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Newspaper
Maurice Times
Location
Maurice, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1919
Page
7
The ad promotes Pape's Cold Compound to ease cold symptoms with a dose every two hours for up to three doses. It claims to open blocked nostrils stop nose running relieve headache fever tiredness sneezing and soreness. It emphasizes quick, easy relief without quinine and low cost at drug stores.
In a brief exchange a light remark suggests corks may be cheaper, prompting a joking reply about their use. The fragment captures a casual chat tone among readers or vendors, hinting at price expectations without broader context.
Advert describes genuine Bayer Aspirin tablets for headache cold pain neuralgia lumbago rheumatism. Claims Bayer package provides proper directions and that aspirin is Bayer manufacture of mono acetic acid ester of salicylic acid. Also notes nineteen years physicians prescribed and 12 tablets cost a few cents. Ends with motto about wits and bills.
A Mrs C S Johnson of Ellensburg Washington credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with restoring health after long illness and helping bear a child. The ad appeals to other women with functional disorders to seek the medicine and notes 49 years of experience at Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co.
The narrator treks from a perilous ledge to a hidden gallery and discovers a chest of silver and gold pieces after blasting through doors with a blazing fire. He envisions Calypso while hearing the sea and finally witnesses daylight seeping through a distant opening.
The narrator squeezes through a narrow rock slit toward freedom as deadly tides encroach. Fire Treasure taunts him with fatal claims, while Calypso’s memory drives his resolve to press onward despite the closing chamber and rising water. It ends with a cliffhanger.
A Montgomery City storekeeper staged a corn eating contest with a roost er in a show window. After 20 minutes the rooster consumed 408 kernels, while a contestant guessing 423 won the prize for the nearest estimate.
A Nebraska reader extols Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription as a reliable tonic used at “critical times” for strength during family upbringing and middle life. She praises the Common Sense Medical Adviser and notes free of alcohol or narcotics ingredients, urging others to try the remedy and send 10 cents for a trial package.
A stormy night at a Reverend beach cottage unsettles a couple. Deep thunder rumbles interrupt a tense debate as the woman longs for peace and the man suggests she imitate Rip Van Winkle. A second violent lightning strike follows.
An ad promotes Cascarets as a gentle laxative that cleans toxins and impurities from the body. It asserts relief from headaches indigestion bad breath and sleepless nights, claiming the product works while you sleep and is inexpensive per box.
A brief quip contrasts a vehicle image with a hack writer, suggesting the friend is a writer of low quality and using a motor car as a metaphor to hint at literary legitimacy. The line relies on wordplay and a playful jab at authorship.
An ad style paragraph touts Cuticura Soap for the complexion and scalp, Cuticura Ointment for occasional use to clear the skin, and Cuticura Talcum for fragrance and softness. It juxtaposes cleansing with moral commentary on character.
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