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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1916
Page
6
A contrived health tip urges readers to drink hot water with limestone phosphate each morning to cleanse the digestive tract and improve complexion. The piece claims internal sanitation exceeds external cleansing and targets women with skin imperfections, promising clear skin in one to two weeks.
A homeowner notes that even a galvanized root on a house benefits from insurance coverage. The remark emphasizes prudent protection and financial safeguards for structural updates.
An Osceola Wisconsin resident, M. A. Page, writes dated February 16, 1916, that after years of kidney trouble he used Dodd's Kidney Pills and has remained in good health at age seventy two, able to work. He credits continued use at the time of treatment and notes the product costs 50 cents per box. The ad also promotes Dodd's Dyspepsia Tablets at 60 cents and La Creole Hair Dressing as a youth-preserving remedy.
A 76 year old reader, Mrs N M Fitat, extols Dr Pierce’s Anuric from Invalids' Hotel Buffalo NY, claiming it cured backache rheumatism and kidney issues. The note promotes Anuric as a potent new remedy dissolving uric acid and improving urinary problems.
A society portrait notes a man described as very polished and poised for social prominence. The Boston Evening Transcript frames him as a refined figure whose demeanor elevates he and his engagements within high society circles.
War era hospitals have ordered Allen's Foot-Ease to ease tired feet among troops. The powder is used in shoes or foot baths for rest and comfort, making walking easier. Sold everywhere with advertising tone and playful exchanges about dancing.
Many school children suffer due to delicate health and feverishness. Mother Gray’s Sweet Powders for Children promise quick relief by aiding digestion and liver function. Also advertised as a worm remedy and widely used by mothers for three years. Sample free from Mother Gray Co. Le Roy, N. After Election hoax warns against betting losses.
An advertisement touts La Creole Hair Cream as a solution for gray or harsh hair to restore beauty and luster for $1.00. The text also includes a brief fiction line about Miss Seveleaf planning to marry one man in a thousand, followed by a character’s quip.
In the spring now is the time to use Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery in tablet or liquid form to restore stomach health, improve digestion, regulate the bowels, and purify blood. It is alcohol free with ingredients printed on the wrapper and touted as a blood maker and nerve tonic with no adverse aftereffects. Neighbors reportedly recommend the remedy for stronger body and brain.
The State Pure Food Commission plans an inquiry into alleged over alcohol in lemon extract sold in rural Illinois dry areas. It cites itinerant medicine peddlers and samples that tempt thirsty householders, while officials warn the extract may exceed standards and hinder enforcement.
A compact study of Saul of Tarsus detailing his physical vigor as a Pharisee, his violent opposition to Jesus, and his legalism. It traces his dramatic conversion on Damascus Road, his obedience, prayer, vision, and commission to preach to Romans Gentiles and Jews, along with the Spirit’s empowering filling before baptism, and his early Damascus and Jerusalem service.
Bolivar Missouri ladies Mrs M J Porter Mrs J Sacques and Mrs M B Ferrer praise Vap O Rub as a safe outside treatment for children. They cite its twofold action vapor inhalation and skin absorption aiding head colds catarrh asthma bronchitis and skin inflammations. Endorsements mention sore throat rheumatism and sunburn with price sizes 25c 50c or 1.00.
A quip about the danger of small missteps and misfortune. The saying likens life’s gaps to slips between the cup and lip and jokes that Adam’s apple was placed as a reminder of a neck injury.
An advertising blurb claims La Creole Hair Dressing darkens hair in a natural way without dye and markets Pride at $1.00. The copy contrasts imitation with originality and includes odd phrases about a woman’s train and constant trouble seekers.
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