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Newspaper
Richmond Daily Register
Location
Richmond, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1919
Page
5
A vintage ad explains rheumatism as caused by a germ in the blood and promotes S S S as a cure. It argues topicals fail to reach germs and invites readers to write Swift Specific Co. Dept. 43 Atlanta Ga for personalized treatment guidance.
The Nicholasville society note reports the engagement of Miss Roberts daughter of Mr and Mrs Will W Roberts and George Leslie of Keene announced Friday at a gathering hosted by Miss Viola Roy. The couple will wed at Miss Roberts home in Nicholasville with only close family present.
Miss Aline Jones and G. W. Led ford of Winchester wed in Richmond on Monday. Amanda Smith and Mr. Van Winkle also married in the county judges office with Judge W. K. Price officiating. Engagment announced for Julia Rodman and George Warwick of Mt. Sterling. Various visits and arrivals from Richmond Paris Versailles and Lexington mark a active social scene. Hog killing in cold spell noted with many local residents and travelers visiting kin and friends.
The advertisement touts Pape's Cold Compound as fast cold relief with two hour dosing, claiming it breaks up severe colds, eases nasal congestion, headaches, feverishness, and sneezing, costs a few cents, tastes good, and contains no quinine. It urges insistence on Papes.
An advertisement extols Cascarets as a gentle laxative cathartic that clears excess bile and bowels to ease headaches indigestion and sleeplessness. It claims the product works while you sleep, never gripes or sicken, and costs little per box.
Miss Mary Frances Blakeman and Mgr. Carl Hendren wed in Lexington on Thursday after obtaining a Lancaster license. The couple, guests at the Phoenix Hotel, then traveled to Cincinnati before returning to Kirkville Sunday. The bride is a Kirksville High School teacher, daughter of Clay Blakeman. Hendren is a Cottonburg area farmer, son of J Newton Hendren. Community extends best wishes.
An advertisement touts Freezone as a cheap, effective corn treatment. Apply a few drops to corn or callus to stop pain and lift the corn with fingers, claimed to be harmless and quick. Also included is a real estate listing for a 35 acre farm near Irvine Pike, Waco with a six room house, orchard, rye and clover, water, outbuildings, priced at 4000 dollars with terms.
A humorous misreading of a medical testimonial shows a plumber claiming Mayr's Wonderful Remedy cured his gas and colic. The ad asserts the product clears intestinal mucus and inflammation, easing stomach and digestive pains and suggesting dramatic health benefits.
R N Ratliffe of Winchester bought two barns of tobacco weighing about 10 000 pounds at 70 cents a pound from Judge Taylor and Osborne. Seven and a half acres of Clark county land grown tobacco will net growers about 7000 dollars. For sale one pedigreed Jersey heifer fresh in April first 100 takes her Mary Garrett Hill avenue phone 829 312 tf
Dr B B Montgomery is on the sick list. Tom Slavin has pneumonia and is hoped to recover soon. The infant Isabel Jane Gwyn died Tuesday night and is buried in Lancaster cemetery. Tobacco stripping and hog killing are current tasks. Tom Todd hauls corn to his mill and expects to finish soon. Mr and Mrs McKinize Davidson are back from a two week Louisville honeymoon. Geo Treadway shopped for goods. Mrs Lizzie Higgins of Missouri visits to manage tobacco and land interests. Lancaster Tobacco Warehouse opened Wednesday with a sale averaging 55 cents per hog. Margaret Conn has been on the side-list and is improving. Lewis Lynn of Henry county visits homefolks this week. Miss Mabel Hall of Owensboro is noted.
Spent Thanksgiving with relatives at various homes. Rev H B Blakey of Loui and H L Wa lace visited during the period. Hill Arbuckle purchased seven head mules from Wm Royston. price not specified. Rev C Ellis and wife will entertain the Baptist B Y P U Friday night.
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