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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1917
Page
3
Advertisement touts Pape's Diapepsin as a quick remedy for indigestion fermentation and acidity. It claims relief within five minutes from a range of stomach upsets including belching foul breath coated tongue and sour stomach. The large case cost fifty cents at drug stores.
Washington reports a vast medical mobilization for France with up to twenty thousand surgeons and twenty million men planned yet only two million men to be organized. About forty thousand doctors will accompany troops, forcing a nationwide staffing effort while maintaining home front health and rationing doctor fees through volunteer systems. A Nov. 2 update notes interdepartmental labor fights as agencies recruit for new bureaus.
A vintage appeal promotes California Syrup of Figs as a gentle, effective laxative for children and adults. It claims to cleanse the liver and bowels, ease feverish symptoms, and restore health with a pleasant taste, warning buyers to verify the maker and avoid counterfeits.
Margie recalls a letter about a man who falls for a selfish woman yet struggles with bills and loneliness. Dick argues the man mirrors many people, mistaking companionship for love. The journey across the continent becomes a rare bond as he treats her as equal for the first time.
A wife reflects on her strained marriage with Dick and the book she has written about him. She notes his growth and the pity of misread love, while contrasting self deception in women with the need for honesty, ending with a tease that the narrative continues.
An old advertisement urges guardians to treat child constipation with a mild laxative rather than powerful cathartics. It touts Dr Caldwell's Byrup Pepsin as safe and habit forming free, claiming it eases digestion, tastes pleasant, and is widely used by mothers. Free trial bottles offered by mail from Monticello Missouri.
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