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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1918
Page
7
Mrs. James Dotz of Zanesville Ohio reports twenty years of kidney and heart trouble relieved by Dodd's Kidney Pills. She details chills cramps headaches dizziness and backache ending after six boxes. Her son also recovered from kidney trouble using the remedy.
Brown engages a comely applicant amid his wife's absence after probing her past employment. The applicant admits leaving prior place to allow master to kiss her, prompting Brown to declare the match secured.
Mr Bivins of Decatur Illinois writes of thirty years of stomach trouble finally relieved by PEPSAID after three boxes. He urges others to try the remedy and notes it is sold by druggists in 25c 50c and dollar sizes through the PEPSAID Company Goshen Indiana.
A brief dialogue shows a patient apologizing for a long trip and a doctor offering to treat another nearby patient, implying efficient use of travel time. The exchange ends with a pun about “killing two birds with one stone.”
An advertisement touts Boschee's German Syrup as quieting coughs and inflamed throats and lungs. It promises relief from bronchial irritation and a good night's rest with easy morning expectoration. The copy notes fifty two years of American manufacture and broad usefulness for lung trouble asthma and bronchitis.
A witty exchange jokes that doctors charge for treatment, with one speaker declaring they would not drink with a doctor because patients must pay even when cared for. The aside captures a searing social commentary from a past era expressed through sharp dialogue.
An old advertisement describes mixing Bay Rum glycerine and Barbo Compound with water to create a hair treatment. It claims to darken gray streaks gradually without coloring the scalp, being non greasy and non transferable, and available from druggists or at home. Full directions are said to be in each Barbo Compound box.
The rider shouted this is a horse on me after his mount bucked and fell, pinning him briefly. The incident occurred during the race with onlookers reacting to the mishap. The jockey escaped with minor injuries and was checked by attendants.
An advertisement promotes Cuticura remedies for dandruff and dry scalp. It instructs rubbing the Ointment into the scalp and finishing with a hot Cuticura Soap shampoo. Offers free sample by mail from Cuticura Dept X Boston. Soap 25, Ointment 25 and 50 cents.
A Life magazine caption notes a playful exchange about restraint and interest in a romantic partner. The joke contrasts “I like a girl who is reserved” with “So do I, if she is reserved for me,” delivering a light humor moment.
A husband asks if his wife looked out of sight while describing a gown. She retorts no one with sight would wear such attire, highlighting a fashion dispute between them.
An old ad promotes Laxative Bromo Quinine claiming tonic and laxative benefits with a single product named Bromo Quinine. It warns it can be taken by anyone without causing nervousness or head ringing, citing BH. W. Grove’s Teenarsis or box priced at 30 cents.
A humorous exchange shows a food inspector complimenting someone as nice enough to eat. The brief dialogue implies official approval of the subject’s cooking or presentation as satisfactory to the inspector.
When constipated or bilious, try Garfield Tea advertised through druggists. A separate line notes many people wait for their ship to come in because it was never launched.
A 1918 McClure Syndicate piece notes New York fashion planners urge limited patterns and four and a half yards of fabric for wartime economy. It contrasts compulsory menswear standardization with resistance to feminine attire controls and urges individual type study for spring looks.
A church lesson outlines Jesus teaching through parables Mark 4 21 34 focusing on secret growth of the kingdom and the duty to hear and act on truth. It notes the lamp parable and the mustards seed as imagery for faith growth and the harvest by Christ the great harvester.
The American Tobacco Company toasted Burley tobacco to make cigarettes, moistening the toasty product to restore moisture. The result, named Lucky Strike toasted cigarettes, created the greatest demand for a tobacco product in similar time frames and reportedly improved flavor and wholesomeness.
The source quotes Uncle Eben describing a man “always bossin’ around” as liable to attract such interest that people neglect their work to hear him talk. The remark reflects local views on public fussiness and social behavior.
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