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Newspaper
Steele City Press
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1917
Page
3
An old promotional note touts Cascarets as a 10 cent remedy for liver stomach and bowel distress including constipation indigestion biliousness and a lingering headache. It promises painless results and lasting health with a single night dose and a clea rinside. A joke about a teacher and a girl about birds and a tree follows the ad copy.
A vintage advertisement urges readers to protect kidney and bladder health. It promotes Dr Kilmer’s New Root as a remarkable herbal remedy, claiming it cleanses poisons and supports kidney function. Readers are offered a sample by sending ten cents to Dr Kilmer & Co. in Binghamton, New York.
Skeets asks Skinny about his work and Skinny replies he is employed with a dog fancier. He explains that when a lady buys a dog he teaches her how to whistle.
A vintage promotional piece urges mothers to administer California Syrup of Figs as a gentle inside cleanse for constipated children. It claims a child’s foul tongue and symptoms signal the need for a 50 cent bottle, warning to beware of counterfeit syrups and stressing innocence of the remedy for all ages.
A witty quip frames a domestic dispute as a high minded clash of ideals. The exchange hints at marital strain while elevating the conflict to a principled contention among neighbors, preserving a sharp humorous edge.
A cautious intruder sneaks into a Methodist parsonage at Mount Mark seeking family jewels and cash, but Prudence Allan and five girls alarm neighbors. Officers burst into the dungeon, capture Limber-Limb Grant, and reveal a $500 reward for the thief with Grant admitting the motive was money and jewels.
A widowed Methodist minister Mr Starr moves to Mount Mark Iowa with five daughters Prudence the elder, Fairy a college freshman, and twins Carol and Lark plus the baby Constance. The installment narrates the girls activities and family quirks including the capture of a burglar at the parsonage.
Prudence and the twins fear the home has been broken into at the parsonage as the dungeon door is found open and the grandmother’s treasured rings vanish. The girls scramble through drawers search upstairs and below while calling for Mr Allan and fearing an intruder.
A note explains lightning strokes affect trees based on height rather than species. Taller trees are likelier targets, with no species inherently more susceptible. The text emphasizes that height, not type, governs lightning risk.
An ad style note from Buffalo New York promotes Anuric tablets said to free the blood from uric acid and extend life. It touts daily water and sweat clearance, urges taking a tablet before meals, and claims a drug store supply for those seeking to live to a hundred.
A terse remark notes no one complains of illness while discussing wheat health. The exchange reflects a cautious stance on food safety without specific data or names.
An old advertisement claims Knowlton's Dandeline makes hair dandruff free and lush after weeks of use. It touts immediate shine and volume, describing hair as light fluffy and lustrous, with a 25 cent bottle available at stores to prove the claim.
A fragmented dialogue asks about preserving antiquities while an ad promotes Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets for liver and bowel regulation. A humorous line questions why a smoke inspector cannot explain the soft coal spots settling on a white-haired dog, reflecting mixed modern and old timey concerns.
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