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Newspaper
Albion New Era
Location
Albion, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1908
Page
6
The Evening Wisconsin of Milwaukee publishes eight attractive souvenir post cards in five colors featuring animals at the Washington Park Zoo. A set mailed for 12 cents to The Evening Wisconsin Post Card Dept Milwaukee.
Mrs Frank Abbott of Fulton Oswego County writes that after eight months of eczema sores her one year and a half old daughter suffered an eye ulcer. Three doctors failed, but Cuticura Treatment cost $1 and within a week all sores disappeared though eyesight could not be restored.
In a chapel service a man accidentally lit a pocket wax matches box causing a small commotion as neighbors tried to help him. The minister, sight-impaired, misreads the scene and quips about the noise while urging the hymn Sometimes a Light Surprises.
A mid century motivational note urges high standards and full effort. It argues that attitude shapes work quality, character, and self respect, warning that half hearted effort ruins personal progress and success.
A reader describes how nervous headaches eased after switching to Postum Food Coffee and notes a friend who improved after proper preparation. The letter claims coffee was banished from their homes and praises the product from Battle Creek Michigan with a booklet recommendation.
Major Tobias Clutterbuck and Ezra Girdlestone plot through readers and rooms in London as the African merchants Girdlestone & Co. face implied ruin. Von Baumser foresees collapse within months and a looming shakeup in the firm’s future.
Chicago jurist Judge Peter S. Grosscup warns that corporate control of the people's wealth threatens the republic. He cites rising prosperity yet stagnant business, urging Illinois and U.S. action to enforce trusteeship and curb fraud in corporate finance.
A translated comic vignette depicts Thusband and Wife in a quarrel about delays at a station. They blame each other for missing the next train, the Wife accusing the Thusband of rushing and the Thusband blaming his companion’s toilet routine.
A milliner declares one hat more becoming as it conceals the face better. A note mentions a carriage horse in Australia costing 209 dollars, quadruple the price from fifteen years ago.
A World editorial rallys around tariff reform and the candidacy of John A. Johnson while warning Bryan remains likely nominee. Republicans like Ankeny and Elkins criticize tariff tinkering as the party divides on protection versus free trade. The piece cites editorials and opinions from American Economist and Johnstown Republican as supporting caution toward free trade shifts.
A humorous exchange shows a bride joking that after marriage they will live on bread and kisses, while the groom quips he dislikes bread, highlighting light domestic humor in the dialogue.
The piece argues that the worst of financial panic has passed and confidence is returning. It cites the copper corner fallout, bank suspensions, and loan contractions as key causes of fear, then notes money flowing back to banks, railroads planning improvements, and factories resuming normal operation. It highlights 40,000 workers to be employed in Pittsburg iron districts on January 6 and asserts a prosperous year with high exports and strong farm value.
The article contrasts cheap hides with the call to remove protective duty to aid shoe factories in Massachusetts and beyond. It notes a half price drop, hopes for factory revival, and comments on farmers’ groups and tariff debates. It also critiques Wallace's canning industry views and cites a large canned goods order as context.
A dialogue from a family scene centers on a daughter turning 30 and regret over her parents wedding timing. The indulgent father asks for a single ungranted wish and the daughter replies that she wishes they had postponed their marriage by ten years.
A timid suitor asks about parental forgiveness for an elopement. The maid responds that forgiveness hinges on haste, saying if they are not too long about it, their union may be allowed. The exchange ends with cautious optimism and a wry, hopeful tone.
In Montmartre Paris a desolate pianist Margay, once married to a beautiful woman who left him, followed his estranged wife into a cafe on Boulevard de Clichy. He played a funeral dirge and the Dead March before stabbing himself to death at the doorway, amid stunned patrons.
An advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as an internal remedy that treats catarrh by acting on the blood and mucous surfaces. It markets testimonials and bills itself as a non quack medicine prescribed by leading physicians. The note urges sales through Druggists and mentions Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
A weary man returns from holidays and struggles up to the waiting room, while a kind elder offers help. A station anecdote and humorous clippings about cemetery placement and a quip on bromine cold medicine follow, reflecting era newspaper miscellany.
Badger laments the aftereffects of a day of fun saying the worst part is needing about two days to forget it. The sour mood contrasts with a brief, wry observation about leisure.
Mrs A Gregory of 2355 Lawrence St Denver writes that after years of invalid status and a failed operation Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound restored her health. The letter urges other sick women to try the remedy citing relief from backache bearing down pains and periodic pains. Mrs Pinkham invites letters for advice from Lynn Mass.
An old health product note touts a vest pocket medicine box containing six candy tablets described as Cas carets. The tablet action is likened to exercise for the bowels and liver, claimed to be gentle and non purgative unlike bile drivers or oily laxatives. The fragment ends noting a thin round cornered little item.
The ad argues constipation and indigestion stem from weak intestinal muscles. Cascarets purportedly stimulate bowel contractions like exercise, easing digestion and reducing future dose needs. It promotes a portable West Pocket box 10 cents and insists on genuine CCC stamped tablets from Sterling Remedy Company.
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