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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1919
Page
8
The text records Senator Lodge urging caution on league articles, warning against too many ties that could harm the future. It tells a parable of a prima donna revising a rough contract to remove her husband’s name, illustrating selective changes.
In a facetious remark the teller proclaims no man is color blind enough to fail at a roll of greenbacks. The quip travels with travelers and locals recalling the humorous aside about money and perception.
A humorous mix of wartime savings talk and a telegram misread as the Antonio tale of a college son asking for help. Bits of jokes appear from Willie in a utopian vignette to a banker unable to hear a poor farmer seeking five thousand. Philadelphia Ledger quotation closes.
A fragment reflecting on selfhood and consciousness from Walt Whitman. The lines describe identity as a lifted, independent thought, calm as stars, shining eternally. It frames identity as a personal possession shared across beings.
A compact quotation attributed to George Horace Lorhiner questions labeling a person a failure after repeated setbacks, suggesting perseverance until crippling outcomes such as death or loss of courage. The line reflects a stubborn insistence on resilience over surrender.
A Daddy narrates another Biddle tale in which the clever gray cat Biddle Birdsall devises a plan to reach milk. He pushes a white paper basket under pantry doors, climbs it, and opens the door to obtain the milk while the household is away. The story ends with Biddle enjoying the milk and the family discovering his ruse.
Freezone promises painless corn removal with a tiny bottle sold at drug stores. It claims to stop pain instantly and lift out hard or soft corns and even between toes with no soreness or irritation. The Cincinnati invention is touted as sensational and effective.
GREEN'S AUGUST FLOWER is promoted as a long standing household remedy for constipation and digestive troubles. The ad claims it relieves nervous dyspepsia and related symptoms with a gentle laxative effect. Also includes a short anecdote about a child’s take on a “new heart” as a heavenly stomach.
Ad claims Clear, sweet skin from four bath routine using Cuticura Soap hot water for cleansing pores and Cuticura Talcum Powder. Emphasizes delicate fragrance and healthy complexion as a distinguished trait.
A quotation by George Bernard Shaw on money as a curse only under foolish social conditions. It notes money is cursed when it is cheapened to worthlessness for some and made impossibly dear to others, equating money with life’s value in society.
The ad proclaims Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets relieve sick headaches constipation and indigestion. It promises a “clean house” effect and claims quick relief. The text adds a proverb about thinking before speaking, reflecting moralizing tone.
New York health authorities and Brooklyn manufacturers halted a nationwide fraud selling millions of talcum powder tablets as aspirin. Officials report a court sentenced a counterfeiter to the penitentiary for distributing the misleading tablets across the United States.
An advertisement argues that acid stomach causes indigestion gas and numerous illnesses. It promotes Eatonic tablets as an absorbent that neutralizes excess acid, improves digestion and energy, and offers a money back guarantee via the druggist. The copy urges readers to start taking Eatonic for quick relief and lasting health gains.
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