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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1918
Page
15
A vintage advertisement touts GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules as a safe, gentle kidney and bladder remedy. It claims 200 years of use, imported from Holland, with promises of relief and renewed vigor, plus a money back guarantee and three sealed package sizes.
A familiar card once saying Out of Order is replaced by Out of Service. The change appears as a sharper, smoother notice marking a temporary halt in function.
Farmers work harder and use their feet more, and Allen's Foot Base powder helps by reducing friction, refreshing feet, and preventing blisters. The antiseptic powder is shaken into shoes and sprinkled in foot baths to increase comfort and efficiency. Women also regularly use Allen's Foot Ease. Sold by dealers everywhere.
A compact observation notes that individuals who carry guns for self protection often do not actually use them for that purpose, suggesting limited practical defense impact.
Ir Erastus tries a cuckoo clock and asks to modify the tune to resemble a chicken alarm. He explains he prefers a calmer alarm to wake up spry and hopeful, preferring a slower sound over a hasty alarm clock.
An advertisement touts Freezone to quickly lift and remove corns with a touchy, painless method. It claims instant relief, simple lifting with fingers, and removal of hard or soft corns and callouses without pain, featuring a Cincinnati genius as inventor.
Nor native drum echoes at Efulen and travels twenty miles. Each African keeps a drum roll and can be recalled from a great distance by its sound, according to local lore.
Mothers urged to examine every bottle of Castoria for the signature of Boca. The note emphasizes over 30 years in use and the familiar line Children cry for Fletcher's Castoria.
A humorous quip notes a failing telephone enterprise would have the advantage of a receivership since they can always hang up the receiver. The line plays on blame and control in corporate misfortune.
Free samples of Cuticura Soap and Ointment offered by mail and at druggists. Learn how quickly they relieve itching and scalp troubles. Address Cuticura Dept X Boston for sample requests. Soap 25 Ointment 25 and 50.
H. L. Kramer unveils BATONIC to combat indigestion and acid stomach. The tablet, taken after meals, aims to aid digestion, reduce gas, and prevent sour stomach with a money back guarantee if no relief. Available as 50 cent boxes from drug stores or Batonic Remedy Co. in Chicago.
A May fashion analysis traces a shift in necklines from white collars to deep decollete fronts across frocks and coats, with sailors and shirtwaists fading. It details the rise of Italian and high collar options, and notes the ongoing coat and skirt preference among Anglo-Saxon women amid a leaner blouse market.
An advertisement notes a pocket edition of St. Mark offering the Gospel in French on one page and English on the opposite page to aid U S soldiers and Bible readers. It includes a Hall's Catarrh Medicine testimonial and an 100 dollar reward promise from F J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio. The snippet ends with a joke line about Perkins hunting alone with a gun.
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