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Newspaper
The Potter Review
Location
Potter, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1920
Page
6
The LaCrosse Wisconsin resident Mr E J Tou of 1438 Rose street recounts twenty six years of chronic bronchitis with yearly winter hoarseness. After three fourths of a bottle of Peruna his hoarseness and fatigue improved. He intends to keep Peruna in his home and endorses it for catarrh and related ailments.
A letter from West Park Ohio describes a teamster whose severe leg sore healed after using Peterson's Gointment. He credits a long, painful struggle with doctors and medicines before success. The company cites hundreds of similar cures for eczema and skin diseases. Ointment sold for 60 cents a box with mail orders to Buffalo.
The Navy plans a double track radio piloting system to guide ships through the Golden Gate. Two insulated cables, a transmitting station, and automatic signaling would allow vessels to enter in fog as in clear weather. Initial funds may cover one cable with SF signals guiding inbound and outbound ships.
A fine statue of the typical American World War soldier, created by Augustus Lukeman, will be erected in Red Brook Park, Brooklyn, N.Y. The sculpture aims to symbolize the American war effort and honor servicemen.
In Cincinnati, following Mrs. Katherine Kern’s will, her ashes lie between the graves of the slaves of her two husbands at Spring Grove cemetery. The will provides a fund to maintain the graves and care for the plots.
Tulsa prisoner Lewis Bible was released on his own recognizance for a bad check charge. He failed to appear at 9 am but arrived at 10 am with a leg in splints explaining a broken leg and a delay. It later emerged he had not passed a bad check and the judge praised his return, restoring faith in humanity.
Women of Wellington Kansas are credited with transforming a swampy thirty acre area into a beautiful city park named Community Park. The park includes a park house surrounded by shade trees and a modern stone building with a reception room dining room and kitchen for about 250 guests, used for entertainments banquets and parties.
A bull owned by Frank L. West, Knoxville county tax assessor, found a still and drank heavily. The animal wrecked fences, toppled the still, and then was left to contemplate its actions as authorities cleaned up the scene.
Workmen at the Richards colliery in Mount Carmel Pennsylvania report a educated rat has been stealing dinners. The creature is said to insert its tail in the bucket ring and leap causing the lid to fly off. Men return from lunch to find their boxes empty and meals gone.
Workmen unearthed a petrified mastodon tusk while placing bridge abutments near Stockton Kansas. The five inch base diameter and two foot length suggest it is part of a large prehistoric animal's skeleton from ancient primeval forests.
Red Bank New Jersey reports Mrs. Georgeanna Duer, acting deputy sheriff, credited with low crime in the area. Since her appointment she has intercepted many crooks at the right moment, aided by years living locally and knowledge of routes. She also serves as mayor and chief of police, swiftly ejecting minor offenders from town. Sheriff Dyer is mother to 15 children, organized a boy baseball team, and the Duer home displays prizes for her costumes.
A wearying description urges sufferers to stop rubbing and seek the cause of rheumatism. It claims local applications won’t cure the disease and promotes a plan to cleanse the body to remove pain, insisting relief comes only by addressing underlying causes.
S S S is advertised as a blood purifier with claims of cleansing rheumatic blood and removing disease traces. Consumers are urged to obtain a bottle at their local drug store and seek medical advice from the Medical Director at 102 Swift Laboratory, Atlanta, Ga.
An older health advertisement claims stomach acids and gases damage the body and praises Eatonic as a sure remedy. It asserts relief from bloating indigestion sour stomach and gas with many users reporting quick results and offers a refund if unsatisfied.
A veteran printer recalls naming his youngest daughter Bible Jenkins with a capital B to resist crowding small type. He wants to ensure careful capitalization and a distinct instance of the sacred word in print.
No longer need to feel ashamed of freckles say advertisers for Othine double strength. An ounce from your druggist with nightly and morning applications promises to fade even dark freckles and often clears skin with light freckles disappearing entirely. Money back guarantee if it fails.
Mrs Benham’s Benefit notes a humorous exchange about health warnings from a doctor. Benham explains the doctor warned of appendicitis if he did not stop fussing with his pocket for money. The remark highlights local character and a light moment in a civic or charity context.
A dialogue fragment shows a speaker debating a water color in oil calling it sea blue. The exchange highlights a humorous contrast between painting media and color description.
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