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Newspaper
Alliance Herald
Location
Alliance, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1903
Page
7
Hon David Meekison once mayor and congressman, famed in Ohio for founding the Meekison Bank of Napoleon, speaks of his long battle with catarrh. The era's remedy Peruna is praised by Dr Hartman and a free book on winter catarrh is offered.
A compact promotional line urging readers to request the Peruna Almanac from their local drugstore. It emphasizes a no-cost publication to inform customers about health and household topics associated with the Peruna brand.
Emma Stagg agrees to join Harold on a three week trip to visit Eleanor at Clavering College. The plan follows Eleanor’s pursuit of a tutoring post and a strained family history, with Emma curious about the West yet wary of Eleanor’s choices. The trip signals a reunion after years of distance and tension within the Stagg family.
Eleanor Baldwin is elected president of Clavering College Illinois at a special meeting, a move praised by some for her ability and pluck while drawing mixed feelings from Emma Bragg and Harold Stag. The party visits the campus to view College House and grounds, with Eleanor coy about accepting the post.
A Shanghai court sentenced a Chinese striker engineer to 100 brown and two weeks imprisonment for leaving his employer without due notice. The strike idled launches and forced fitters from machine shops to replace them, while seven other engineers faced warrants. Unions in the Orient appear to lack strong footholds.
A Missouri court and an Irish judge are cited for odd rulings classifying animals in bizarre ways. The article notes bees, frogs, ponies, and horses as various livestock or non livestock, suggesting legal wisdom is sometimes quirkily inconsistent.
An old advertisement touts Brown Quinine Tablets as a cold remedy and laxative with a price of 25 cents. It also sells a claim that meeting a worthless man will reveal a sure cure for corns, using humorous wordplay about “doughnuts.”
An advertiser claims Defiance Starch outperforms rival cold water starches offering 16 ounces per package at the same price as 2 ounce brands. A customer letter from Ocean Grove praises its quality and quantity while noting stock concerns. The ad also promotes Piso’s Cure for Consumption and a matrimonial quip about mother’s criticism.
A shorthand feature from L. L. Martin, CEO, notes silence as a substitute for wisdom. Mrs. Winslow's soothing remedy for teething children claims to ease pain and wind colic, with a remark about tipping a waiter.
In British Columbia a flourishing town of Naniame on Vancouver Island reportedly has no municipal taxes except a land value levy. The miners town follows the single tax doctrine with premises occupied or not taxed equally. The London syndicate’s favorable terms for coal and land help make “three acres and a cow” and home ownership common.
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