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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1919
Page
2
Woman from Winona Minnesota credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with easing nervousness insomnia and fatigue. The ad claims the remedy addresses uterine ailments inflammation ulcers irregularities and periodic pains and has been a trusted women's health aid for forty years.
Prices for real furs soar while plushes imitate fur fabrics closely, offering warmth, better wear, and value. A moleskin plush coat with a cape-like cut, matching duvetyn scarf, and Napoleon-style hat with ostrich plume trim illustrate the season’s styling. The look emphasizes long scarves, belted fits, and versatile neckpieces.
The article describes new sweaters and sweater coats with close knitting, minimal ornamentation, and a businesslike snug fit. Features include matching caps, fringes, rolled sleeves, patch pockets, belts, and varied colors suitable for skating, tobogganing, and school wear.
A peculiar early century craft note describes an improvised loom like task. The writer mentions hemming napkins by hand and running the edges through a sewing machine hemmer to straighten the hem for a neat finish.
Advertisement warns of weak kidneys and purifies blood while promising rapid relief from kidney troubles. It touts GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules imported from Haarlem in Holland, urges asking for the product and notes money back if no help, offered in three sealed sizes.
London Nation recalls a worthy Scotsman from a great church who disliked the lavish yet reverent services. He found the pastor fine but crying too freely as he preached, a sentimental fault that irks him in such a large, ornate space.
An ad extols Bayer Tablets of Aspirin in a proper Bayer package offering relief for headache and fever and lists uses such as neuralgia lumbago and rheumatism. It notes the 19 year physician reliance and a 12 tablet tin priced in cents. The column then recalls sailors nicknamed Jonah and maritime wrecks and torpedoings.
An old advertisement touts Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a superior cure for kidney liver and bladder ailments. It emphasizes gentle fast action and broad use, urging readers to buy bottles or send ten cents for a sample from Dr Kilmer Co in Binghamton New York, noting to mention the paper.
A city farmer’s note reveals a sudden disappearance after three days on a ranch. The message mocks farm life, then shifts to an 1884 Hall's Catarrh Medicine ad claim by I J Cheney & Co of Toledo, with a sworn declaration by Frank J. Cheney and a notary. A stray line laments some men preferring jail to hustle for a liar.
In a whimsical tale, a fairy tale narrator recalls an amusing summer. Billie Brownie explains starting long lists of common speech, weather grumbles, and social pretenses, noting many people echo the same phrases and jokes. The humor lies in shared sameness and self importance.
A reflective note from Girls' Companion urging readers not to envy others victories. It emphasizes that plenty of success exists for all and only narrow souls fixate on jealousy while productive effort should pursue personal goals and happiness.
Time Springs Iowa resident James L Colby praises Dr Pierces Golden Medical Discovery and Pleasant Pellets noting relief from indigestion liver pain and fatigue after decades of struggle He claims improved digestion energy and ability to work after lengthy wood chopping Then a Dubuque Iowa reader R C Campbell says Pleasant Pellets cured chronic constipation aiding sleep for 38 years and preventing serious outcomes
Mrs B J Simmons of Shenandoah reports giving Fierce's Golden Medical Discovery to her children as a tonic for sick headaches. She says it relieved a daughter's headache and praises the medicine as effective, noting they have never used other medicines and regard it as one of the best.
A Republican judge fines a small offender but suspends the penalty. High school boys protest the decision while the ten year old brother quips about John marching in the Democratic parade, highlighting partisan recall.
A vintage medical advertisement extols Casarets as a humane tonic for bilious attacks and constipation. It contrasts harsh purgatives with Casarets, claiming no griping and easy, overnight restoration of regularity and cheerfulness, highlighting low cost and restful action.
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