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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1919
Page
5
An old city advertisement touts a skin beautifier using ordinary oats with a Derwillo product. It claims rapid, harmfree results for a smooth rosy complexion and lists druggists and stores offering a money back guarantee.
For years druggists have noted Swamp-Root's strong record as a kidney and bladder remedy. Advertisers claim it is a physician’s prescription quality product. Sample bottle offer and 10 cent test mail-in request are included with address in Binghamton and mention of The Wilmington Dispatch.
Mr A A Rover of Walnut Grove reports his wife, once plagued by digestive trouble, liver inactivity, dizziness, constipation, headaches, and weakness, has improved after taking Creco. He says she is a different person and that pains have vanished. Creco sold by druggists and advertised via Hardin's Drug Store in Wilmington.
Advertisement copy promotes Freezone for removing hard skin and calluses on feet. Claims tiny bottle costs only a few cents and quickly lifts tough spots with drops and gentle peeling, leaving pink healthy skin without irritation.
Chicago faces a bitter municipal primary with ten days left as William Hale Thompson seeks renomination on the Republican ticket. Cap tain C E Merriam and Harry Olson jockey for the nomination while Robert M Sweitzer seeks the Democratic nod. John Fitzpatrick heads the Independent Labor Party bid.
Washington report notes national forests drew over 3 000 000 visitors who spent as much as 25 hours each camping hunting fishing and enjoying scenery. If admission priced at 10 cents an hour, government revenue would have reached 7 500 000 last year.
An old advertisement claims Ely's Cream Balm clears nasal passages, relieves head colds and catarrh, and provides instant relief by soothing swollen mucous membranes. Small bottle recommended to druggists for fast, fragrant antiseptic relief.
The forestry commission report shows about 12,000,000 acres of timber value in New South Wales. The state forests under the forestry act rose by 1,338,240 acres to 4,822,627, with 2,015 more resumed. Extensive surveying, management plans, planting, and natural regeneration projects followed, while shipping limits hit export but local timber trade stayed brisk and native woods saw rising demand as imports declined by about 550,000 in value.
New members of the house of commons begin lessons on parliamentary practices. Col. Sanders, treasurer of the king's household, acts as teacher to curb campaign speech habits such as addressing audiences as friends. Speakers are reminded to address remarks to the chair.
Demobilization department plans schools for war brides and soldiers’ fiancées in many cities. Courses include domestic science food chemistry marketing and child care with all expenses paid. Over 400000 eligible wives and fiancées, schools aim to train women to be helpful wives and create self supporting social experiments.
Washington reports that virtually all states in the middle west and west will be quarantined after officials find the common barberry harbors a disease.
An advertisement urges readers to obtain a Hyomei apparatus from Srersiat and breathe the antiseptic to relieve catarrh. It promises fast relief, notes the treatment soothes inflamed membranes in the lungs, and warns the ailment can be dangerous and may lead to consumption.
Secretary Houston proposes a quarantine to prohibit the interstate movement of barberry to prevent repeats of past grain crop losses from black stem rust affecting wheat oats barley rye and other grains.
An advertisement promotes Hemroid as a safe internal treatment for piles. It argues external care fails and claims Dr J S Leonhardt developed the remedy after testing in 1000 cases. The pill is sold by druggists including Bellamy's with a satisfaction guarantee.
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