A Wife's Honest Tale of Humor in Love and Misfortune
The narrator muses that humor sustains love through trials and miscommunication. She imagines a perfect reconciliation scene, but real life disappoints when Dick brings an auditor home. She chooses calm indifference, learning a softer lesson about keeping laughter ready in marriage.
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Rub Your Back Stops Lumbago
An old advertisement promotes Jacobs Liniment to relieve lumbago sciatica and backache. It claims quick, harmless relief without skin damage, urging readers to try a small trial bottle from any drug store, noting 60 years of recommendation and that kidneys cause no pain.
Hamlin's Wizard First Aid Ad Promises Quick Relief
An advertisement touts Hamlin's Wizard as a safe antiseptic for wounds and infections. It claims quick relief from pain and inflammation for sprains bruises and burns and offers a money back guarantee. It also promotes Wizard Liver Pills as a pleasant pink remedy costing 40 cents with a satisfaction guarantee.
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Hamburg Bresat Tea Promoted As Cold Cure
An old remedy for colds recommends Hamburg Bresat Tea. A tablespoon in boiling water is strained and drunk as a tea cupful to relieve congestion and loosen bowels, claimed to open pores and break a cold quickly. The product is said to be inexpensive and entirely vegetarian and harmless.
Custody Granted With Visitation at Friend’s Home
A custody arrangement grants the mother control of the child while allowing the husband to visit at a friend’s home every Wednesday and Saturday. The husband, an Italian army officer on leave, accuses the mother of denying access. Mme Matzenauer, born in Hungary, objects to the husband’s plan for the child to learn Italian language and customs.
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Letters to Cynthia Gray and the Soldier
A column presents letters seeking guidance from Cynthia Grey on love and war. A broken hearted soldier asks how to reclaim his former fiancée now married, while a wife asks if her husband’s car outings with another man jeopardize their family happiness. A note on desertion reports a 15 year sentence and mentions the death penalty for deserters.
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Freezone Promise to Ease Corn Pain Quickly
A Cincinnati genius claims Freezone frees feet from hard corns, soft corns, and toe corn with a tiny bottle sold by druggists for a few cents. The ad promises no pain or irritation and high ease of use for calluses.
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