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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1923
Page
16
A narrator recalls a week with a friend's mother and her son, performing vocal lessons. A rival notices the host as the narrator steps into the garden with two large hounds, and a humiliating scene ensues when the instructor misreads a name during roll call. The piece blends embarrassment and a humorous misstep in a late 19th or early 20th century Chicago Tribune style.
Across Iowa, groups organize an own branch for the National Women's Overseas Service League while the Alton Commercial Club maintains a tourist camp. Activities include the Manning American Legion planting eight oaks for fallen WWI veterans, a Wallington county growers meeting backing a pool, and state inspectors probing a large cash discrepancy in Linn county.
Six years ago a Springfield man says a druggist prescribed Taniae, restoring his health. He used it again recently with no relapse, claiming it is the only medicine he needs. The ad asserts over 37 million bottles sold and promotes Taniae for sale by druggists.
An atom of radium in full activity is demonstrated on a slide accessible to amateur microscopists in England. The mineral pitchblende provides radium, and under a strong lens a piece shows ceaseless and brilliant bombardment of particles that strike a screen, illustrating terrific energy.
Druggists praise Dr Kilmer Swamp-Root as a kidney liver and bladder medicine. It is described as a strengthening physician-prescribed remedy that helps kidneys liver and bladder function and has stood the test of years. A sample bottle offer asks ten cents and paper mention.
An old advertisement promotes Hall's Catarrh Medicine claiming to cure catarrh by an internal tonic and an ointment. It asserts quick relief from catarrhal inflammation and cites 40 years of availability through J Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio.
New Mexico Senator Ashurst recalls a campaign speech in a New Mexico town where an elderly woman in the front row heckled as he defended policies and pledged favored positions. The crowd roared as she left shouting a phrase about wind.
A newly discovered prehistoric city lies at the volcano Iztaceihunatl foot, four miles long and three miles wide. Encircled by a wall, it features 28 pyramids and is noted as possibly famous in tectilimacan science.
In a local reminiscence Mrs Johnsing-Ah notes confusion over naming her newborn Victrola after an expected girl. The baby turned out a boy, named Radie, prompting playful reflections on tradition and identity in the community.
A rubber bulb device attaches to bottle necks to deliver precise Yaquids amounts by compression. The invention measures fluid doses through a simple squeeze mechanism, enabling controlled dispensing.
May visits her grandmother and admires a mantelpiece statuette. Aunt admonishes her to replace it, but the child quips that it can stay dusted where it is. The ad promotes Plymouth Rock Gelatine for quick jelly treats using preserved fruit.
An advertisement touts Cuticura Soap as improving razor efficiency and skin health. It claims no mug or slimy soap, 10 germs promotion, and suitability for shaving, bathing, and shampooing. Also notes a new trowel invention that supposedly doubles bricklaying output.
A circular on Pinkham's Vegetable Compound claims 98 of 100 women who take the medicine benefit from it. Reports from over 60,000 women show high effectiveness for specific female ailments, with only 2 in 100 not benefiting. The ad touts 60 years of refinement and global sales, asserting the product's science and natural ingredients.
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