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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1903
Page
7
An 19th century advertisement claims Hood's Sarsaparilla prepares the stomach to eat, adds relish to meals, aids digestion and cures stomach troubles while building up the system.
A fragmented page advertises Dr. Kline's Great Nerve Restorer with a trial offer and notes on carrot preparation, plus raspberry vinegar, soothing syrups for teething, a book by F Hopkinson Smith titled The Under Dog, and assorted patent medicines. It includes endorsements and directions for consumption, plus notices from druggists about Hall's Catarrh Cure and related products.
A long column discusses inflaming political terms and the danger of word bias, then praises Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with a testimonial from Mrs. Laura L Barnes of Washington DC. It also includes cooking notes on fish and quinces, plus literary notices and book recommendations.
A historic tale links lemon's rise in England to royal feasts honoring Anne Boleyn and Henry VIII. The piece notes coronation celebrations, civic banquets in Lennon, and a famed episode where a lemon's value was recorded at six silver pennies.
A midshipman's reminiscence recalls 93 days aboard Xenophon in the South Seas with extreme thirst. The crew endured a one pint per day water ration, consumed vinegar and salt water, and finally reached San Blas with the return of water. They averaged one mile per hour for the last seventy-seven days before relief.
After awakening Rip Van Winkle returns to his town and is questioned about his long sleep. A wag in German jokes about his untrimmed nails revealing his deception, prompting people to drive him back into the mountains.
A fragmentary piece blends a humorous critique of public servants with a vintage sponge cake recipe. It outlines mixing sugar flour and baking powder, beating eggs, adding water, folding in whites, and baking about forty minutes, reflecting a bygone kitchen guide tone.
The letter from ex U S Senator M C Butler praises Peruna for dyspepsia and stomach trouble. The ad promotes Hartman Sanitarium and claims Peruna cures catarrh anywhere including the stomach, head or throat without artificial digestion. It frames catarrh as the root cause and extols Peruna as a universal remedy.
Leonardo da Vinci’s famed painting in Santa Maria Milan is hopelessly ruined by damp decay in the wall. The works had been repainted over time but the original is now lost, leaving only Da Vinci’s guiding sketches for reference.
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