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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1903
Page
7
Advert reads Biodoros The Life Giver as the age defining discovery. Orange Jacobs former Congress and Supreme Court member endorses it claiming strong health benefits. Seattle residents testify to its curing powers and a one dollar monthly treatment is offered by Biodoros Co Beattie Wash for ingestion.
Regular Friday auctions at 1 p.m. feature horses cattle harness and all kinds of vehicles on commission. Norries Honest Sold and Exchanged Daily. N T Jolife proprietor phone Bull 1651 at Seattle address 1212 Western Ave.
A dramatic speech contrasts Roman slaves’ plight with a call to rebellion. A speaker condemns tyranny, recalls a slain brother, and urges Romans to reclaim liberty as Mary Russell Mitford and James M. Sayle provide a starry poem interlude.
War correspondent Stephen Bonsal analyzes in a New York Herald piece the spread of personal crisis mania among troops in the Philippines. He notes alcohol and native poisons contribute, but isolation and strain drive many cases, sometimes leading to murder or suicide. he cites a prominent officer’s tragic decline in Luzon after duty.
A garrison captain wounded six, two fatally, after a night of mutiny and sudden assault. Fire from his quarters sparked a fierce counterattack led by the first sergeant, as insurgents infiltrated the town and the captain died during a final clash.
In the eighty mile radius of Simla native artisans continue to hammer locally made iron on stone anvils amid British occupation. A married man and a coy woman are mocked in a wry vignette about social postures.
Miss Axley Bailey of Atlanta Georgia recounts relief from three years of ovarian inflammation after avoiding surgery by using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She says two bottles improved her condition, led to eighteen pound weight gain, and overall good health, though a $5000 forfeit is claimed to prove genuineness of the letter.
An advertisement touts Hellas Cetarrh Cure claiming constitutional action for an array of ailments and offers a hundred dollar reward for failed results. Also promotes Pills and other remedies with brief health claims and several product instructions.
The piece notes two English scientists arguing over changing seasons. Macdowell forecasts wetter periods peaking around 1911 while Lockyer links weather to sunspots predicting a wet spell by 1913. It also parodies others and cites absurdities about taxes, umbrellas, and Uncle Sam’s large income versus Rockefeller.
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