Gorns-Liet-Ouf Magic Corn Remedy Ad
An old ad claims a product named Freezone instantly relieves corn pain with a drop of the liquid. It promises no hurt and easy removal with fingers after application.
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Newspaper
Paris Post
Location
Paris, Idaho, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1918
Page
7
An old ad claims a product named Freezone instantly relieves corn pain with a drop of the liquid. It promises no hurt and easy removal with fingers after application.
An assortment of vintage remedies and ads discuss Absorbine herbals, Cuticura dandruff treatments, and Dr. Pierce products. Claims include foxglove tinctures as digitalis substitutes, Golden Seal based tonics, and Anuric tablets to cure aches, with generic health guidance for spring fatigue and nervous pains.
A neighbor overhears a coal ton being shot into a cellar revealing envy over an ordinary man. The narrator discovers fame or wealth are not the source of envy but a private, startling circumstance close to home.
A dialogue notes Doctor Berryman’s habit of taking a three month vacation each year. One speaker dismisses his work as poor, while the other concedes the annual break is true.
A fragmentary verse and dialogue humor reveal ego and worldly fear. A man with a toothache upends thoughts of catastrophes while a suitor asks for a daughter’s hand and a father questions his claim about gloves.
A dialogue sequence shows Senator Sorghum reacting to crowd cheer by noting prominence of names, while a boy asks what a philosopher is. A humorous exchange discusses hypocrisy and the philosopher’s supposed enjoyment of hardship.
A People’s Home Journal list claims ten animals worthy of heaven in Mohammedan belief. Names include Krnitim the dog with the Seven Sleepers, Balaam’s ass, Solomon’s ant, Jonah’s whale, Abraham’s ram, Saleh’s camel, Belkis’s cuckoo, Moses’s ox, Al Barak the steed, and the ass Jesus rode into Jerusalem.
An 19th century ad touts Green's August Flower for stomach disorders and liver inactivity with claims of curing headaches indigestion and constipation. It also promotes August Mower as a gentle laxative that cleanses the stomach and intestines and stimulates bile production. The piece ends with a quip about old Grouch's birthday and a pessimist sentiment.
A fragment notes Josephine attending a wedding with remarks about a quiet ceremony. The dialogue implies social expectations and attendance without further details on place or participants.
An advertisement proclaims Dr Pierce's Pellets improve liver and bowels with one pellet as a laxative and three as a cathartic. It also notes Ad smoking is said to calm the nerves and mentions a relief from fretfulness.
A man unable to detail his medical chart had his wife draw a sheet and guide the doctor through entries. The physician found many non medical remarks, traced to the husband’s swearing about the doctor, revealed by the wife who withheld many words to spare the doctor.
A satirical exchange has Senator Sorghum denying any urge to retire from politics. He says retirement would be a matter of compulsion rather than temptation. The quote sits alongside a line about beliefs in one's own wisdom leading to folly.
A fragment notes tension over a cemetery burial practice and emphasizes lingering animosity surrounding an old gravestone. No further details available.
In England His Bit meant his all but the term in this country sounds small. The Manufacturers' Record urges a stronger phrase to express consecration and utmost effort for the great world war.
Jonah remarks there is another way of saving daylight as he enters the whale. The line frames a whimsical alternative to traditional timekeeping in a satirical or parabolic tone.
A fragmented collage depicts responses to risk and duty with witty wordplay and brief scenes. A man explains choosing an open fire as a grate opportunity while a café owner laments missteps after his wife leaves behind a Maltese cat and goldfish. A ribbon counter clerk embodies everyday duty.
Dialog hints at a wedding involving Cora-Miss Antique and a father son dynamic. The overheard remarks touch on drunkenness and argument delivery with humorous undertones. The source centers on social gossip rather than a formal report.
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