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Newspaper
Reporter Boyden
Location
Boyden, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1920
Page
2
An old advertisement claims California Fig Syrup is a safe laxative for children with a fruity taste and clear dosing directions on each bottle. The text includes a spouse remark about marriage laws and a Boston Transcript citation.
An advertisement urges readers to buy a small bottle of Danderine at drug or toilet counters to treat dandruff and hair loss. It claims repeated use removes dandruff, stops shedding, and restores life color and thickness to hair.
A teacher asks Gertrude to explain the difference between man and men. The child replies that a man is one man and men is a lot of mans, generating a humorous moment in the classroom.
An advertisement touts Diamond Dyes as a guaranteed way to dye all fabrics from wool to cotton with a rich fadeless color. It notes an instruction booklet in each pack and a Diamond Dye Color Card for matching materials.
In a playful exchange, a husband is praised as a man of value while a sharp remark warns against his proximity to the Mexican border, hinting at tension surrounding travel and national boundaries.
Watch Cuticura improve your skin with Ointment the face at rising and retiring. Washboff Ointment in five minutes with Cuticura Soap and hot water. It claims to help dandruff itching and red rough hands. Occasionally when a man tries to stand on his dignity someone spoils it by sitting on it.
An old advertisement urges careful review of Castoria bottles to ensure the signature remains, noting its use for over 50 years. It adds a light quip about a woman being a good listener when awaiting a marriage proposal.
Lt. Col. Henry S. Graves outlines a joint state and federal approach to halt forest loss in Indiana, Illinois and Ohio. He urges fire protection, natural regeneration, reforestation, and cooperative marketing with state aid and a national policy to co operate with states for effective forest management.
Charles Lathrop Pack of the American Forestry Association urges a national forest policy. He argues the United States has only about one fourth of its original forest and that forests disappear faster than they regrow. He credits Col. Henry S. Graves for pushing this policy and calls on foresters, lumbermen, and timberland owners to collaborate.
P S Ridsdale of the American Forestry Association argues that Germany should pay in lumber for French forest losses, and America should supply forest seed to restore Europe’s damaged woodlands. He cites northern France shell destroyed forests and scarred farmland needing replanting, with Italy Belgium and Great Britain likely to request aid.
An old advertisement touts Pape's Cold Compound as fast relief for colds. It claims dosing every two hours for three doses clears nasal congestion stops runny nose relieves headache fever and sneezing. The product is described as inexpensive tastes pleasant and contains no quinine.
A judge mediates a domestic dispute where a wife seeks a new silk dress and a husband counters with a need for muslin. The exchange highlights tensions over spending and gender norms in a marriage.
An advertisement touts Cascarets as a cure for headaches biliousness indigestion and sour stomach claiming they cleanse the stomach remove sour food reduce bile and flush waste while you sleep. It notes many users feel better by morning and adds a line about authorities and dried apples expanding a small man.
Bayer promotes Bayer Tablets of Aspirin as genuine aspirin in Bayer packaging with directions for colds pain headache neuralgia lumbago and rheumatism. The trademark is Bayer Manufacture of Monoacetic acid ester of Salicylic acid. Handy tin boxes of 12 tablets cost a few cents. An Adv notes married men make the most satisfactory workmen and can be bossed.
An old advertisement extols Boschee's Syrup as a remedy for coughs bronchitis and lung trouble claiming it helps restful sleep and easy morning expectoration. It notes influenza deaths exceed wartime losses and promotes the product as American made and widely used. Also includes unrelated quips about coal use laundry work and Cross Ball Blue.
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