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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1919
Page
6
Uric acid is linked to many diseases when kidneys fail to filter poisons. The text promotes Anuric Tablets from Dr. Pierce to dissolve uric acid and advises proper diet and living. Readers are urged to act now and contact Dr. Pierce for free lifestyle guidance.
A brief dialogue about wages and experience appears alongside an advertisement for Garfield Tea claimed to aid constipation headaches and biliousness. The ad urges readers to buy the product at druggists.
The old time remedy Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Compound promises to restore natural color to faded or gray hair. A downtown druggist notes its popularity and ease of use as a comb through solution that darkens evenly by morning with continued applications.
At the employment agency Mrs. O Houlihan pitches for a position with a large family, asking for work washing for five or six young daughters. The Manager notes she has no experience and questions the suitability of such a request.
An ad promotes Ely's Cream Balm to clear nasal passages and relieve cold or catarrh. It promises instant breathing improvement by applying the antiseptic cream in the nostrils and claims rapid soothing of inflamed mucous membranes.
Bilks Knocking down.
A fashion writer urges women to plan for bad weather with proper attire. Leather and rubberized fabrics gain popularity after wartime use, with coats, skirts, caps, and heavy tweed favored for rain and wind. The piece notes practical Parisian shifts and war influence on civilian dress.
The article surveys taffeta as the season’s fabric in pastel shades for day and night use. It notes smart dining and dancing outfits with eight eenth century style gowns, lace, and wired collars. It contrasts long trains with the rise of short full skirts tied to ragtime dancing.
Linen endures with fashion and utility. Small scraps become stand covers and inserts. Linen chests, echoing grandmother’s era, grow your collection when they hold worn but valued pieces.
The season favors elongated front blouses resembling aprons with embroidery on underblouses in red beads and metallic ribbons paired with black silk net. Darker blouses with beadings brighten with gold or silver metallic tissue. Eton jackets rise in popularity, alongside straight-line suits with varying fits and peplums.
Instructions describe using a large safety pin on the bag to pin samples of every remnant. This method helps track contents quickly and saves time and patience in dressmaking by allowing a quick glance at what the bag contains.
Warning on kidney and urinary trouble urges immediate treatment with Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules. Claims rapid relief and a 100 percent money back guarantee if not effective, promoting the product as a century old remedy for kidney bladder and urinary complaints.
The speaker quotes Samuel Gompers noting coal miners earn 200 to 300 dollars monthly and describes a coal miner’s poor life. He recalls a miner’s wife joking about fuel economy by burning used bathwater briquettes and references Mr Harry Garfield's interest in the program.
An advertisement extols Boschee's Syrup as a longstanding remedy for coughs bronchitis and throat lung troubles. It promises a good night's rest easy expectoration and natural healing aiding recovery after decades of American sales.
The first tenement house in New York City was a four story building erected in 1883, located where Corleurs park now lies. Garfield Tea claims to purify blood and eradicate rheumatism and digestive ailments. Only one child in ten in China goes to school.
In a rough exchange at the Petunia tavern, Monty from the Big Burg barged into a dispute with the landlord over the town’s mood and progress. The guest’s demand and the landlord’s rebuke highlight a strained, mossy town atmosphere in Kanusas City Star reporting.
An old advertisement describes a home hair dye mixture using Bay Rum Barbo Compound and glycerine to darken gray hair. It claims the solution colors without staining the scalp, is non sticky, and does not rub off, with directions included in each Barbo Compound box.
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