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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1924
Page
14
Cassel, Minnesota resident Anna Linder writes of chronic catarrh relief after using Pe-ru-na. She credits the remedy for her renewed health and for becoming a mother of two, praising its value and urging insistence on genuine Pe-ru-na.
Horses and mules can stay sound if owners administer Spohns for distemper influenza shipping fever coughs and colds. Occasional doses work wonders. Spohns also recommended for dog distemper. In use for thirty years priced 60 cents and 1.20 dollars at drug stores.
A vivid portrait of an irascible figure striving to project restraint and cool calculation, highlighting the tension between inner turmoil and outward steadiness. The piece examines behavior, perception, and the challenges of maintaining composure under scrutiny.
An archival advertisement touts Allcock's porous plaster as a genuine, value-safe external remedy. The copy markets the product as effective for aches and pains with a claim of authentic formulation.
A dialogue features two office boys. The first asks for a raise and is told by the boss to wash the windows on the seventeenth door. The exchange reflects workplace humor and power dynamics in a concise scene.
A drug store advertisement offers Cascarets for ten cents a box claiming relief for billousness constipation sick headache indigestion and related conditions. The brief notice promotes the product as a digestive aid available at drug stores.
A playful exchange asks how old a cow is. By its horns the cow is judged as having two horns. The dialogue features City Miss questions and Nank replies about aging cattle.
A harmless vegetable butter color known as Dandelion has been sold for 60 years in drug and general stores. Bottles commonly priced at 85 cents, per Ady news brief.
A household scene unfolds as a servant informs Mistress that Mrs. De Style is downstairs seeking an audience. The Mistress hesitates, then directs to come down in a minute as she weighs the request against her mood and status.
An orderly officer inspects rations as a Tommy offers a cup described as soup. The officer notes the slice of humor with conflicting claims that it is tea or coffee, and a scrub brush is found at the bottom of the kottie in Pathfinder service.
A Boston Globe letter excerpt recalls a revivalist sermon on vanity. The preacher commanded a woman to stand after a challenge to inspect her mirror before the meeting. The lone attendee, described as homely, received a pointed blessing amid the moral lesson.
Tetene Jeaned Cross and J Hor Ned McFarland lead the American Civic Association while Miss Adelin Prichard heads the National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs. Louise Stanley oversees the U S Bureau of Home Economics and Dr John Ames Igert directs the U S Commissioner of Education in civic development talks with the United States Chamber of Commerce and Lawrence Veller.
The article outlines the national campaign Better Homes in America led by the General Federation of Women's Clubs and supported by the U S Department of Interior and Agriculture. It highlights the 1924 and 1926 observances, key organizers like Mrs John D Sherman, and President Coolidge's ongoing role as honorary chairman. The movement emphasizes home life improvement through demonstrations, education, and community involvement across the nation.
A scientific expedition probes the Kwet show region for a Yorked tailed monkey said in Chinese lore to inhabit high fastnesses. Doubts persist about the species existence though a hunter exhibited a skin of a large simian possibly from a vast unknown nomanthropoid. The area lies beyond the Yangtze watershed behind mountain ranges, as large as Missouri and as populous as Pennsylvania.
The statement notes that Pendennis, the novel by William Thackeray, is rich with collage memories and reflective passages. It highlights the work as a notable example of his storytelling approach and thematic rendering of memory.
Fragmentary historical note locates Americas first post office in Richard Fairbanks house in Whit and later Boston dated November 5, 1089. It handled foreign mail before being designated a post office in 1760 under a post master.
The federal comptroller of the currency supervises national banks while state banks and trust companies fall under the state bank commissioner. Regular examinations identify unsafe practices or poor securities, with directors and stockholders given a chance to rectify before any closing action. Overall, safety levels are generally similar between state and national banks.
A couple sought rooms for the holidays at a seaside boarding house. After a teasing exchange about children, the boarding mistress reveals she has nine of her own. The couple departs, promising they will let the mistress know if they decide to take rooms.
Two Scotsmen fishing about fifty yards apart had one hook a fish and, in excitement, fall overboard. He cannot swim and sinks for a second time. The other Scotsman rows toward him and reaches him as he resurfaces and shouts, Sandy if ye dinnae come up after the third time can I hae yer boat.
Joe asks about a toothache and a friend offers a cure. The punchline suggests throwing a stone at the wine dow opposite, implying the pane will go.
In a fragmentary dialogue a prison inmate tells a woman chaplain he has reform plans. He quips that after release he has “plans of two banks and a post office,” signaling a misapplied sense of change amid the constrained conversation.
R B H Boyd a longtime Washington hardware merchant retired after 48 years, says Tanlac cured his severe indigestion and stomach weakness. He reports better sleep, appetite, energy, and physical condition, claiming he can outwalk men twenty years younger. He endorses Tanlac as the finest medicine he has tried.
A dialogue between Tom and BI discusses sleeplessness. Tom admits months of insomnia while BI mentions a two year case called neurlo insomnia para exitis. Tom compares his six months of trouble to a baby.
Warn notices urged women to beware of imitations and faulty dyes. The alert warned that not all package dyes were Diamond Dyes and cautioned consumers to verify authenticity. The item emphasized safety and consumer vigilance.
A 10 cent package of Diamond Dyes offers simple directions so any woman can dye or tint skirts dresses waists sweaters stockings kimonos coats draperies and coverings with any color chosen at the drug store. Substitutes should be refused to keep the brand.
An Agar factory outside Japan sits in Los Angeles producing sea weed derived agar used for medical purposes. An ad promotes Cuticura products including Ointment Soap and daily toilet uses to clear pimples and blackheads, with a call to include Cuticura Talcum.
A fragmented 19th century style ad copy mocks social flirtations and bachelor ideals while pitching Brandreth Pills as a nightly aid for constipation. The passage lampoons exaggeration in “good times” descriptions and uses dialogue about Lovelace, Doyle, and Jove to frame a comical satire.
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