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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1920
Page
2
An old pharmacy advertorial advises Americans to use four ounces of Rad Salts daily to flush and stimulate kidneys and relieve bladder disorders. It claims Jad Salts, made from grape acid and lemon juice with lithia, is inexpensive and safe for home use. Also notes a 1930 joke about buying a battleship and a committee chair.
A vintage advertisement touts Cascarets as a gentle laxative that cleanses liver and bowel poisons without gripe or harsh effects. It claims users feel refreshed and wake with improved clarity and health. The tone imitates a soft, practical health pointer from a newspaper page.
Aspirin created a sensation when introduced by Bayer over eighteen years ago. Physicians proved its efficiency in relief of pain for colds headaches rheumatism neuralgia earache toothache aching joints neuritis and pain generally. Be sure the Bayer Cross mark appears on genuine Bayer Tablets of Aspirin in each package. Boxes of 12 tablets cost a few cents with directions. larger Bayer packages also sold.
A parliamentary figure muses on posting prize fight rules amid many scraps in the house. The remark hints at informal reform or guidance during heated proceedings.
A classic advertisement targets women with kidney and bladder complaints. It highlights back pain, headaches, and nervous symptoms as possible signs, urging immediate treatment with Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root. Readers may request a sample by mailing ten cents to the sponsor in Binghamton New York.
A terse exchange notes a fireman in a stable looking around for a horse. He remarks that the man perhaps desires a plug, implying a practical joke or quick solution.
Fitzhugh defeats Nikolay in Esther’s rooms then flees to live undercover. He cleans in a distasteful restaurant, hides in a boarding house, and learns Nikolay is murdered with Esther missing. A cold April night, a severed liaison, and a wary plan push him toward a six week disguise and a distant attraction.
Daniel Randolph Fitzhugh, a flashy tramp, wrecks a taxi and is spared by a sympathetic young girl who funds his wash. He rallies at a radical rally with Esther Strom, meets financier Otis, and demands 10000 with a phony dynamite bundle. After arrest and asylum escape, he hides with Esther, grows a beard, and plots wealth to win Kathleen Otis as Nikolay the Russian grows jealous.
The Wilson warbler is highlighted as a premier fly catcher across the United States. It darts from tree limbs to seize insects on the wing and in foliage. Olive green and yellow plumage blends with leaves. males have a black crown patch, females greenish. Found across the eastern United States, winters in Central America.
A gas water heater placed on park grounds by city authorities provides free hot water for hot drinks and other uses. A wooden shed houses the heater and a sign on the building proclaims that hot water is free for the public.
A short advertisement promises quick corn and callous removal with Freezone. It claims no pain and a tiny bottle costs little, usable on toes soles and feet and gentle enough for home use with a few drops applied to the corn or callous.
A playful exchange ponders table tapping and knocking noises heard during a pieced-up supper. The dialogue conveys rural humor and social dining ambience from a local setting.
An advertisement touts Diamond Dyes as a guaranteed solution to restore rich color to wool silk linen cotton and blends with a color Card in stores. It claims easy diamond dyeing over any color and promotes Red Cross Ball Blue for true blue and snowy white results. It also notes a bonnet refresh using the product and directs readers to consult the package directions.
A playful dialogue notes a Welsh rarebit party hosted by a wife and husband duo Doctor Squills and Doctor Pills. The husband reports immense success, mentioning ten extra calls received that day. The joke ends with a line about a girl facing many engagements before marriage.
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