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Newspaper
Rocky Ford Enterprise
Location
Rocky Ford, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1908
Page
2
A child laments a Santa letter failing to reach St. Nicholas as it returns from the dead letter office. The mother explains the postman delivered the letter back, prompting a sad but humorous family exchange about the failed Christmas message.
A collage of city sketches and jokes from Denver and San Francisco. Anecdotes include a chaffing aeronaut, a police escort at arrival, a Boston elevator quip, mule quip at Congress, chalk race, and a witty Joaquin Miller anecdote about a dress.
Text highlights a laxative product praised for its gentle effective action. It promotes California Fig Syrup Co. as ethical, with a price of fifty cents per bottle. Also mentions Allen's Foot-Kase and a humorous exchange from a ferry tale, plus Gazetteer humor and India notes.
A terse Newark Sun line features Mrs Knicker urging action at the intelligence office to recruit anyone able to sweep the parlor, signaling a domestic or social scoop with local phrasing.
A Washington woman credits Postum with restoring health and cheerfulness after four years of nervous spells tied to coffee. She describes stopping coffee, drinking Postum, and regaining energy to care for two young children and run a home, insisting Postum saved her life. The testimonial is offered by the Postum Co. of Battle Creek, Michigan, and promotes The Road to Wellville in packages.
A national and international focus on tuberculosis and its control arrives in Washington next September as the International Congress on Tuberculosis meets in the United States for three weeks. Lectures, papers, and exhibits will cover prevention, sanatorium work, and enforcement of public health measures with delegates from all states and many nations attending.
A Clarksville reader recounts years of kidney trouble and back pain eased by Dean's Kidney Pills. The testimonial notes swelling, weakened sight, and digestion restored, with a closing jab about insurance. Also included is a joke about a clock that failed to strike and a mother and child observation.
A guide to proper weather exposed painting urges careful prep and the Dutch Boy White Lead brand as a trusted option. Also included are short, quirky notes about sausages at a wedding, a testimonial about Cuticura remedies, and a quip on money and virtue.
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