Doctors Recommend Creosote for Chest Colds in Ads
For years doctors used creosote to treat coughs colds and bronchitis. Creomulsion with creosote and other medicines promises quick relief and claims to be harmless and pleasant to take. A druggist backs the product with a refund if relief is not achieved.
Face Cleared by Cuticura After Pimples Takeover
Miss Anna Krouchick of Scranton Pa details severe pimples that covered her face and kept her home. She tried several measures before using three cakes of Cuticura Soap and two boxes of Cuticura Ointment, which she says healed her skin. Advertisement notes Cuticura Soap 25c Ointment 25 and 50c and free samples from Cuticura Laboratories Malden Mass.
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Gettysburg Dedication and Lincoln Speech Remembered
The piece recalls Edward Everett’s two hour oration at Gettysburg and elevates Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address as a masterful, enduring national creed. It notes the delay in inviting Lincoln, his modest appearance, and the speech’s lasting influence on liberty, equality, and democratic ideals.
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No-makeup lip test hints at blood health and S S S tonic
A promotional piece explains how lips and cheeks reflect blood health and suggests S S S as a tonic to restore hemoglobin and vitality. It claims improved appetite, color, and strength with regular use, noting availability in two bottle sizes through drug stores and the S S S Company.
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Mother and Son Exchange Story Double Meaning
A Kansas City Star quip shows a mother explaining to her child what a second story man is. The joke frames the father as the first story and the second story as a fallback in plain domestic humor.
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Kansas City Star
Erie City: Largest Fresh Water Fishing Port by Lake Erie
Erie Pennsylvania sits on the shoreline of about 45 miles of Lake Erie and is regarded as the world’s largest fresh water fishing port.
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Quickest Way to Stop a Cold with Bayer Aspirin
A newspaper blurb touts Bayer Aspirin Tablets as the fastest safest cure for a common cold. It urges readers to consult doctors and ensure they buy genuine Bayer tablets that dissolve instantly and gargle well, offered in boxes of 12 or bottles of 24 or 100 at local drug stores.
Religion of the future codified by Chicago group
A group of 34 educators editors and ministers met in Chicago to codify tenets of Humanism and draft articles of faith for a religion of the future. The gathering emphasized a new day and a religion oriented to modern ideals, framing Humanism as a guiding creed.
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Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin Endorsed For Gentle Relief
A medical advisory extols mild liquid laxatives over harsh ones and promotes Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a safe prescription containing senna. Advice urges gradual dose reduction and warns against mineral drugs while highlighting cost savings and convenient bottle use.