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Newspaper
Mansfield Press
Location
Mansfield, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1909
Page
3
A couple quarrels over a boiling grease accident that burned one side of a baby’s face. The mother applied Cuticura Ointment, healing the skin in weeks with no scars. UK notice lists hospital and product details, plus fashion notes and a health tip about pneumonia.
A jumble of old advertising lines and snippets promotes a profitable course tutor claim, eye remedies for red and weary eyes, and various product pitches. It includes lampooning quotes, medical cure ads, and literary epigrams, reflecting scattered historical ephemera and marketing tones.
The article recalls Patrick born circa 396 in Valentia near Dumbarton, who began mission work in 432 converting pagans. It cites stout achievements like founding churches, baptizing many, and ordaining priests. Patrick’s symbol, the shamrock, is tied to the Trinity, and St Patrick’s Day is celebrated with parades and flags alongside the Star-Spangled Banner. It notes weather quirks on March 17, often storms or snow due to the near vernal equinox.
Mrs Minnie Turner of Anadarko Oklahoma credits Dean's Kidney Pills with rapid health improvement from backache and kidney pains. She says five boxes built her up and she now tells everyone. The ad notes the pills cost 50 cents a box and are sold by all dealers, Foster-Milburn Co. Buffalo NY.
A lighthearted tale unfolds as a burglar robs a flat. The head of the family disarms him with witty quips about stolen items including a pug dog a parrot a phonograph a punching bag and even loose change. The intruder concedes and the scene shifts to the library as a bottle is opened.
A jumble of snippets from a Brooklyn page includes a lovers quarrel tale with sister Clara, a Garfield Tea Co free samples offer for constipation relief, scattered promotional lines, a note on bromOvinine and a racegoing remark, a poemish line, and a Socrates quote. The readable items mix domestic drama, ads, and miscellany without a single cohesive story.
A well known New York physician's elderly patient falls ill while the doctor is away. A nurse is hired and a hotel resident notices the nurse on the patient’s lap. The Briton’s monocle and wide check suit betray his nationality as he learns a sharp fact about U.S. prices from an English acquaintance.
A Washington girl recounts how breakfast of Grape Nuts and milk improved her health and work energy after months of fatigue from a bad diet. She describes initial lethargy, the change to Grape Nuts, and the noticeable boost in vigor for daily duties at the railroad stenographer job. The letter promotes Postum Co. and the slogan There’s a Reason.
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