Scribes and Pharisees of Our Country Town
A quirky self portrait of a small town newspaper office and its staff as they poke fun at local social circles
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Wermi
Thoke
Heghanies
Rockies
Social Clearing House
Ind
Statesman
Marsial
Potlee
Associated Press
Norrer
United States
New York
Portland
San Frapeleco
New Orleans
Coromide Beach
Durcard's Bay
Bayer Aspirin Ad Warns Buyers to Seek Genuine Product
An old advertisement urges shoppers to insist on Bayer Tablets of Aspirin and warns against counterfeit or non genuine products. It notes that genuine Bayer aspirin treats colds headaches toothaches lumbago earaches rheumatism and neuralgia and that packages contain clear directions. It adds that twelve tablets cost only a few cents and that pharmacies offer bottles of 24 and 100.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bayer
Freedom From Laxatives Promised By Nujol Ad Claim
An advertisement promotes Nujol as a natural lubricant to ease constipation without gripping. It asserts Nujol is not a laxative, is harmless, used in hospitals, and prescribed by physicians, offering a different approach to bowel movement support amid changing health trends.
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Pilly
Salta
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Advertisement Recall
An old promotional notice touts Hall's Catarrh Medicine as a longtime remedy for catarrh. It describes an ointment for topical relief and an internal tonic that affects mucus membranes via the blood. Sold by all druggists F J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio. Also includes a quip about hangers-on and hangers-off.
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HALLS
Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
How's Your Blood Do You Need a Tonic
An old advertisement claims a blood tonic called Golden Medicalliscovery cures gastric distress headaches and indigestion. It quotes Joseph A. Widmer of 307 Hoback St praising relief after using the remedy and urges readers to obtain tablets or liquid, send 10 cents for a trial, and write to Dr. Pierce's Invalids' Hotel in Buffalo NY for free medical advice.
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Hisese
Medicis
Joseph A. Widmer
Hoback St
Obscure Humorous Vignettes and Thrift Notes From 1920s Press
A collage of quips, anecdotes, and social habits from a 1920s era page. It features a humorous exchange about a diamond ring worn inside the hand, thrift and saving tips tied to war bonds, a chance encounter at a great store, reflections on holidays, and a witty line about clever women. The prose blends social satire with everyday observations.
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Lferty
Hyde Park
Christians Club
A Story Never Heard
Percy and Archuuid recount a tale about a Scotsman who joined a fellow a diver. The punchline suggests seizing a hand dealt in life and not flunking, reflecting a fableish quip on making the most of opportunities.
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Percy
Archuuid
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John Markley
Charlie Heidrick
Entity
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Cms
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Prine
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Total Smith
Martye
Sawlily
Hsieh
Nature
Carter Mir
Discovery
Thor
Henpeck
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Carter
Isaac
Cobes
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Ublesgo
Stan
Freeh
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Mother
Poe A
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