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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1919
Page
17
An old advertisement touts Garfield Tea as a cure for constipation and various ailments. It promises rapid relief from burning, itching, and skin pain and invites purchase through druggists or by sending two cents to The J. W. Cola Co in Rockford.
Mary Graham Banner narrates a whimsical scene in which two goldfish named Toklo Jones and Pekin Baxter, along with two snails, argue about anger and patience while a child remarks on wings and fins. The tale lampoons human vanity and prompts the creatures to choose calm over fury.
In a curious attic scene, children play when Shitty emits a fearful yell prompting a mysterious MAG figure from ELON to ask what is wrong. The reply is evasive as a strange exchange unfolds amid the clutter.
An advertisement touts Freezone as a miraculous corn treatment. Apply drops to aching corns, instantly relieve pain, then lift the corn away with no soreness. The tiny bottle costs only a few cents and claims to remove hard and soft corns and calluses between the toes. It is hailed as a sensational Cincinnati invention.
A vintage ad or item lists rooms with varying prices: Sandie offers the bedroom once slept in by Charlie Chopin for two guineas or that used by Mr Parnell for one guinea and a bull, and Mr Gladstone’s room during electioneering for one guinea. A visitor asks about rooms tied to Tumbinson Jones Smith at the London show.
The U S Railroad Administration offers free farm opportunity data to homeseekers via the new Homeseekers Bureau in Washington. Manager J L Edwards says about 1000 letters weekly seek farming in undeveloped territories. Booklets by state describe productive land, liberal terms, good markets, and transport, with war’s end sparking planned farm development.
An exchange references reputation and wisdom in a quip about a mina gaining four reputation points. The remark suggests authority in a information bureau affects perceived wisdom. The Birmingham Age Telegram notes the exchange as a humorous aside.
An advertisement explains mixing gray hair dye with water Bay Rum glycerine and Barbo Compound in small quantities. It promises gradual darkening without scalp staining or greasiness, with full directions in each Barbo box. The ad notes thio or home mixing and ends with a proverb about caution between man and sidewalk.
An old promotional piece urges that aging brings bladder and kidney trouble, touting Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules as a remedy. It claims the oil capsules relieve back pain joint stiffness and various organ ailments, promising quick relief and a money back guarantee if ineffective.
The war effort has sharply increased the need for chemicals, with caustic soda in particular in high demand. Production in the United States more than doubled since 1914, yet exports have effectively been embargoed to ensure domestic supply for war industries.
Advertisement extols Boschee's Syrup for coughs bronchitis cords and lung troubles claiming fifty one years of use across the United States. It promises a good night's rest and easy morning excretion aiding recovery while noting it is made in America and sold for more than half a century. Also a separate ad line states two to make a bargain but one gets the long end of it.
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