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Newspaper
Jackson Progress Argus
Location
Jackson, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1918
Page
3
An old timey advert touts Dodson's Liver Tone as a harmless vegetable substitute for calomel. It claims calomel is dangerous causing salivation, cramps, and sickness, while Dodson's formula will cleanse the liver without side effects and even suits children.
Myrtle Long of Flovilla Ga reports 130.67 receipts from her tenth-acre canning project with 7.85 production costs and 19.86 canning expenses, yielding a net profit of 102.96. She notes tomatoes beans and other produce, lessons from the club, and a nearby market for fresh and canned goods.
A New Castle Indiana woman says six bottles of Vinol restored her health after measles left her run down and unable to rest. She reports renewed strength to do housework and washing. The Carmichael Drug & Book Company in Jackson Georgia advertises Vinol as a cod liver and iron tonic for weak nervous conditions.
A study of the formulas and manufacturing processes for medicines using glycerin will be conducted and plans to reduce glycerin quantities, if needed, will be submitted to the General Medical Board of the Council of National Defense.
A vintage ad-style piece pushes foot beauty with Freezone corn remover claiming painless removal of corns and calluses. It also notes Swedish bread regulations limiting flour types and imposing weight and price controls.
A 50 cent bottle of LAX FOS WITH PEPSIN is advertised as a pleasant liquid digestive laxative. The Paris Medicine Co. markets this laxative alongside Laxative Bromo Quinine and Grove’s Tasteless Chill Tonic to the public.
Miss Amalie Ruzicka of Omaha Nebraska describes long lingering catarrh of the throat and severe cough. After two doctors and many medicines she found relief with Peruna, noting four days to stop coughing and eventual wellness. Her family now keeps Peruna in the home and offers Peruna Tablets for those who object to liquids.
An advertisement promotes a mail order offer from Foley & Co to send a trial package of Foley's Honey and Tar Compound Foley Kidney Pills and Foley Cathartic Tablets in exchange for five cents and the buyer’s name and address. The notice appears amid a Red Cross DriveMay 20 27.
The War Industries Board regulates wool pricing allowing a 3 percent commission for unde graded wool and a 3 percent commission for graded wool. The fee covers storage cartage and insurance. Red Cross Drive May 20 27.
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