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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1918
Page
7
Mrs. Julia Browning of Mulberry Grove writes of eight months of rheumatism bladder inflammation and swelling. After using Dodd's Kidney Pills she gained relief, took three boxes, and urged others to try the remedy. The ad notes its renown and benefits.
A humorous exchange quoted from the Boston Transcript plays on misunderstandings about heat and cold with a punchline about the janitor and the son. The brief item captures a quip style anecdote typical of era humor columns.
An American made Boschee's German Syrup advertisement claims to quiet coughs ease sore throat and lung inflammation. It promises better sleep and easier morning expectoration and highlights fifty two years of sale with use in lung trouble asthma croup bronchitis and related conditions.
Witty dialogue contrasts perception and anatomy as the speaker jokes that vision travels along the bridge of the nose. The exchange hints at how sight may be interpreted in everyday talk.
On rising and retiring gently smear the face with Cuticura Ointment. Wash off Ointment in five minutes with Cuticura Soap and hot water. For free sample address Cuticura, Dept. X, Boston. At druggists and by mail. Soap 25, Ointment 25 and 50.
A terse exchange hints at a brother-in-law’s failure tied to $50,000, with the claim and a taunting reply about the deficiency of funds. The fragment suggests a financial setback rather than a formal outcome.
Piles cured in 6 to 14 days. If PAZO OINTMENT fails to cure itching, bleeding or protruding piles, money is refunded. First application provides relief. Price 10 cents.
The account recalls young Abraham Lincoln in Kentucky as a boy who spared birds and animals, rescued a lame dog, freed trapped game, survived in woods with his mother, and explored a Nolynn cave with his dog guiding him home after a night underground.
An old medical advertisement promotes water intake between meals to flush kidneys and claims Anuric tablets remove uric acid. It cites Dr. Pierce of Buffalo and claims benefits for gout rheumatism and kidney ailments, including personal testimonial of relief from scalding urine and chronic back pain after using Anuric.
A reflective question recalls hospitality in simpler cabin days versus now living in fine houses. The speaker contrasts past warmth with present comforts, pondering social change and enduring kindness.
An advertisement touts Garfield Tea as a remedy for constipation bulousness and liver and kidney troubles. The piece notes sugar shortages and frames the issue as a national concern with a light exchange about the economic mess.
A fragment notes a toxic signature on Bromo Quinine tablets and mentions a man feeling rheumatic pain as if in his bones, implying a warning or caution about the drug.
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