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Comic postcard, Boy reading Home Doctor book - kidney trouble Date: 20th century
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Comic postcard, Boy reading Home Doctor book - kidney trouble Date: 20th century
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A delightful 20th-century comic postcard captures the humorous side of childhood ailments and the resourcefulness of home remedies. In this charming image, a young boy, dressed in shorts and a striped shirt, sits in a chair with a serious expression on his face as he intently reads a large, old-fashioned book titled "Home Doctor" with the subtitle "Kidney Trouble." His mother, seated nearby, watches him with an amused smile, her hand covering her mouth to stifle a giggle. The boy's bare foot with wiggling toes and a pair of glasses perched on his nose add to the playful scene. The double entendre of the title "Home Doctor" and "Kidney Trouble" adds an extra layer of fun and humor to the postcard. The image could be interpreted as the boy trying to self-diagnose and treat his own kidney issues using the information from the book, or it could be a clever nursery rhyme reference to the phrase "wee boy with a wee pig in the middle," which is a humorous way to describe someone with kidney trouble. The use of the phrase "Home Doctor" also suggests the idea of a self-taught expert or a jack-of-all-trades, which adds to the lighthearted and whimsical tone of the postcard. Overall, this charming comic postcard is a fun and humorous reminder of the quirks and joys of childhood and the imaginative ways we cope with health concerns.
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