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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1902
Page
7
The passage argues medicine's value rests on cost and effect not separately. It praises a therapy that maximizes impact per dollar by curing radically and permanently with minimal expense, asking what medicine fits that description.
An ad and miscellany of sayings encouraging Hood's Sarsaparilla as a blood purifier and cure for debility. It includes testimonials and brief jokes about children, teething, and a lynching joke from period humor.
Medical patent claim for Dr R H Kline’s nerve restorer promises relief from fits with a $2 trial bottle offered by mail from Philadelphia. Also promotes Allen’s Foot Ease powder for swollen feet and ingrown nails with 25 cent price and free samples from LeRoy New York.
The minister M. Millerand announces a general price reduction for telephone service across France. In Paris the annual rate drops from 80 to 60 dollars, and pneumatic message charges fall from 10 to 6 cents.
In Harlem Life a playful exchange recalls a balcony moment between Maud and another woman. A post freshly painted red leaves a coat sleeve marked, prompting a humorous warning about the red paint on the back of the waist.
An advertisement promotes Hall's Catharrh Cure as an internal blood purifying remedy for catarrh with testimonials available. It touts a prescription by a leading U.S. physician, claims direct action on mucous surfaces, and lists F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio as sellers at 75 cents. It also includes an obituary note for a Kansas editor born May 3 1874 who died March 19 1902 at 9 50 p.m. central time.
The Ohio State Journal notes that Jester-Dobster shows emerging artistic talent. A recent painting baffled him when he later viewed it, as he could not identify the subject, signaling a developing style and curiosity.
A line of dialogue features Mrs Black and Mr Black as a witty speaker notes that the homeliest men often attract the prettiest wives, with a playful exchange about appearances and marriage.
A loud drummer boasts his company sells more goods, claiming baby carriages as their line. A curious bystander asks what they sell while neighbors discuss Mrs Ascum and Mrs Snappe, noting Mrs Ascum’s nosiness.
The Suspicious Wife accuses her husband of gifting a worn sealskin jacket for Christmas. He downplays it as likely new, noting Santa now uses a car. She doubts he bought a secondhand garment from a cleaner in Baltimore.
A wealthy man, in a sharp rise to riches, asks a typewriter salesman for a device to aid his spelling. The salesman offers a blurring key that can blur any doubtful word, a tongue in cheek solution found in a Chicago Daily News item.
Mrs Henry Peck criticizes jokes about women giving husbands cigars as Christmas gifts. She remarks that any woman foolish enough to give such items deserves ridicule while noting Henry has left the room and is shaking hands in the hall.
Nature's Cure promotes Vogeler's Curative Compound made from vegetable ingredients by a leading medical man. The ad claims improper digestion causes most illnesses and asserts the remedy renews digestive organs and builds new blood, nerve force, vitality. Send to St Jacobs Oil Ltd Baltimore for a free sample bottle.
An early 20th century consumer ad highlights minor aches warning of chronic conditions like rheumatism gout lumbago and neuralgia. It touts St Jacobs Oil as a prompt permanent cure and stresses small cost for long term comfort and pleasure.
A cook, offended by being charged, drops her old shoes into a hot air pipe as she leaves. The shoes torment the household for about a week before the family discovers the cause of the odor and commotion.
Liady asks if the dressmaker told Mrs De Peyster Burlingame the ball costume. The modiste refuses, claiming professional secrets. The exchange notes the colonial style design and secrecy.
A mother warns against premature marriage while her 18 year old daughter insists her mind is fully formed. The exchange appears framed as light irony in Tit Bits.
The article recaps McKinley’s kindness to Cuban War Rough Riders visiting the White House. He learns a soldier’s lineage, offers a later audience, and grants a commission after a second meeting. It also notes a legendary thousand-year-old rosebush in Germany and various odds and ends from recent notices.
Minnie E McAllister of Minneapolis writes her husband judge’s wife’s testimonial praising Peruna after back and side pain. The letter warns against cheap imitations and urges ordering Peruna from Dr Hartman of Columbus Ohio.
A speaker warns a young man to avoid descendants of a famous woman when choosing a wife. The boy asks who, and the elder teases with the name Eve but hints at a different famous progeny, ending with a playful punchline.
Miss Smith recalls a doctor warning that she will never see forty. Miss Judson clarifies that the remark targets turning thirty-nine, not a serious illness.
A Washington Starg note praises Bankins for a relaxed approach to life and storytelling. It contrasts his humor with potential overwork, suggesting he stays sharp by avoiding nonstop tales while others might accuse him of overdoing jest.
The City Magnate questions Mr Hawkins about his trade. Hawkins answers with a casual flourish that he writes poetry novels and plays. The exchange appears in London Punch.
The Outlook cites Prof. John J. McCook estimating 56 896 tramps in the United States costing at least 11 090 000 dollars yearly. He argues tramp laws are fierce and unenforced and proposes reformatories for younger tramps, citing the 206 cases with varied durations of staying straight and several employers noting mixed results and some success in placing men.
A massive redwood block, polished for display, is highlighted as the centerpiece of the new forestry wing. The specimen measures over 15 feet in diameter with a bark fringe and is said to be among the finest of its kind, reflecting the giant trees threatened by lumbering.
A mother from Wisconsin voices concern over daughters suffering from irregular menstruation and urges mothers to seek Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound advice from Mrs. Pinkham's Laboratory. The letter notes prompt guidance and claimed relief for the daughter, touting the product as unrivaled for regulating monthly issues.
A witty Cleveland Plain Dealer quip notes a minister asking Biffkins for reasons for missing church. The reply has him staying home to write them, illustrating a humorous take on attendance and accountability in a small community.
Clara reflects on an awkward refusal that backfires as the suitor takes her words literally. Maude questions the meaning while Clara explains she did not intend harm, presenting a witty, candid exchange from the town column.
A brief item notes a gossiping exchange where Mrs. Crimsonbeak danced for money before marriage and, if unpaid, makes her husband dance. The quip is attributed to the Yonk ers Statesman.
An advertisement extols blood health through S S S as a root and herb tonic. It touts improved digestion nerves and circulation, claims cures for eczema boils and cancer of the breast, and invites readers to request a free medical book from The Swift Specific Co Atlanta Georgia.
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