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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1919
Page
9
Chicago reports a surge in bridal veils and wigs as war surpluses subside. Lace georgette and silk nets replace plain satin for brides while traveling bags, trunks, and luxury housewares rise with postwar travel and factory reopenings. Wigs demand soars, blamed on influenza and returning workers.
Advertisement from Wangler Brothers druggists touts Lavoptik eye wash as a blend of witchhazel camphor and hydrastis to relieve eye strain. A customer reports restful feeling after one application and a young man and his mother say they benefitted. A small bottle is guaranteed to aid any weak inflamed eyes.
Willis Browning of Pattonsburg Missouri urges others with bilious attacks to try Chamberlain's Tablets. He reports his wife used a bottle a year ago and was cured of a bad bilious attack and long standing constipation.
To Mr and Mrs Bert S Strayer Black Hawk township May 22 a daughter Virginia May To Mr and Mrs Peter Madsen Cedar Falls June 1 four daughters To Mr and Mrs Harold H Fuller 829 Lime May 29 a daughter Evelyn Elvina To Mr and Mrs Newton R Evans 912 Linden May 26 a daughter Margaret Beatrice
A Detroit based advertisement touts Fame hair tonic as a full twelve ounce bottle selling at 35 cents or one dollar. It claims to attack seborrhea reducing dandruff while stopping hair loss and itching. The copy emphasizes no alcohol, a glossy healthy head, and daily family use through Hansen & Hansen Henderson Drug Co as special Fame agents.
A vintage health ad touts physique and vigor for all ages stressing kidneys as the weak point. It urges men to start now, promising restored energy, tone, and endurance with two daily capsules of GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil, money-back if no help, available in three sealed package sizes.
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