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Newspaper
Grand Rapids Tribune
Location
Grand Rapids, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1920
Page
6
An old vegetable remedy pitched for home brewing promises relief from various ailments. The ad urges readers to keep a ready package and brew a capful when feeling unwell, claiming it supports digestion and general vitality for adults and children.
Fragmentary ad copy promotes California Fig Syrup as a child laxative with a fruity taste. It urges parents to use the product for stomach liver and bowels and to follow dosing on the bottle. The text includes stray, unclear lines and archaic marketing phrasing.
A vintage advertisement promoting Diamend Dyes with a Diamond Dye Color Card. Claims guaranteed fadeless color for wool silk linen cotton and blends. Mentions dresses shirts children's wear and home textiles and hints at weekend work windows. Contains garbled OCR lines and stray phrases about Sabbath.
An old Boschee’s Syrup advertisement claims influenza deaths exceed wartime losses over fifty three years. It touts the syrup for roughs bronchitis colds throat irritation and lung trouble, promising two good nights of rest and easy morning expectoration. Made in America and sold widely.
The piece argues postwar housing losses and the need to rebuild, proposing "Own a Home Savings clubs" as a bank driven system. It explains club setup with fixed objective savings, monthly dues, and targeted home costs, asserting owners gain stability and asset growth while urging bankers to initiate local branches.
A New York Senator and real estate leaders urge a national campaign to create homes as tenants outnumber owners. Calder warns that 60 percent may rent. Riley argues real estate bears unfair tax load and calls for a constitution tweak to tax fairly and evenly.
A fragmented Christmas Day scene recalls a child trading a sled to Johnny Jones for skates and an air rifle. Nearby youngsters Willie Smith and others play outdoors as simple gifts bring small hometown joy.
A profile of a married Indianapolis woman who balanced an accountant's schedule with home duties. She handles two babies and numerous chores while coworkers envy her perceived leisure. She meets a friend and calmly reveals the daily burden behind her orderly routine.
An ancient papyrus text unearthed in Egypt shows a clear bias against women. It attributes a long line of misfortunes to female conduct and influence, claiming wicked wealth compounds evil. The fragment is partially illegible but preserves the general harsh tenor.
A Brooklyn Eagle note explains how worn dollars are accumulated until bulk is large enough to be boiled in acid, turning them into pulpy mass that becomes composition waste baskets and small figurines sold as mint souvenirs. The piece ends with a sharp aside on waste paper in baskets.
A 1905 onward overview of U S government irrigation projects notes 1 780 000 acres under irrigation aiding 400 000 residents and 40 600 families In deserts turned to productive land with annual crop value surpassing 70 000 000 while land values rose sharply to about 556 000 000. The piece discusses costs funneled through the Revolving Reclamation Fund and broader federal budget pressures after World War I.
The piece contrasts gender attitudes in business with women’s commitment versus men’s, suggesting success comes from lifetime dedication. It notes tin ore deposits across multiple U S states and Bolivia tin concentrate production, and briefly mentions Kaiser Wilhelm II and Germany’s phrasing.
A historic algareba tree, said to be the parent of all algarobas in the Hawaiian islands, is gone from the Cribolle imission grounds on Fort street to clear space for a Knights of Columbus club house. One paper called it the father and another the mother of algarobas in Hawaii in its report.
A Welsh mansion reportedly endured a lightning strike that amusingly thwarted a fire alarm by igniting fuel in a grate. The quirky tale describes servants spared the call for fire when the chimney flashed, while observers note the odd coincidence as many try yet few succeed.
An old advertisement touts “apes Gold Compound” and “Pape’s Card Compound” as fast cold remedies. It promises rapid relief from nasal congestion headaches sneezing and general misery after one or two doses with minimal cost and no quinine.
Fragmented notice describes the Audubon collection at Amherst College and its transfer to the Audubon estate for sale. It notes fifty specimens with writing by Audubon dated 184 and the set once housed by the Natural Science Department. Curator Hang and Harvard collectors are mentioned in relation to the collection’s history and sale plans.
An old ad describes Cascarets as a nightly remedy to ease indigestion sour stomach and bilious discomfort. It promises cleansing of the liver and bowels and a morning relief, claiming the product works while you sleep.
A garbled dialog fragment appears with phrases like meuvile pictures and Vinunt velce Ig. The text includes mis-spelled names and stray punctuation, making it difficult to derive clear events or speakers. It resembles a damaged archival snippet with uncertain context and out-of-order lines.
Thousands of women suffer kidney or bladder trouble often misattributed to other causes. Kidney health affects overall wellbeing, back pain, lethargy, and mood. Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root is promoted as a remedy. sample bottles offered for ten cents with a mail request.
An old advertisement notes Bayer genuine Aspirin in packets of 12 tablets with directions for colds pain and neuralgia. It touts 19 years of physician trust and mentions acetylsalicylic acid origin. Also promotes Cuticura skin products and remedies for skin conditions and dandruff with brief mentions of usage directions.
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