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Newspaper
Mount Airy News
Location
Mount Airy, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1920
Page
5
A Norfolk era advertisement promotes Ziron as a scientific tonic for men and women with weak appetites and fatigue due to iron deficiency. Suspected testimonials claim five to ten pound gains in four months and renewed energy, urging readers to buy from their local druggist with a money back guarantee.
December drives urge every North Carolina tobacco grower to pledge to cut acreage by one third and join the association. Farmers planting under three and a half acres join pro rata dues and gain association benefits. The plan stresses self organization, interstate cooperation, and a Safe Farming program for 1921 with guidance from county agents.
A column recounts tall tales of quack cures including hot water as a supposed remedy and a horse chestnut claim. Witnesses mock the schemes of a boarder and a former purveyor who profited from fake healing waters while residents recall broken promises and the need for better quality.
A humorous exchange compares a bowlegged man to his escape in a tight alley. Bensonhurst comments on meeting a mad dog, noting the man becomes even bowlegged, highlighting comic street banter.
In a playful exchange a man begs to provide his daughter a fitting home. He lists a bull terrier a fighting cat a parrot and jokes about a chimpanzee as possible dowry to persuade the match.
Dialogue shows Dora accusing a man of muffling and Dorie teasing about a smudge on the nose. The exchange hints at social interaction and light humor in a casual setting.
J H Reisch of Winston-Salem states after malaria he gained 40 pounds in 40 days on Tanlac and resumed work. he praises the medicine and plans to obtain it for his wife. Tanlac is sold in Mt Airy, Pilot Mountain, Elkin, and Dobson by local merchants.
The ad offers Hall not Hall's Catarrh Cure with a $100 reward for any case it cannot cure. It states the remedy acts through the blood and mucous surfaces to destroy the disease foundation and builds up the constitution, encouraging cures through natural process. It urges sending for testimonials from J D Uloney Toledo and claims wide druggist distribution.
A vintage ad urges readers to try Pepto-Mangan the blood tonic for fatigue pale skin and low energy. It claims the remedy restores red blood cells improves appetite and work energy and is endorsed by physicians. Sold in liquid and tablet forms under the brand Gude's Pepto Mangan.
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