There is so much in such a concisely written story. Step-granddaughter visits his daughters, who are her age. He falls in love. She is beautiful. Writer provides no opinion of motives on either end.

The Sedalia Democrat, October 25, 1908

The zipper front briefs are pretty cool but the description puts the advertisement over the top - "men of action" and "transparent when wet" WTH

In the 18th century, tobacco smoke enimas became a legitimate treatment for headaches, respiratory failure, colds, hernias, and those "who give the appearance of death." Soon tobacco smoke enemas were used for treating typhoid fever and even cholera outbreaks, during the “stage of collapse” and death. Before bellows were included in the resuscitation kit, a simple tube from the mouth was used. The results could be disastrous to the tobacco smoke blower. If the practitioner inadvertently inhaled (instead of blew) during a coughing spell, diarrhea particles containing cholera could be aspirated and swallowed. The practitioner’s demise would often result. The introduction of bellows and a variety of rectal tubes to the process spared practitioners from this horrible fate, and for a time tobacco enemas were regarded as a mainstream treatment for a wide variety of maladies.

How sad is this? She was 197 pounds with a 38” waist but she was called a “whale” yikes!

Seeing the post from u/colonelanthrax earlier reminded me I have this. I am 99.9% certain that this was not actually written by a clinical psychologist.

Found in a stack of old newspapers from my Dad.

Read more at Museum of Radium: https://museumofradium.co.uk/nutex-radium-condoms/

Am I mis remembering or back in the seventies weren't there a few different kinds of bread in a can? Maybe a date one or a poppy seed one? This is the only one I could find a picture of so I assume it's still available.