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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1919
Page
16
The ad touts August Flower as a gentle laxative aiding digestion and cleansing the alimentary canal. It also mentions benefits for stomach disorders and blood impurities, urging trials in civilized countries. Separate item notes Grimsby town officials banning under fourteen from cinema amid flu scare. Children allegedly bought birth certificates to enter shows.
An old home remedy combines water, Ba Rum, Barba Compound, and glycerine to darken gray hair. The mixture allegedly colors without staining the scalp or rubbing off, and can be prepared at home or by a druggist. The ad closes with a blunted aside about wealth and women.
A nostalgic health ad claims BATONIC cures acid stomach and stomach misery, promising energy, better eating, and stronger vitality. It assures refunds if not satisfied, urging readers to buy a big box from their druggist.
A whimsical voyage follows Old King Snow and Prince Sleet as they travel with the Sun, the King of the Clouds, and the Icicle Brothers to the earth. The journey features playful mischief, travel attire banter, and a stormy reception from earth dwellers, ending with collective praise for their leader.
A fragmented reminiscence recalls a time when a nickel could buy cheese and crackers and a person could pet both, capturing nostalgia for simpler days and small pleasures.
James Whitcomb Riley notes postwar optimism for Western Canada with crops, livestock, and dairy growth. Labor shortages and halted rail and building work slowed progress, but thousands of prospective settlers could accelerate agricultural and industrial development. Growth in sugar refinement, canneries, butter and cheese, mining and timbering, clay product manufacture, and urban expansion are anticipated alongside resumed municipal work and railway plans. Independent farming with low capital will remain the swift path to prosperity.
A gang of Irish workmen were busily unloading at the docks when a plane buzzed overhead and tore through the sky at a high altitude. Murphy quips about not liking to be up there in the air while Pat adds he would rather be up there with it.
A brief and faded ad describes a woman using Onticura Soap with hot water to cleanse pores and Onticura Talcum Powder for a neat healthy look. The copy references Bees in trusts and vague terms about nature and substances, presenting a fragmented historical cosmetic pitch.
A fragment from a Chicago Tribune dialogue recalls a mother visiting the dentist with weak teeth. Frederick notes she goes often. The Boston transcript hints at a marital exchange remark regarding a first husband and a playful line about swapping places.
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