster relief for Croup Catarrh Colds and Sore Throat than paying a specialist 25.00, noting 25c jars or tubes and urging samples and agents. It warns against imitations and lists H. W. Vacher Inc New Orleans La with a closing remark on saving time by making the most of old minutes.
Some men perform bold and unusual feats to keep their names in the news. The practice draws attention to vanity and media appetite for sensational acts, as readers note the persistence of these stunts across different communities.
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