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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1920
Page
8
Fragmentary OCR describes aspirin packaging with directions for cold and headache, earache, neuralgia, lumbago and general pain. Mentions Bayer and Bayer Croan style branding, buyer statement, tablet age marks, Handy tin boxes of twelve tablets, and larger Salloylic acid related terms.
A garbled vintage ad discusses catarrh treatment and mentions Fletcher's Castoria for infants, Hall's Catarrh Medicine, and S. S. S. blood remedy. It cites doctors, testimonials, and a postal address for medical advice, presenting a sensational health pitch and product endorsements.
In a talking cow fable Miss Holstein explains how she "made a record" by giving milk, describes friends and the joke of explaining things as "this way," and muses on receiving praise and better food for her unexpected achievement.
Professor Bridgman of Harvard demonstrates a method to create tee by squeezing water. The experiment produces a very hot tee capable of making pleohal hon, according to report.
An ad touts Pape's Cold Compound as a fast remedy for colds with two hour dosing and no quinine. It claims to relieve nasal congestion headache fever sneezing and body aches while costing only a few cents at drug stores.
Soldiers bring home French brides and teach them English while mothers help their daughters in law. One mother shows how to coat American dishes and how to stir oatmeal. The family dog walks in and Josephine mishears stir as stir with his tall.
A Boston Transcript item quotes a self-made man saying he is unfinished in his work and notes a question about interruptions, reflecting a terse exchange and social mood. The brief contains a single quoted line and a wry aside about progress.
A historical remedy instructs mixing Bay Rum Barbo Compound glycerine and water to darken faded gray hair. Apply twice weekly until shade improves. druggists can prepare it or mix at home with little cost. Claims to color only hair not scalp and remain non sticky or greasy.
A fragmentary notice lists Sophocles as a nearly ninety year old dramatist and cites Ajax as his oldest writing, with Carlyle and Bentham also noted for age and influence. It mentions Voltaire and a student’s joke about the American Revolution backbone, ending with a remark on a rumor about butter.
A 1905 testimonial reports dramatic relief from kidney disease after using Dodd's Kidney Pills. A Fulda Indiana man says two physicians gave up, but after finding the almanac guidance and taking a double dose, he promptly improved and remained free of the disease for fourteen years. He also claims his family benefited from using the pills.
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