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Newspaper
Orange County Observer
Location
Hillsborough, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1914
Page
7
An advertisement touts Stella Vitae as a remedy for female health issues and premenstrual symptoms. It guarantees the first bottle will benefit or money back and offers six bottles for 65 dollars with a buy now tone.
An old advertisement touts Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy as a natural solution to gray hair. It claims even coverage, dandruff relief, and thicker, glossier results with simple daily use, noting the product costs about 50 cents.
Testimonial from J Middleton of Four Mile Run Virginia praising Elixir Babek for malaria and fever relief. Ad claims 50 cents per bottle with availability at all druggists or by Parcels Post from Kloczewski & Co Washington DC. Ends with unrelated maxims about happiness and time.
A period advertisement warns that high meat intake raises uric acid and overworks kidneys. It prescribes four ounces of Jad Salts daily to flush and stimulate kidneys, neutralize urine acids, and prevent urinary and bladder disorders.
The gents furnishing shop owner explains he eats next door because the rival displays signs for items he wants to clear, like lamb stew and roast giblets. The haberdasher says whenever a sign is hung it’s for something he wants to discard, revealing a humorous motive.
An advertisement promotes Resinol Soap and Resinol Ointment for eczema ringworm and similar skin troubles. It claims instant itch relief and erasure of eruptions with regular use, notes nineteen years of doctor prescriptions, and lists druggists as sellers. The snippet also includes a Canal Comment dialogue about canal agitation and old-fashioned canals.
An ad touts Booth-Overton Dyspepsia Tablets for immediate relief from indigestion and intestinal fermentation. It advertises a 250cc bottle, refund if unhelpful, and free samples from Booth-Overton Co. 11 Broadway New York. A note on cathedral sizes cites York as England’s largest cathedral by area 63 800 square feet and St Pauls as second at 59 700 square feet.
A collage of 19th century ads mentions 666 for colds and fever, Allen's Foot-Ease for foot troubles, Putnam Fadeless Dyes, and light campaign humor. It references social remarks about discipline and love, with brief quips about ships and sealing deals.
The Senate declares open war on secrecy by proposing rules to make all executive sessions public except treaties or when the Senate unanimously agrees otherwise. Senator Kenyon of Iowa leads the move after recent closed sessions over the Winthrop Daniels confirmation. The Rules Committee is tasked with drafting amendments or new rules to enforce this transparency.
Secretary Daniels announced a sweeping order ending all alcohol on ships and Navy yards effective July 1. The move, urged by Prohibition forces, bars any introduction of alcoholic beverages aboard naval vessels or at stations, with commanding officers responsible for enforcement.
Narative notes the divorce of Josephine as prelude to Napoleon and characterizes Elba as an interlude and Waterloo as his final defeat in a concise two line summary.
A temple bell in North China rings nonstop for a hundred years funded by district tax on relay ringers. An ad promotes Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets as a cure for constipation and a favored family laxative.
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