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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1903
Page
7
An advertisement extols Hood's Sarsaparilla as a superior blood purifier and tonic based on a proven prescription that cured incurable cases. It claims effectiveness for scrofula eczema psoriasis and all humors plus catarrh rheumatism indigestion and fatigue and urges readers to start taking it today. The piece includes a humorous quotation about missing buttons and a photo with captions.
A grocery man tells a witty tale about a politician, prompting a sharp remark from an disappointed office seeker who declares that there are no certain politicians. The banter centers on skepticism toward political certainty.
The text notes a shift in how Mrs Parvenue is described as poor she was known as a great talker but after becoming rich she is called a brilliant conversationalist highlighting the change in opinion from plain talk to refined dialogue.
Readable snippets describe basket making in Germany with about half a million workers and weekly wages for skilled labor. The fragment includes a children’s anecdote, a 1886 catarrh cure oath by Frank J. Cheney, and miscellaneous ads for health products, bath salts, and investments in the Pacific Vacuum Ice Company with shares offered at one dollar.
A whimsical exchange features an umbrella claiming it is most useful when used up, prompting curiosity from a walking stick. The dialogue plays on the idea that usefulness can come from depletion, in a humorous, personified moment.
An anonymous letter from Bowling Green Kentucky dated March 24 1902 describes a long illness described as contagious blood poison. The writer details failures of Hot Springs therapy and mercury treatment before claiming complete cure after using 8.8.8 for six months and continued use to ensure permanency.
President Wilson at a Brooklyn celebration lauded the American aptitude for self government and organization. He praised the motive of religious faith, stressed freedom of association, warned against centralized one man rule, and urged broader university education to solve national issues.
A miscellany of curiosities and claims from distant lands and eras. Observations range from sea level speculation to watchmaking in ivory, alpine crosses, clever Chinese textile tricks, and Parisian black mail pigeons. The piece also notes linguistic quirks of Bushmen, and social notes on weddings and in‑laws.
An old age appeal promotes Peruna as a catarrhal tonic. It features Isaac Brock of Texas at 114 praising the remedy and cites testimonials from Major Frank O Mahoney, Rev J N Parker, and Mrs F E Little about improvements in hearing, digestion, and vitality. The ad invites readers to write to Dr Hartman in Columbus Ohio for advice.
Glass bricks are increasingly used and may soon replace marble or granite for statues in public places as they resist weather corrosion longer.
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