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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1902
Page
7
The piece argues medicine should be judged by cost and effect, measuring value by how much it helps per dollar. It claims the best medicine is the one that cures most people at the least expense, emphasizing radical and permanent relief.
Advertisements extoll Hood's Sarsaparilla as a blood purifier curing pimples eczema fatigue and debility. A variety of jokes and notices follow including household tips and a note on Russian miners in England amid labor agitation.
Local applications cannot reach the disease yet catarrh is described as blood or constitutional. The remedy Hall's Catarrh Cure is claimed to work internally on blood and mucous surfaces and is presented as a legitimate prescription by a top physician. Testimonials available. price 75 cents. sold by druggists. Also mentions a new Chinese bishopric and Russia’s stance on independence.
An Anglo-Brazilian expedition is being fitted in England to locate a buried treasure on a small volcanic islet in the South Atlantic about 20 to 29 degrees. E F Knight, once with the Alerte expedition, describes a palm sized island now contested by Brazil the UK and the United States. Knight says he found the treasure but could not bring it away and hid it again. He doubts the expedition will recover it but asserts the treasure is substantial with tall candlesticks and gold.
Advertisement touts Vogeler's Curative Compound as a purely vegetable remedy by a leading medical figure. It claims improper digestion causes most illnesses and asserts the product renews digestion, blood, nerves, and vitality. A free sample bottle is offered by St. Jacobs Oi Ltd, Baltimore.
A vintage ad describes minor pains like backache sprain and headache leading to chronic issues. It touts St Jacobs Oil as a prompt and permanent cure with a call for caution and small cost, promising years of pleasure against pain.
Mars has two tiny moons, Phobos and Delthos, each under ten to fifteen miles across. Phobos orbits west to east and completes a revolution in seven hours thirty nine minutes, while Delthos turns in thirty hours fifteen minutes and rises in the east. Phobos lies about 3,180 feet from Mars’ surface. Also noted is the carrier pigeon’s unusual eating pattern during long flights, refusing food at first, then drinking water, sleeping, and later eating in moderation.
A mother urges better care for daughters health noting common ignorance. Mrs August Pfalzgraf of Wisconsin reports her daughter’s two year irregular menstruation and pain improved after Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound guidance and treatment. The piece extols the remedy as unmatched for regulating female monthly troubles.
In the Ohio State Journal a dialogue reveals Miss Reeder accepting an apology after a quarrel. Puck characters muse on reading habits and daily life as they discuss a book released recently.
A dated passage describes a prank where a glass that rings clear is struck by a louder octave higher shout. The glass, held before the mouth, shatters due to the amplified air pressure and the glass’s insufficient strength to resist the force.
In 1900 the Eiffel Tower will transfer to the city of Paris ownership and be repurposed to house the meteorological bureau. The move marks the structure’s transition from a public exhibit to a civic weather facility under city control.
A World era study outlines how internal magma meets ocean water, generating steam that blasts the volcano top. Competing views split whether water is the initial trigger or a reinforcement, with Krakatoa and Pelee cited as examples of steam-driven eruptions and explosive shocks.
The article recalls Thomas Prentis Massachusetts born US consul at St Pierre and family losses in Martinique disaster. It outlines his earlier postings Mauritius and Rouen Batavia, a tense transfer with James Campbell and McKinley, and his eventual appointment to St Pierre in 1900. Also notes a surviving Chicago son and the couple’s other children who perished.
The Chesterfield parish church steeple is nicknamed the corkscrew for its pronounced twist caused by sun damage to wood and iron. Similar leaning steeples exist in Barnstable and Bristol, but Chesterfield shows the strongest distortion and is called the oddest tower in the United Kingdom alongside Pisa.
The Belgian penal system allows inmates to smoke only as a reward for good conduct. This policy ties smoking access to behavioral standards within prisons.
Mrs Judge WeAllister of Minneapolis writes of relief from a six year stomach and side pain after using Peruna. She notes dramatic improvement within a week and full recovery after seven weeks. The letter warns against counterfeit catarrh remedies and urges readers to obtain Peruna only from a registered dealer.
Fragmentary text questions German hay production and possible slave labor in East African colonies. Mentions a village supplying a number of inhabitants to the government or location, with unclear terms and no definite events or names readable.
The advertisement touts a blood cleansing remedy made from roots and herbs with no minerals. It claims to improve circulation, digestion, and nerves, and to cure skin troubles and various ailments. Testimonials from Urbana Ohio, Cape May New Jersey, and Florence South Carolina are cited, urging readers to request a free book and medical advice.
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