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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1898
Page
7
A fragmented 19th century notice mixes medical claims about oil curing rheumatism neuralgia lumbago sciatica sprains and bruises. The garbled excerpt references a bizarre watch collection linked to Mary Seaton and mentions a saloon of historical figures and a Darrow-like railway anecdote, then shifts to unrelated topics about expenditures and advertising notices.
Mrs A W Laura of 59 Summersford Me reports relief after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for years of female disorders. She says first bottle was magical and symptoms vanished. Letters from other women praise the remedy for backache womb pain headaches and regained vitality.
A quirky collection of social observations on wives husbands and love. The speaker jokes that women are often wiser than men and that trust and appearances shape relationships with playful stereotypes throughout.
An advertisement extols Hood's Sarsaparilla as a blood purifier and cure all, promising toxin removal and systemic cleansing. It touts Hood's as America’s greatest machine for health, urging readers to buy pills for 24 cents.
A Boer War period note describes a handmade cannon built for use against the English. The inventor stands beside the weapon, presenting the device as a Boer creation for the conflict.
The description notes that the so called weapon is not a deadly firearm but an ordinary tire iron and wagon parts. It explains that the gun is mounted on a carriage formed from the rear of a bullock wagon and resembles components used with large wagon wheels.
An eastern company will exhibit a new gymnasium and road machine described as a bicycle and rowing apparatus propelled by oarlike attachments. The device enables propulsion steering bias gearing and bell operation without moving the hands from the position.
A long list of varied notes covers a pet cat of Captain Clark of the Oregon named Old Muggins. The white cat from Hong Kong with violet and yellow eyes was a gift from Chinese court members.
Farmers fear wheat price drop may trigger losses. Nostrum cures and tonics are pitched, including Hostetter’s stomach medicine and Dr Punixhner’s Oregon Blood Purifier. A dental hypodermic nitrogen cure for consumption is claimed. Women bicyclists’ health debate is featured with Bertha Reed’s anemia recovery via Dr Williams’ Pink Pills.
The text mentions the Grand Falls of Labrador carving an 80 mile chasm and includes assorted lines from a variety of topics. It references neuralgia relief with St Jacobs Oil, cocoanut copra production, Schilling's tea and baking powder, and a Venice cafe open for 150 years.
An editorial style note touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as a universal remedy for catarrh and claims a $1000 test promise. It mentions J Cheney & Co of Toledo and urges readers to request testimonials, while also advertising Linis Family Pills and local machinery dealer Joe Poole in Portland Oregon. It ends with a trivia claim about brain weight comparing China to Europe and Scotland.
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