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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1899
Page
7
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Fragmentary notes describe Stetter's Stomach Bitters as a cure for stomach trouble and mention an Atlantic hurricane and fast trains. Advertising posters are noted as requiring stamps of varying value.Contains jagged phrasing and unclear attributions.
The advertisement extols Hood's Sarsaparilla as a purifier and strengthener for various ailments including scrofula salt rheum and rheumatism. It claims benefits across ages and both sexes and urges readers to obtain Hood's.
Notes on rail time improvements and survey methods for shortening routes between points. Reports of R N and Oregon Short Line adding a buffet smoking and dining car service on the Portland Chicago train with direct connections to Granger Union Pacific Ogden and Rio Grande.
Pleasant method and beneficial of the well known remedy Figs Syrup by KHMIA Fin Syrup Co. claims liquid laxative properties from senna and aromatic plants. It purports to strengthen and cleanse the system while easing constipation without weakening bowels. Box and price details urged to show full company name to avoid imitations. Anna Fig Syrup Co New York advertised.
Felt and pique hats are in favor this season with mannish looks. Mime Rejane in Paris wears a drab felt hat with only a ribbon band. Mlle Autocolski goes further with a soft mauve pique hat.
A description of fall hats detailing a straight brim style worn over the eyes and trimmed with delicate chiffonne. A broad reddish straw hat features a left turned edge, two deep scallops, and Louis XV bows in black velvet. Feathers, lace drapery, mousseline de soie, and rosettes are noted as trim options. stout wearers favor wide rolled borders and veiled bird of paradise feather accents.
A column fragment surveys two scam-like fund-raising methods by "dead beats" and a humorous look at slang usage and mispronunciations. It includes anecdotes of touching notes for cash, a groceryman ransom joke, and a joke about language quirks. Also referenced is a Lapland fishing record with large salmon and grilse catches.
Explanatory dialogue shows a patron noting higher porterhouse costs and smaller sizes at a Chicago restaurant. The proprietor cites beef scarcity as the cause, while a passing line on a policeman hints at continuous tension in city life.
Mrs. G. W. Palmer of Jonesville Vermont describes a long illness with stomach and bowel pain and severe weight loss. After following J. C. W. Jacobs advice to take Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People her appetite improved and she quickly regained strength gaining 80 pounds in a month.
A collection of curious quotes and brief items spans humor about language and bathing, patent medicine use, Tacoma tin workers earning 2.50 daily, eggs at 50 cents a dozen in Dawson City, mining firms using coal cutting machines rising 36 percent in 1898 with a 60 percent Pennsylvania gain, avalanche rescues where shouts fail to reach buried workers, a pastor’s energy and enterprise parable ending with a boy’s joke about millions, women advancing in British civil service while in Washington they face disfavor in government roles, a Pine Plains man punching a black snake milking his cow, the serpent attacking his leg and possibly necessitating amputation.
A Civil War veteran in Pratt county sought divorce from his first wife after learning she had remarried another man she believed dead. The case, contested by the first wife, ended with the judge granting the divorce and allowing the man to wed his long-time partner. A second note reports conscripts in Cologne developing heart disease after taking doctor recommended pills, with several physicians arrested.
An advertisement claims catarrh is a constitutional disease and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure from F J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio as the only constitutional treatment. It states internal doses, blood and mucous surface action, a $100 offer for any uncured case, and mentions Hall's Family Pills.
In a marine crisis, Danish lighthouses receive fresh oil for pumping during the storm. The supply aims to keep beacon systems active as waves lash coastlines. Weather authorities warn mariners to seek safe harbors while crews manage fuel stocks.
A collage of advertisements and notices including Allen's Foot-Ease promising instant relief for feet and ingrown nails, testimonials and mail order offer, Brazil coffee tabloids, Manila cigar industry figures, Chicago scavenger wagon bells, US pine matches usage, Kilne nerve restorer, Baker's purity stance, Piso Cure testimonial, broom-corn industry in Arcola, railroad overtime, fishing livelihoods and global catches.
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