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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1917
Page
8
An advertisement touts Knowlton's Danderite as a cure for dandruff and thinning hair. It warns dandruff damages scalp and hair, promises immediate lustre after first use, and notes new fine hair growth after weeks of treatment. The ad closes with a morale line about ending quarrels.
An old advertising line proclaims that a man must forge his own path or move for others, presenting Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets as the forty year old original liver pills that regulate liver and bowels.
A Cincinnati authority touts Freezone as a painless home remedy for all corn types. Drops on the corn allegedly dry instantly and lift away without inflammation or infection risk. A small bottle can be bought at drugstores or ordered from wholesalers. the ad also hints at a personal marriage offer.
Canada's government in Ottawa proposed a bold plan to attract farm laborers by granting 100 acres free of charge and counting wages earned while working on the homestead toward residence duties. Western Canada faces a severe crop labor shortage of about thirty thousand, caused by wartime emigration, prompting an unprecedented two-year duty on homesteads to fill farming positions and support a 1927 grain output.
On retiring, gently rub spots of dan dru and itching with Cuticura Ointment. Next morning shampoo with Cuticura Soap and hot water using plenty of Soap. Cultivate the use of Cuticura Soap and Ointment for every day toilet purposes. Free sample each by mail with Book. Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. L. Boston, Sold everywhere.
A mother learning to drive a new automobile with help from Little Joe. Joe consoles her by asking if she knows how to work the self starter, highlighting a humorous moment as they try to back the car out of the garage.
An old advertisement touts Cascarets for biliousness headaches and sluggish bowels. It claims a 10 cent box cleanses the stomach removes sour undigested food and foul gases reduces constipation and reabsorbed toxins, promising relief by morning. Also notes a mountain in the state named in honor of Gov. Willdimt T. Morey with Indian name Dahewax.
Few readers realize how many delicious dishes can be prepared with Skinner's Macaroni and Spaghetti. Skinner Mfg. Co. Omaha Neb. offers a free cook book with recipes for serving it in a hundred ways. Also promotes inexpensive living and health remedies with advertisements for Gurdo d Tea and other dry goods signals.
A quirky tale of the Mice occupying a pantry as cats threaten them while children return home hungry. They debate drawers, cardboard boxes, and a feast, then hide as the children enter. The narrator notes life in the Land of the Free and a girl’s struggle with faults and temper in a companion piece.
A brief, whimsical note suggests that pursuing happiness is like a failed cornering of luck. The line hints at the impractical pursuit of guaranteed joy and the stubborn or comic human effort behind such dreams.
An old medical ad warns that poor kidney health leads to headaches dizziness and fatigue. It urges keeping kidneys in order, reducing meat and salt, avoiding alcohol and tea, drinking water, and taking Anuric tablets as prescribed by Dr. Plereg of the Invalid Hotel in Buffalo, New York.
An old advertisement promotes Warner's Safe Kidney and Liver Remedy for digestive and eliminative troubles. It claims kidneys and liver overwork cause illness and touts decades of sales and user results. The copy urges readers to consult their pharmacist about the product.
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