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Newspaper
Paoli Republican
Location
Paoli, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1915
Page
8
Immigrants arriving at the Philadelphia port receive festive cheer during Christmas with a dockside tree, toy gifts, and candy distribution. Social workers and volunteers organize multi national reunions, concerts, and a large shared feast, then a Noahs Ark gift display for children.
An eclectic ad page blends Vicks Vapor Rub claims with medicated vapors and home remedies for colds bronchitis and asthma. It promotes rapid cold cures Laxative Quinine and a series of humorous vignettes interwoven with wartime themes and unrelated product pitches.
An advertisement promotes Cuticura Ointment with facial dandruff and itching relief and a hot shampoo with Cuticura Soap. It urges free samples by mail and claims the products arrest hair loss and promote growth, with a Boston mail address for requests. The text also includes a quoted exchange about finding facts for conclusions.
Readers are advised not to dose the stomach for pleurisy bronchitis and sore throat. Rubbing true Mustarine on the throat and chest provides relief by morning. The Begg Medicine Co. Rochester New York advertises a yellow box product costing about 26 cents that stops rheumatic pains and neuralgia with a blessed relief in every rub.
A Louisville Courier Journal reader asks if the phrase there is an automobile back of us is correct. The answer confirms it is correct but cautions that it does not justify speeding up to 60 miles per hour.
An old advertisement promotes Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic claiming quinine fights malaria and iron builds up the system. The dialogue includes Jigson praising appearance and asking about a ray who owes him 10, suggesting a casual street scene.
An advertisement touts Hanford's Balsam of Myrrh as a remedy for ice fall sprains and bruises. It urges thorough rubbing to ensure quick relief.
A clipped scene shows a sharp exchange about talk versus action and a fleeting glimpse of life on Main Street. An advertisement touts Marine Eye Remedy Co. and an eye book while a man admits engagement amid a ringing bell.
An old advertisement page promises relief from piles with PAZO OINTMENT and Hanford's Balsam claiming cures in 6 to 14 days. It repeats patent medicine pitches for liver and stomach regulation and general health products while noting refund if cures fail.
A voice in a 1920s style innovation boasts a new motion picture concept. The creator complains about screen heroes making love and announces plans to feature a heroic lead with a harelip, signaling a bold departure from standard casting.
An old advertisement touts Castoria as a safe infant and child remedy. It highlights a 30 year usage claim and urges parents to seek the product bearing the LS signature. The line notes children cry for Fletcher's Castoria.
In Great Luck a trust magnate proclaims I am the architect of my fortune. A friendly critic retorts that it’s lucky no inspectors were present during construction, implying hidden flaws in the venture.
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