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Newspaper
Wayne County Herald
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1899
Page
7
The Washington Star notes Grain-O as a tasty nourishing coffee substitute made from pure grafin, costing about 4 times less, available from grocers. it promises healthier children when properly prepared. A humorous exchange jokes about study and business during the conversation.
An ad notes Salzer Seed Co offering German Coffee Berry seeds and Java Coffee packages at low prices with free catalogs. The page then carries a fragments conversation about conjugal felicities and a comical exchange between Mr Spatts and Mrs Spalis, reflecting Harlem Life tone.
A fragmented dialogue wanders through hints of wounds, vanity, and sudden twists. References to San tiago and Washing ton appear in clipped exchanges, followed by a strange ad claiming Lane's Family Medicine stimulates the liver and kidneys and cures headaches at a price.
A collage of jokes and quips from a vintage humorous column. Bits include playful dialogue about Cordelia selling items to travel, a boy’s prank questions about a dog and rabbit tricks, corny corrections and wordplay, plus a burglar tale and a city joke about Hamburg's population.
John M Smyth Company in Chicago touts itself as the world’s largest furniture house with seven and a half acres of showroom space. It reports furnishing nearly three quarters of a million homes in 30 years and offers a free illustrated catalogue at wholesale prices with a return-and-refund policy. A German military critic measures modern armament by a giant Continental army column over 24 010 miles long, taking nearly a year to pass a point.
A jumble of historic drug ads warns of catarrh cures from Cheney & Co and Wm. Druggists in Toledo. Also promotes Allen’s Foot Ease for winter foot comfort and a London health warning about American chewing gum, with various local distributors and prices noted.
Try Grain O and Gratin O advertised as new grain beverages replacing coffee. Claims say children may drink safely and adults enjoy the rich brown color like Mocha or Java while avoiding stomach distress. Price listed as 10 and 25 cents per package and sold by grocers.
Fragmentary ad style text mentions frost, doctors in China with varied salaries, Kemp's Balsam claims to stop coughs, druggists offer free bottles, dangerous tonics warned, and references to tuberous plants and a rail line Queen and Crescent Route.
A collage of remedies, travel promos, endorsements, and odd notices. Claims for cures, laxatives, liniments, and cough syrups appear alongside railroad routing pitches and gifts to colleges. The fragmentary text blends advertisements and social notices with dated product pitches.
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