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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1902
Page
6
An advertisement claims Hood's Sarsaparilla purifies the blood to cure skin eruptions and itching from Keema or Salt Rheum. It asserts the topical symptoms disappear once the blood is purified and urges readers to accept no substitute.
Rocky Ford Colorado mayor Swink will display his extensive bee operation at the St Louis World’s Fair. He plans to use about 640 hives to create a miniature Colorado State House with 5.5 million bees working from opening to closing. Mothers are advised by Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for teething infants. A Boston Journal correspondent cites a clergyman’s funeral remark contrasting pain of teething with parting from friends.
A writer condemns public filth and squalor across streets docks riversides and bridges in the United States, arguing the nation ranks with Turkey rather than England or Germany in this respect and calling for reform.
Shake into your shoe for comfort. A powder that makes tight or new shoes feel easy. Cures sweating callous tired and aching feet. Sold by all druggists. Price 25c. Trial package mailed free address Allen Olmsted Le Roy N Y.
A Cohoes resident questions golf's royal status noting lack of court play and arguing it contradicts the constitution and flag. The speaker cites personal history and local family context in Norwich New York.
The speaker comments on the prevalence of lynching and suggests that many victims die by others' hands before they can self harm. He states his belief that some individuals are killed through lynching before they can act to end their own lives.
A narrator presents a patient doctor exchange about time dragging and a request for a note to cover future income. The dialogue includes a pun about an old acrobat as Sandy asks what the lady said, and Billy replies with a woodpile joke.
The article describes eczema as caused by an acid humor in the blood contacting the skin. It details redness inflammation pustular eruptions discharging a sticky fluid that dries into scales. It notes hardness dryness fissures and extreme itching and burning despite salves and washes.
Abraham Slimmer of Waverly Iowa plans to donate most of his wealth to charity and has already turned his $50,000 residence over to the Sisters of Mercy for use as a hospital. The 73 year old bachelor vows to give away all his fortune, estimated from 1 to 10 million, in coming years. He bases gifts on recipients raising matching funds and acts without solicitation.
A profile recalls Abraham Slimmer of Waverly as the state’s likely wealthiest man, born in Germany, who built fortune in lumber and sawmills and donated to hospitals and homes for the aged while keeping his name private. His gifts include about 100000 to a Chicago home for aged Jews and 10000 to Cedar Rapids Sisters of Mercy. A planned 25000 offer to Waterloo for a hospital failed. He is praised as scrupulously honest and beloved in the community. Private Murphy’s parable ends with a comic quip about a tidy regiment. King Khoulasonkorn of Siam is noted for electric palace improvements and multilingual ability. A wedding custom is described with the groom kissing the bride.
A letter from O Bertoletto captain of the Italian barque Lincelles praises Peruna after claiming two bottles cured his chronic stomach catarrh. The note urges others to seek Dr Hartman’s free advice if results are lacking. Enormous cheese imports and a string of light anecdotes follow in the page.
In a collage of wry exchanges and comic quips, the page features playful dialogue about manners and etiquette, a joke about a centipede seeking relief from rheumatism, and social remarks from figures like Miss Cayenne and a Washington Star anecdote. It folds light humor into genteel social commentary.
A judge recalls two men who prepare to face an unknown outcome after a stark exchange. They descend to the stairs and share a final meal, agreeing it was no worse than usual, before confronting the worst.
A quirky exchange centers on a man ejecting everyone from a large apartment building. He rents a ballroom and uses sulphur fumes to clean last year s straw. A wife wanted a pug. a groundhog was bought instead to dig its own grave.
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