Vicks Vapor Rub Offers Relief For Cold Breathing Aids
An early 20th century health note explains that a lingering cold arises from inflammation of air passages. It cites Vicks Vapor Rub to stimulate throat and chest support, draw out inflammation, and ease coughing through vapor inhalation and warm coverings. Samples offered by The Vick Chemical Company in Greensboro, NC.
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Nature
NATO
Vicks
Vick Chemical Company
Broadstreet
Greensboro
N.C
The Ridin' Kid From Powder River Chapter I
Young Pete travels with a horse trader to Concho but is bought by Old man Annersley after the trader fails to part with the boy and a pony. Annersley hires Pete on his Blue Mesa homestead, teaching him to read and write as they work to defend water rights from the T-Bar-T outfit. Pete's skill with rifle and horses grows amid frontier tensions and hard living.
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Pete
Concho
Enright
Annersley
Blue Mesa
Uplands
Young Pete
Annnersley
Annersiey
Thone Hilla
West
T-Bar-T
Vete
Peto
Gary
Annerslief
Alf
Annerijey
Homestead
Lynchburg Woman Credits Tanlac for Health Restored
A Lynchburg Virginia woman Mrs M E Roach of 402 Clay street credits Tanlac with lifting years of indigestion rheumatism headaches and bad health. She reports rapid improvement after starting Tanlac three years ago and continues to take occasional doses to maintain vigor and appetite. The advertisement notes Tanlac is sold in Seattle by Bartell Drug Stores under a special representative.
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Mra. M .E. Roach
Clay Street
Lynchburg
Virginia
Mra. Roach
Taniac
Seattle
Bartel
Relief for Cold and Catarrh with Nose Cream Balm
An old time ad touts Flys Cream Balm and Elys Dream Balm as instant relief for nasal congestion. It promises to clear air passages, soothe inflamed membranes, and relieve headaches from colds and catarrh.
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Ely
Adler-i-ka promoted for gas and stomach relief
An advertisement claims Adler-i-ka cures gas and sour stomach in twenty minutes and relieves chronic stomach issues. It touts the product as a mixture of buckthorn casaeva glycerine and nine ingredients, sold by Swift Drug Co Bartell Drug Co and other druggists.
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Adler Ka
Sherman Catt
Adileri-ka
Roth
Swift Drug Co
Bartell Drug Co
Wizard Oil and Liver Wips Advertised Remedies
An old advertisement touts Wizard Oil as a nasal throat spray to prevent influenza with an antiseptic wall of defense, advising atomizer use or gargling and nasal administration. It claims relief for chest cold and sore throat if used early, price 30 cents, with money-back guarantee. It also promotes Wizard Liver Wips pink pills at 30 cents for constipation or headaches.
War Surgery for Boy's Maimed Hands
Altoona Pa March 29 little four year old Elwood Fagan of Eldorado had both hands injured as a baby and will undergo surgery to restore use of his fingers and thumbs. The operation, which proved successful during the world war, aims to make his hands normal. He fell into a bucket of boiling water.
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Altoona
Elwood Fagan
Eldorado
Moore Retained to Handle Northwest Shipyard Fraud Case
Assistant U S district attorney Ben L Moore has been retained by Attorney General Palmer to assist in prosecuting Northwest ship yard men indicted by the grand jury for alleged wartime fraud in government dealings.
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Altho
Ben L. Moore
United States District Attorney
Palmer
Northwest
Grand Jury
German marks due to reach Yakima this week
Thirty thousand German marks are expected in Yakima this week, purchased by German sympathizers in the valley who hope their value will rise.
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Yakima
Passover Observance Set From April 2 to 10
The Jewish feast Pesach or Passover will be observed from Friday evening April 2 through Saturday April 10 with matzoth eaten during the holiday. King County school funds will rise to 826 000 by the 2010 law passed by the legislature says Thomas FE Hulse deputy county superintendent of schools. A woman is always telling a man a lot of disagreeable things for his own good.
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Pesach
King County
Thomas FE. Hulse
Pete and Andy White Meet in the Concho Outfit
Pete, trained by Annersley, proves skilled at errands and bargains in a Mexican sheep camp. Montoya values his sharp wit and leaves him in charge on the range. Pete meets Andy White, a young cowboy for the Concho outfit, during a distant cattle drive.
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Pete
Annersley
Montoya
Andy White
Concho Outfit
Danderine Hair Beautifier Promises Restored Shine
An advertisement touts Danderine as a hair tonic that saves lifeless hair, restoring color, vigor, and abundance. It claims a 36 cent bottle at drug or toilet counters will refresh the scalp, reduce dandruff, and prevent falling hair.
Pete Meets Andy White In A Lonely Camp
Pete, long without a horse, longs to ride again and bonds with Andy White who camps near Montoya. Andy, traveling on his own, hints at possibly taking a chance to join Pete’s outfit as they share a morning farewell.
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Pete
Andy
Largo
Amigo
Boo Long
Montoya
Andy White
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Occidental Ave
Advertionmanta
Sassen
Vick
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Mte
Mary F. Roach
Lynchburg, Va
Art Gallery of Life
Mary Lous
LYKO
Lyko Medicine Company
Kansas City, MO
H. L. Sussman
East Howell St
Adler-i-ka
Hamlin
Moore
Gottstein’s
Gottstein
Royal Morris
Nora
Holmes & Edwards
Rogers Bros
M.A Gottstein Furniture CO
Seattles
Edwards
Scott
Scott's
Scott & Bowne
Bloomfield
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