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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1916
Page
3
Advertisements quote Frank Jenkins and N E McCune praising Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root with claims of curing gall stones bladder and urinary ailments. The piece includes an invitation to order a sample and a booklet, plus assorted unrelated jokes and anecdotes from the era.
An advertisement describes autointoxication from intestinal poisons, listing symptoms like fatigue and headaches. It recommends hot water, Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets, and Anuric for kidney and bladder cleansing, with quotations from Dr. Weir Mitchell and claims of curing various ailments, urging readers to buy from drug stores.
A lengthy collection of traditional holiday recipes and cooking tips describes selecting a goose, patting it dry, and roasting it with stuffing and fat drippings. It includes methods for kitchening with potatoes, onions, herbs, and a variety of stuffings, plus desserts and sauces such as coffee custard, succotash soup, corn pudding, and apple based dishes.
A Louisville Courier Journal item captures clipped, garbled phrases as a speaker laments trouble finding a suitable hotel and reflects on ownership and constraint. The fragmentary dialogue highlights frustration and a search for accommodation.
An old ad touts Cuticura skin and scalp remedies promising relief for pimples redness and roughness with a free sample by mail. A lighthearted round of the newspaper’s correspondence column has a reader asking how to prevent mustache hairs from falling out and is met with a brusque quip about brushing gently apart.
A fragmented riddle scene unfolds with a wash day hint about Ret Cross Bag Blue and whiter clothes. A condemned man sues before execution, while his wife amid questions reveals a joke about clotheslines and ropes. Edward, listening to elders, asks what an optimist is, and his grandfather explains with a gag about a man who bites you with spectacles.
A Oklahoma professor named F W Schmitz describes long standing hackache linked to Bright's Disease. After two boxes of Dodd's Kidney Pills the pain eased and he stopped treatment. A later relapse was relieved again with three boxes. He credits the remedy for lasting relief and recommends it.
A fragmented verse from a 19th century text echoes the narrator’s heartbreak over a missing partner. The lines mix names and phrases, noting Thad, Mia, and Loston Evening in a reflective mood about growth and rain’s somber mood.
A fragmentary telegram style note mentions a "meanest" figure in a playful exchange. References include a thin car, a fat plumber, and a hotel scene. It hints at a con or trick involving a silver dollar tip and a waiter misperception. Names like Vince and Syrus Eliot appear in garbled form.
A director courts a bashful aspiring star as a quirky dialogue unfolds. The would be hero Alves debates acting over a long list of daring feats while the director prods for commitment. A comic exchange ends with a sharp quip about stones and a dog, signaling a humorous origin of a new film personality.
A young man from wall Country town visits a downtown barber shop for a haircut. After repeated questions about a shampoo, he suspects the barber is trying to trick him. Eventually he discovers the barber’s aim was simply to give a shampoo.
In a brisk exchange a woman notes thehusband’s office seems quiet yet useful, serving as a place for him to go when he isn’t playing golf. The remark highlights a light domestic humor about balancing work and leisure.
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