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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1911
Page
24
Warren H Miller extols camping as life’s essence from bivouacs to full summer cabins. He details building a low cost wooden bungalow in the woods with ground rent, materials, a basic frame, roofing, and a stone floor to extend summer outdoors and provide days off from urban life.
A famed clergyman sits in a barber chair while four or five young men chat and use strong language. When the barber finishes, the man reveals his identity and the group finds itself unable to rise to the name they avoid. The barber prompts for the next customer as the clergyman remarks no one there dares answer to that title.
In a Saxony small town a long serving court attendant William, unpaid beyond legal stipend, is asked if he smokes. Answering yes, he is chided by the judge who notes the smell on his coat, closing the adjournment with a sharp, ironic moment.
Mrs. C. H. Tyler of Cando North Dakota credits Doan's Kidney Pills with rapid relief from severe backache swelling feet dizziness and tiredness. She reports total recovery after trying the product and urges readers to ask for Doan's at druggists and general stores for 60c. The ad emphasizes Doan's efficacy and brand name FosterMilburn Co. Buffalo, N.Y. Also notes home remedy tips to remove flies by sealing dampers or stuffing paper in chimneys and using window screens.
An advertisement urges readers to send 2 cents for five samples of Gold Embossed Birthday Flower and Motto Post Cards. It promotes beautiful colors and designs from the Art Post Card Club at TJ Jackson St Topako Kensss and includes a quip about a poker player passing coins to the other player.
A four year old, Janet, overheard the doctor say her mother was ill with ptomaine poisoning. She later told a playmate, Mamma's sick, She's got toe-nall poisoning, reflecting a mishearing that echoes through the household tale.
For generations Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment claim to treat pimples, blackheads, red and rough skin, chapped hands, dandruff, itching, scalps, and hair issues. Free samples with a 32 page care book are offered post-free by applying to Cuticura, Dept. 22 L, Boston.
A western mining prospector visits New York and, amid Gotham City skyscrapers, remarks that the city looks like a permanent camp. The promenade observer notes the vast, enduring settlement vibe as he tours the metropolis.
Fragmentary ad copy blends moral reflections with an old time patent medicine pitch. It cites Diphilus and Mrs Winslow’s soothing syrup praising teething relief while weaving in a biblical line about the crown of thorns. The readable parts suggest a newspaper brief on moral quotes and ad blurbs.
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