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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1905
Page
7
W H Uplinger & Co located at 209 2nd Avenue South Seattle offers reliable help of all kinds. Free to employers on shortest possible notice. Orders wired or phoned at our expense.
The passage contrasts old village life with modern mobility. It notes how people once shared roots through family graves and local circles, while present youths seek abroad for ambition. It asks if breaking ancient ties and selfish habits explain the frequent troubles.
Reggy-I and Ethel exchange witty quips about proposals and being beside oneself. The ad style line promotes Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup as the best remedy for teething children.
A humorous exchange from the Cleveland Leader features a suitcase and a Saratoga trunk lamenting missing checks and being strapped for cash in a witty personified dialogue.
For coughs and colds there is no better medicine than Piso's Cure for Consumption. Price 25 cents. Too Good to Be True. Mamma Dame, why can't you be good little boy was good as that littl Rollo Sanford. Dicky It wouldn't be any use, manobody'd believe it. Cleveland Leader.
An advertisement invites readers to write Allen S. Olmsted of Le Roy New York for a free sample of Allen’s Foot-Ease. It claims to cure sweating and hot swollen feet and makes new or tight shoes easy. It also advertises relief for corns ingrowing nails and bunions and notes the product costs 25 cents with no substitutes.
The report lists events from Napoleonic times including Jerome Bonaparte's marriage annulment to Elizabeth Patterson, typhoid deaths among French prisoners, Bonaparte becoming king of Italy, Elbe floods, Tecumseh’s resistance to white progress, Nelson's pursuit of French and Spanish fleets, and the Chsalping republic joining the kingdom of Italy.
A compilation of brief items notes the St Nicholas blown up at Ismail, population of the United States at 11 600 000, Orvallo elected Chilean president, a damaging Washington County hurricane, Illinois internal improvements totaling 8000 in two years, four Illinois Indian tribes about 6000 strong, Concepcion declaring independence, rifle pits contested between French and Russians, British army recruiting found in New York and Philadelphia, reciprocity treaty proclamation with Great Britain, Bergen Point fireworks factory explosion killing several, Midlothian coal mine explosion with 36 of 55 miners killed, Confederate Congress adjourns, severe storms and floods in New York and Pennsylvania, President Lincoln ordered arm supply probes to hostile Indians, Maximilian and church tensions in Mexico, a New York market panic with sizable drops in gold pork flour and wheat.
Esmerelda married him for his difference from other men she knew. Geraldine now seeks divorce for the same reason.
A historical advertisement warns against mercury based cures and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure from F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio. It claims the remedy contains no mercury and works internally on blood and mucous surfaces. The notice includes testimonial style endorsements and pricing details.
Campers left a salt brine tub in autumn. next year Canadian porcupines gnawed the tub to bits and overran the site. They feasted all winter, drawn by the salt, suggesting a natural taste or acquired liking. The piece ends with a light note on a girl’s spat with her steady.
In a Cleveland Leader quip a woman’s fixed hair and an accompanying engagement ring spark gossip as spectators note a third row observer’s blunt commentary. The remark highlights social focus on appearance and marriage signals amid a crowded event.
The Senate confirmed the Hawaiian treaty as floods swamped Port Jervis New York and Wilkes Barre Pennsylvania. John Mitchel, Irish nationalist, died after his political career was disrupted. Miss Bessie Turner testified at the Tilton Beecher trial in Brooklyn. Governor Tilden accused canal mismanagement and contractor looting in New York. An explosion at Austin Powder near Cleveland killed three and fatally wounded others. Tiburelo Vasquez, California brigand, was executed in San Francisco.
British forces under General Gratium suffered an ambush by Osman Tigia’s men near Tasheen. Osman Digma’s troops attacked the English base at Hasheen, with further fighting and casualties. General Grant reportedly slept only with opiate use as throat inflammation worsened.
A quoted dialog shows a speaker contacting Gayboy's daughter, claiming frequent calls. The other person says they never meet Gayboy, cannot reach his house before 8 and depart around 2 in the morning.
New York City actress Julia Marlowe writes to The Peruna Medicine Co. expressing her thoughts in a recent letter. The communication highlights her views on the company and its products.
Julia Marlowe endorses Peruna as a nerve tonic and urges use to combat spring nerve weakness in women. The ad argues nervous fatigue stems from anemic nerve centers due to poor nutrition and says Peruna improves digestion to nourish the nerves. It invites readers to buy a bottle and contact Dr. S. B. Hartman in Columbus, Ohio for results.
An old Seattle advertisement promotes electrolysis for permanent hair removal and a range of facial treatments. It touts electric and vibratory massage for pimples, blackheads, enlarged pores, puffy eyelids and wrinkles, plus scalp treatments and cosmetics. The copy invites readers to write for a booklet and lists the address at 23 Ipler Building, Seattle.
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