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Newspaper
Mills County Tribune
Location
Glenwood, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1921
Page
4
An old newspaper snippet lists display and local advertising rates, obituaries and poetry, with names such as Bill Eal A. Davia and J. R. Graham as publisher and editor. It mentions display ads priced per inch, locals per inch, and “Card of Thanks” and obituary poetry.
Thomas DeWitt Cuyler, chair of the Association of Railway Executives, announces after a Chicago meeting that railroads will seek wage cuts for train service and other labor to lower rates. If approved by the Railroad Labor Board and Interstate Commerce Commission, reduced wages are to be passed to the public as rate cuts, with overall industry demand and public welfare guiding the move amid severe economic stress.
A farmer boasts a big red barn as the starting point of his dairy enterprise. Black and white tested cows stand in the stable, supplying milk to the well cared for family and foster-mother race. Carrots and beets are also noted in the farm scene.
A public benefactor backs a rural program promoting beans and daily quart milk from tested cows kept in stables at the farm. The effort aims to supply vitamins to raise healthy children amid postwar hardship.
An old advertisement recommends Hamburg Breast Tea as a cold cure. It claims a tablespoon in water relieves congestion by opening skin pores and loosening the bowels, driving the cold from the system. Marketed as inexpensive and vegetable based, safe and harmless for daily use.
A skin specialist touts Mentho Sulphur as a fast acting cold cream that relieves itching and burning from skin breakouts and eruptions. It is claimed to subdue irritation, heal eczema quickly, and leave clear skin, with ready availability at drug stores.
An old advertisement touts Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Compound as a ready to use hair darkener. It claims gray hair will darken naturally and evenly with repeated use, producing a youthful look while noting it is a toilet preparation not a medical remedy.
An old remedy claims rapid relief from colds rheumatic pain and congestion. It promotes a warming tingling sensation within minutes and says red pepper heat loosens chest tightness and sore joints when applied as Bowles Red Pepper Rub.
An ad touts St Jacobs Oil as a magical yet harmless remedy for back pain lumbago sciatica and rheumatism. A 36 cent bottle is rubbed into the skin and claims relief within fifty counts ending misery and stiffness.
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