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Newspaper
Monmouth Herald
Location
Monmouth, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1916
Page
7
A ragged old man brings a kitchen clock to a jeweler for repair. The jeweler inspects the clock and declares its “sufferings are over” but refuses payment, revealing the visit was for a coroner’s inquest rather than service.
A judge warns that men who refuse work or beg for help tend to neglect life and risk death. The remark frames laziness and pride as moral failures with fatal consequences.
Little Willie refuses medicine as his mother urges a powder. He quips that he would apply it to his face like her, but must swallow it. The anecdote appears in a Philadelphia Public Ledger advertisement promoting Hanford's Balsam as accident lubricant.
Old Peterby, rich and frugal, plans to test his heir by feigning dire illness on the eve of his nephew's marriage. A family friend suggests the ruse to make the groom happy, and Peterby consents to pretend he is dangerously ill.
An advertisement offers a large trial package for kidney treatment at Dr. Pierce Invalids' Hotel in Buffalo. The claim includes curing backache and promoting overall kidney health with a remedy titled Anurie.
A humorous note from a Chicago News item recounts a lodger who received a proposal from a young lady who keeps her mother's books. She delivered the offer in a bold way, demanding payment of arrears or vacating the lodging. The passage ends with a vendor advertisement for Hanford's Bal gam.
Washington faces a tense stand off as President Wilson and advisers reject Carranza's recall demand and mobilize National Guard units. Mexican government troops reportedly march toward Del Rio while clashes with U S sailors at Mazatlan prompt diplomatic warnings.
The Mexican government in Yucatan proclaims war with the United States and orders Americans to leave Mexico. Passengers aboard the Norwegian steamer Nils report great excitement as they arrive at Galveston from Progreso. Americans and other foreigners are being taken aboard an American at Progreso.
A long standing doctor recommended skin treatment called Resinol ointment and resinol soap is advertised as soothing irritated skin and stopping itching quickly. It claims to heal ringworm eczema and pimples where other remedies fail and notes twenty years of widespread medical use.
In a rear delivery theater scene Barry Sullivan as Richard reacts to a heckler who quips about a horse. The actor invites the interrupter to the stage door, eliciting audience reactions as the performance continues.
A traveler requests a landlord to eject his dog during dinner. The landlord calls the dog Carlo and jokes the creature is so clever it probably helps himself to the plate. The exchange ends with amused bluster over the dog’s persistence.
Ad copy urges immediate use of Hanford's Balsam of Myrrh to prevent suffering from burns and accidents. A quoted exchange from the Boston Transcript notes parental duty to take a child to the circus or go alone.
Doctor Pierce reports Anuric as a potent remedy for pains caused by uric acid. The drug is said to purge uric acid, relieve backache and rheumatic pains, and prolong life by cleansing arteries. Trial offer and full treatment priced.
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