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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1920
Page
8
Advertisers urge readers to take Calotabs at bedtime to cut a cold overnight. The claim notes no salts or nausea and promises a refreshed system next morning. Sold in sealed packages for thirty five cents with a money back guarantee if not delighted.
May claimed you sought a compliment at her house last time, while you deny saying anything that could be construed that way. Dallas News notes she says you asked if she considered monkeys intelligent, prompting dispute over the wording and intent.
An old advertisement touts California Fig Syrup as a safe laxative for children, promising pleasant taste and simple dosing on every bottle. It urges mothers to insist on the California labeled product to ensure harm free relief for the little stomach liver and bowels.
Farmer Corntossel boasts that his son Josh knows how the place should be run. He laments that the hired man and he lag behind Josh's fast and firm instructions.
An 19th century advertisement touts Green's August Flower as a gentle laxative that regulates digestion, cleanses the stomach and intestines, and purifies blood. It claims wide use for indigestion and related troubles, urging readers to buy from druggists and avoid substitutes. The ad is followed by a brief humor line about mistaken identity in marriage.
An old advertisement touts “Diamond Dyes” with guaranteed rich fade resistant color for wool silk linen cotton and blends. It promises a direction book and a color card to match any material and urges readers to ask dealers for the card.
A compilation of remarks from Roosevelt Emerson and Thoreau on mistakes indifference to circumstances and the virtue of sincerity. The sayings urge resolute fidelity to aspiration and humble integrity in action.
A guide outlines the joys and duties of a housekeeper teaching children fruit values. It lists fruits by acidity and health effects, notes water rich melons refreshing in heat, and urges cheerfulness and a sunny outlook as essential to handling life’s problems.
The article promotes thrift by suggesting affordable substitutes for common foods. It details recipes and tips such as baked calves liver with pork fat, spiced suet pudding sauce, squash muffins, peach Bird's Nest pudding, and ham Italian style with onion tomato sauce.
A faded recipe list offers Mulled Buttermilk and several breads Caraway Bread and Brown Nut Bread along with Kidney Beans With Sour Cream and a Sauce for Fish. Ham Timbals with Lucullus Sauce conclude the collection followed by a short Oliver Wendell Holmes poem line.
A practical piece on how housekeepers cope with surprise visitors by stocking an emergency shelf. It emphasizes stocking canned fish, corn, beans, soup, olives, pickles, crackers, cheese, and cookies, with quick serving ideas and the need to replenish used items. It notes country homes may have easy access to milk and cream for ready dishes.
A vintage advertisement touts Danderine as a scalp tonic that cools and cleanses, softens feverish itchy scalps, and penetrates to hair roots to revitalize and stop hair loss. It claims fewer fallen hairs and dandruff after use, with dashed brightness and thickness, advertised at a few cents a bottle.
A buyer jokes I judge a motorcar by its engine while the seller touts finish. The buyer replies he values a brick wall or a ditch as the car’s finish, prompting a humorous clash over priorities in a sale.
Drugstore testimonials tout Kilmer Swamp Root as a mild healing tonic for kidney trouble. An insurance physician notes many applicants are declined due to undetected kidney issues. A sample bottle offer and paper mention appear in the ad.
A witty exchange from London Tit-Bits features a sharp thread taunting a needle about eye injuries while the thimble urges quiet. The needle retorts that it pulls the thread through when it enters a hole, and a push from the thimble is said to keep them all in line.
An advertisement touts Ely's Cream-Balm for immediate relief from nasal congestion and catarrh. It claims the fragrant antiseptic cream clears air passages, soothes inflamed mucous membrane, and ends headaches and stuffiness with use. The copy urges readers to ask their druggist for a small bottle.
Charles returns home covered in white dog hairs. When scolded by his mother he laments that Zip is moulting and cannot help it, revealing a domestic moment of humor and frustration.
Garfield Tea promises herbal relief for constipation using carefully selected herbs. Ad copy notes availability at all drug stores and highlights the emotional impact of weddings.
United States Department of Agriculture outlines elevated pasture needs in the coastal plain of the South. Bluegrass, carpet grass, lespedera and golden crown grass favored for heavy grazing. drought and soil factors noted. Stripping machine aims to distribute carpet grass seed commercially as new grasses show promise for pasture.
The article notes that thousands of sheep die annually from various preventable causes. The killer dog is not the main threat, causing perhaps one percent of deaths. Major losses stem from owner or shepherd ignorance and careless handling, including lack of shelter for ewes and newborn lambs during storms at lambing time.
University farm expert W. H. Peters says suitable pasture lowers next year’s pork costs. He notes pasture grasses like alfalfa and brome are high in protein, reducing the need for high grain rations though some grain remains essential for profitable gains.
A cautionary note on handling the temperamental bull urges constant control. Keep the animal under strict restraint or in a secure location to prevent sudden mood shifts from causing danger.
Farmers are advised that pasture like clover, rye, rape, sorghum or any green feed helps grow pigs. But pasture alone does not produce big, sturdy pigs. other factors are needed for full growth.
Theresa Coventry of Newark New Jersey endorses Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound for organic sorbible relief and says it restored her ability to do housework and gardening. She notes previous suffering and credits the medicine with improvement and relief linking a testimonial offered for women seeking advice from the company.
In a vintage style advertisement the copy touts Cuticura Soap as the velvet touch for the skin. The surrounding text echoes social satire as it mentions the Biltons adopting airs tied to a family member once in uniform.
A vintage advertisement claims Pape's Cold Compound eases a cold after the first dose with two hour dosing up to three doses. It promises instant relief of nasal congestion headache fever sneezing and runs a short time against grippe. The ad touts low cost and easy taste with no quinine.
In a business-sounding exchange, Reno teases about rubbing it in on friends or foes while Henry notes a constant knocking. Reno clarifies the visitor is an osteopath, not a jab at people.
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