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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1920
Page
3
A vintage ad emphasizes California Syrup of Figs as a gentle, harmless laxative for children with a fruity taste and dosage directions on each bottle. It urges mothers to look for the California name on the package to ensure safety and trust in the remedy.
A Kansas City mother touts Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a reliable tonic for her delicate, run-down child. She claims it built him up and improved appetite, endorsing it as an effective spring remedy.
Fitzhugh wins a thunderous reception at Smulski’s hall in Chicago as he rallies three thousand souls with his call for workers to seize power. Esther Strom probes his talent while a bold plan to extract ten thousand dollars from millionaire Otis unfolds via a staged hostage style confrontation.
A tramp named Daniel Randolph Fitzhugh causes a street collision in Chicago when a chauffeur swerves to avoid him. A compassionate young woman buys him soap to cleanse his vanity, prompting a makeover. Later he meets Esther Strom, a Russian revolutionary in a crowd of unemployed and anarchists.
The passage advocates universal peace as a proper relation to all men and urges goodwill even if others do not reciprocate. It emphasizes focusing on one’s own heart and actions rather than others’ attitudes, framing peace as a personal duty.
An advertisement touts Danderine as a cheap scalp treatment promising to remove dandruff and restore hair vitality after a few applications. The copy urges quick use and notes improvement by morning, with claims of thickness and color return.
A promotional piece touts Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root as a cure for kidney liver and bladder issues. It claims sworn testimonials and urges readers to send ten cents for a sample bottle to Dr Kilmer Co in Binghamton NY. Large and medium bottles are available at drug stores.
Piute Pete compliments Stranger on winning money as they begin teaching draw poker. Pye shows beginner's luck while Three Finger Sim proposes changing the entertainment to a game they know but Piute Pete and Andre do not.
Advert says rheumatism is pain and claims rubbing St Jacobs Oil into joints and muscles gives instant relief. It asserts the product is harmless, never burns skin, and has cured millions over the last fifty years. Claims include help for sciatica neuralgia lumbago backache and sprains.
The exchange links summer plans to spring baseball innings, implying plans depend on early season opportunities. No specific people or places are named.
An 100 reward claim promotes Hall's Catarrh Medicine as a blood based remedy for catarrh. It asserts cure failures reward and mentions free testimonials from BF Cheney Co Toledo Ohio. The passage also includes ad copy about laziness and a laundress singing a happy day with Red Cross Ball Blue and a Jonah/whale conundrum.
A Cairo Illinois resident recounts avoiding surgery for severe female troubles after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She credits relief to the remedy, noting improved health and ability to work. The letter, addressed to the Pinkham company, urges others to seek medical guidance and consider non surgical cures.
Miss Jennie Fish, aged seventy, retires on a pension after two decades with the New York board of education. She taught 40,000 children in one Bronx school, never late, and was absent only once for a family death.
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