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Newspaper
The Potter Review
Location
Potter, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1923
Page
3
An ad promoting genuine California Fig Syrup as a soothing laxative for constipated or feverish children. It highlights no narcotics, gentle action, and liver and bowel stimulation, urging mothers to ask druggists for the authentic product and to avoid counterfeits.
A 19 inch across back crab with a foot long legs was captured in Vidalgo bay near Anacortes Washington. Reported by fishermen who worked in Siberia and claim it matches the king crab of Japan or the Bering Sea though its legs appear shorter. The shell bore years of barnacles.
An old advertisement touts Danderine as a tonic for hair. It claims to restore color and strength, halt thinning and dandruff, and refresh the scalp without greasiness. The copy emphasizes glossy, youthful hair and notes availability at any drug store.
In a Stray Stories vignette, Mr. Bibbles rushes to John Jjigsby s house to deliver a corkscrew after a phone call. Mrs. Bibbles questions his haste, prompting a sharp line from him about why women are unfit to lead armies and make quick business decisions, highlighting gendered attitudes of the era.
Advertisement touts Hellef in Allcock's plasters as a cure for local pains. Claims a single trial will prove their merit and urges readers to try the product.
A public official with practical sense but little schooling delivers a talk to a class. He mentions the university aluminum. An onlooker asks what he means. The crowd jokes that he means the alumni, noting they are good metal anyhow.
To ensure glistening white table linens use Red Cross Ball Blue in your laundry. It never disappoints. At all good grocers.
A tennis enthusiast jokes he would rather play than eat, while his friend notes his wife prefers reading novels to cooking. The exchange highlights a humorous domestic dynamic centered on leisure priorities.
In Parisian satire, the Mourlines confront an old friendship turned sour as the wealthy Jullins send a modest gift while mourning an upmarket lifestyle. Mme Mourline rages at the perceived insult, insisting dignity requires avoiding the richer couple. The clash exposes class tensions and the hollow rituals of generosity.
A 1923 Western Newspaper Union devotional essay reflects on Christmas spirit and the question of whether there is room for Christ in homes and hearts. It recalls the Bethlehem manger, the biblical birth, and urges mindful charity as the season’s meaning.
Demand Bayer Aspirin or lose genuine safety claim says a warning ad. A grizzled agriculturist asks about mail while a postmaster urges a visit as a wagon tongue protrudes from a letter box, slowing entry in a village setting.
A harmless vegetable butter color called Dandelion has been marketed for 50 years. Drug stores and general stores offered bottles labeled Dandelion for 35 cents, according to an advertisement.
A Clapboard Springs resident warns a young suitor he will shoot if he returns to his property after his attempted marriage plot. The lovelorn youth confirms the threat and the speaker vows to enforce it.
The page features an old advertisement for Cascarets priced ten cents a box claiming cures for biliousness constipation and headache. A brief humor exchange follows about a neighbor named Mr Lawnmower and train timing, tied to a San Francisco Argonaut clipping tone.
The Cuticura Toilet Trio offers Soap to cleanse and purify Ointment to soothe and heal and Talcum to powder and perfume Use daily for clear skin and a complete toilet table advertisement style from the period.
A brief Chesapeake era exchange shows a thief arguing over stolen chickens. The seller rebukes the attempt, while the thief contends the birds were raised by the owner and should fetch a fair price. The dialogue reflects cautious bargaining and social tone of the period.
A humorous exchange features a woman remarking on a man who swore five years ago he would die if she did not marry him. He has since gained weight, prompting playful quips about his former vow and his appearance. The dialogue captures flirtatious banter and social tones of the era.
A vintage advertisement touts Wetcher s Castoria used for over 30 years to relieve constipation flatulency wind colic and diarrhea in babies and children while calming feverish symptoms and aiding digestion and bowel regulation.
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