March 12, 1919, Neenah Daily Times
Good "prescription" from a bowling alley "doctor" downtown. Although some of his claims are a bit suspicious (digestion of an ostrich?), one can take it to heart that any period of time spent in recreation will do a man good, even if he does succumb to the nicotine delights Mr. Liber has for sale. And since this was a time when physicians would literally advocate cigarette smoking in various advertisements of the day, it all fits together nicely, I think.
Things have changed. There is no mention of having alcohol at the bowling alley. That has been considered "standard equipment" ever since I can remember.
ReplyDeleteProhibition was ratified by the states in January 1919, right before this ad. But it did not go into effect until January 1920. Perhaps Mr. Liber was an early adapter.
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