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Newspaper
Winthrop Sun And Visitor
Location
Winthrop, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1910
Page
7
A newspaper ad touts Munyon's Cold Cure for rapid cold relief. It claims to ease head and throat pain within moments and offers sugar pellets for 25 cents. Readers can write Munyon's Doctors in Philadelphia for free medical advice with no obligation.
An advertisement fragment promotes Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for Children teething by soothing gums reducing inflammation and calming pain. It claims wind colic relief and prices a bottle at 25 cents. A second note cites Mant stating that no vice contracts feelings like the desire to accumulates possessions.
J Fish and Ella M Fish of Mt. Vernon Kentucky recount a three month old daughter’s severe scalp eczema. After using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent for five weeks the crusts disappeared hair grew back and the child recovered fully. The family notes dramatic improvement within two weeks and no other treatment was used. October 12 1909.
An ad touts Pape's Diapepsin as a fast cure for dyspepsia and stomach trouble claiming relief within five minutes of a single dose. It markets the product for sour stomach gas indigestion and related complaints and notes low cost and wide acceptance in drug stores.
A vintage testimonial promotes Dean Kidney Pills from Foster Milburn Co claiming relief from dropsy headache and diabetes related symptoms. Mrs Brygon of Columbia Pa is cited as cured after taking the pills, priced 50 cents a box. The ad blames kidney disease for distress and urges purchase.
Mrs. Congdon and Aunt Ethel leave their ten month old with a nurse while traveling. The baby is later found missing and presumed kidnapped after a mix up at Blankville station. Paul Ashley is accused but cleared. the incident leads to a light note about future travel plans and crinoline era fashion.
The note urges mothers to examine Castoria bottles for the familiar signature as a trusted remedy for infants. It mentions J Pierpont Morgan praising advertising at Cincinnati dinners during a church congress and repeating his line that a dealer who does not advertise risks the sheriff doing it for him.
A Denver physician mocked Bible miracles at a dinner, saying Lazarus could not be raised today. Reverend Herbert Tresham, a Biblical scholar, replied that modern medical science has progressed beyond such events.
Dialogue shows a patient saying a tonic would give a remarkable appetite while admitting he eats only one cracker per week. The doctor counters that even so, that would be remarkable.
A simple herbal mixture is advertised to combat rheumatism and kidney trouble. The recipe combines Fluid Extract Dandelion, Compound Karyon, and Compound Syrup of Sarsaparilla with dosing after meals and at night. Officials cite hospital tests showing kidney cleansing and symptom relief, urging sufferers to prepare at home or have a pharmacist assist.
The editor rejects buying poetry despite the poet’s earnest appeal. The 60 year old writer, thin and gaunt, argues he only seeks a niche in the Hall of Fame, not money, tongue in cheek about the paper's policy.
A reflective line compares gold refined in fire to character, noting that hardship reveals hollow friends and proves who remains steadfast. The proverb implies adversity exposes true loyalty and character in relationships.
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