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Newspaper
Otterbein Sun
Location
Otterbein, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1913
Page
8
Letters from mothers across the United States praise a product called the Compound for aiding pregnancy and infant health. Recurring themes include healthy, strong babies and positive outcomes after use. Names and addresses appear with testimonials of happy families and newborns.
The advertisement claims Foley Kidney Pills quickly ease suffering from weak kidneys and bladder pain. It states the product supports kidney tissue rebuilding, restores normal function, and regulates bladder irregularities, urging readers to try them.
A collection of brief quips and gags. A parlor magician jokes about age while a chauffeur is mocked for under the car. Edison praises schoolboy invention. A spoof on speeches and croaks hints at misheard phrases and comic misunderstandings.
A woman asks if a dress is easily spotted and a courteous clerk replies it can be seen from about four blocks away, illustrating a brief exchange about visibility.
A Virginia woman credits stopping coffee and starting Postum with relief from dyspepsia headaches and heart weakness. After eighteen months, digestion and nerves improved, she calls herself a well woman again and cites The Road to Wellville book. Postum Co. promotes Regular and Instant Postum as substitutes with a simple preparation.
The article praises filmy fabrics for women’s waists, highlighting voilé as durable and superior to mull and batiste for washable waists. It notes Cluny and torchon laces, subtle embroidery, and fine tucks. Batistes are praised for delicacy, while hand embroidered blouses fetch high value.
The article surveys sashes designed for one piece gowns and blouse and skirt sets. It notes wide variety in fabrics and finishes, from plaids to velvet ribbons, including satin plainer sashes with embroidered flowers, and velvet roses. It highlights the waist’s shift away from small waists and the sash as a key style feature.
A dialogue scene shows Coca and her husband at the police station discussing a house robbery. The husband lines up curiosity about the intruder’s entry and the judge comments on constables pursuing speedsters, noting you cannot fool them with dust. The exchange blends crime, inquiry, and humor in a natural phenomena themed setting.
A conductor trips on a small boy and remarks on awkward children. The mother retorts that the conductor’s own mother had one, delivering a sharp comeback about misplaced blame.
Mrs Walter Rogers of St Louis describes a daughter's scalp infection with dry harsh scales pus and hair loss. After three months of ineffective treatment the Cuticura Soap and Ointment cured sores in three weeks using two cakes of soap and one ointment box. Advertises Cuticura world wide. Matrimony remark ends note.
Cincinnati's levy stands at 15.12 per thousand valuation. U S production of grindstones and pulpstones hit a record high last year, marking a peak in the industry.
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