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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1920
Page
2
Lady Bug Lecture Promises Free Topics And Humor
A whimsical lecture by a Lady Bug opens with talk of free concerts and flowers as examples of free things. The speaker requests an acorn filled with water, notes that maps and pictures aren’t needed, and then begins with humorous remarks about paying for travel to Europe and insect life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lady Bugs
Lady Bug
Bug
Europe
Eurrope
Milks Emulsion credited with healing miner’s lung damage
A Terre Haute man testifies that Milks Emulsion cured coal dust lung damage after doctors advised climate change. The ad promises the emulsion restores appetite, builds strength, and aids digestion with a money-back guarantee. Also mentions a Franklin church pastor’s son refusing to sing America due to the line “Land where my fathers died.”
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. H. Bunn
6Th Ave
Nosisth St. Terre Haute
Ind
Mr. Bunn
Mortland Jones
Rhys Price Jones
First Presbyterian Church
Franklin
America
Indianapolis News
Kidney Cleanser Salts Ad Promotes Safe Hydration
A peculiar old advertisement touts “Salts” as a safe, inexpensive kidney cleaner. It urges increasing water intake and taking four ounces of rad salts daily to flush waste and stimulate kidney activity. The piece closes with a domestic vignette about Springer's planned zoo outing with his wife and children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springer
Oath of Cheney and Catarrh Patent Remedy Claim
A chaotic OCR fragment records Fran Cheney swearing as a senior Barthes of F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio to pay for catarrh treatment claims and a public note on a CATARRH remedy, with additional garbled dialogue and stray phrases about a Mr Smith and a Mrs Jones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Toledo
Lucas Couny
Fran Cheney
Barthes
F. J. Cheney
Aia
Catarre ‘Ep Cinne
Cheney
Gleason
Goa
Catarre Medicing
The
Syatom
Feenekey
Shick
Eradication Efforts Halt Sheep Scabies Across States
United States Department of Agriculture workers inspected over 22 million sheep and supervised more than 10 million dips in the last fiscal year. Cooperation with state officials helped extinguish cases in Montana and North Dakota, and Idaho areas that had seen infection trouble are now under control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
United States Department of Agriculture
Atnte
Montana
North Dakota
Idaho
Keeping cattle and swine in inseparable operations
The Better Sives- Better Stock crusade reports that cattle and hogs are commonly kept together, supporting the idea that combined meat-animal farming pays, especially with purebred sires. The effort aims to map common and profitable livestock combinations, aiding small farmers by leveraging broad collective experience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agricultural Colleges
United States Department of Agriculture
Economical silage praised for beef cattle feeding
The article asserts silage is an economical feed in beef cattle rations. It notes silage is unbalanced by itself but when combined with concentrated feeds like meat or cottonseed meal it forms a highly effective fattening ration.
Care of Ewe Mightier Than Lamb in Market Quality
The article emphasizes that the ewe's care and liberal feeding drive the lamb's market potential, viewing the ewe as the machine through which the lamb gains the desirable traits. It stresses nurturing the ewe to ensure superior offspring for competition in markets.
Penguin Cult in Paris Inspires Penguin Themed Tableware
A Paris correspondent notes a growing penguin craze in homes and shops with penguin ornaments and china. The Penguin porcelain coffee set features a white pot and a plump-bodied figure with a long beak, while a slimmer junior jug and cup echo a penguin egg shape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Penguin
Paris
Father V Yongiun
Lift off Corns With Freezone Advertiser Claim
A vintage ad promises Freezone will remove hard or soft corns and calluses with a few drops from a tiny bottle. It claims immediate pain relief and painless removal, appealing to readers with a confident, no humbug tone. The product is described as inexpensive at drug stores and suitable for calloused toe areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Absorbine, JR
Dealera
St. Jamps
W.f.young
Temple
Springtald
Mase
Guarding His Own The Patient Ten Dollars For Extracting That Tooth
A patient jokes about paying ten dollars for a tooth extraction and keeping another ten in his vest to cover the bill. The dentist questions why the patient avoided gas, and the patient explains his careful plan.
Freckles remedies promise clear skin with Othine
An advertisement touts Othine double strength as a guaranteed remedy to fade freckles. It instructs readers to apply a small amount nightly and morning, claiming most freckles fade and lighter spots vanish, with money back guarantee if no improvement. The clipping ends with a joke about a smoking prohibition in a Tit Bits fragment.
Cascarets Laxative Your No-Gripe Night Cure
This advertisement promotes Cascarets as a gentle laxative that removes liver and bowel poisoning, relieves head dizziness coated tongue and sour stomach, and works while you sleep, claiming it causes no griping or inconvenience. It contrasts with harsh salts and pills.
Off the List of Subscriptions Mentioned in France
A brief exchange notes a subscriber recalling a magazine warning to notify a change of address one month in advance while in France, attributed to Laurie Sector. The fragment highlights a notice requirement and a personal memory of subscription practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blank
France
Lloine Sector
Barrel of Money Advertising Exchange Quip
A humorous exchange quotes a little man asking for know-how to make money and a big man replying to spend a half barrel on advertising to hire a barrel of money. Enquirer cites the quip as a wry remark on commerce and promotion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olnelmnat
Enquirer
Livestock Notes on Feeding for Hogs Pigs and Ewes
Practical guidance stresses proper feeding of ewes and hogs. A self feeder, though imperfectly described, is noted as advantageous for fattening hogs and pigs. The breeder gains reputation and direct returns by effective livestock care.
Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription Endorsed by Mrs Gertrude Bushard
A testimonial from Mrs. Gertrude Bushard describing long term use of Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription through pregnancy and middle life. She reports minimal pregnancy discomfort, steady health after birth, and relief from heat flashes and dizziness, praising the Physician’s Book “People’s Common Sense Medical Advisor.”
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Searies, Minn
Dr. Pierce
Wonderful Results From Dr Pierce Prescription
Mrs I L Erwin of 410 Fourth Ave South reports long term use of Dr Pierce Favorite Prescription with repeated satisfaction. She says it produced wonderful results and she has recommended it to others who were satisfied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oclwein
Iuwa
Relief From Blazing Skin Diseases Advised
The text promotes a blood cleansing remedy to cure skin disorders like boils pimples and red eruptions. It claims the skin reflects blood health and urges mailing to Chief Medical Adviser at 100 Swift Laboratory Atlanta Ga for more information and a purportedly effective treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swift Laboratory
Atlanta
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