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Newspaper
Alliance Herald
Location
Alliance, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1905
Page
3
A man describes severe scalp humor and hair loss being cured quickly by Cuticura Soap and Ointment. He reports hair restoration to health and ongoing use of the products, signing Fred'k Busche of New York City.
An advertising brief extols Defiance Starch as superior in quality and quantity, claiming it outperforms rivals and assures the best for families, including mention of baby use.
A man scolds a woman for not reading a contract before signing. She asserts she will pay whenever she wants, despite a clause stating payments are due on the 1st or 12th. The exchange mocks gender stereotypes as the man warns of risks with careless signing.
A self made manufacturer in Chicago’s Wicker Park district, valued by neighbors at about $500,000, declined a publicity interview. He confessed he cannot write and fears tax increases if his net worth is printed, noting society often pays for claimed wealth rather than actual holdings.
Dialogue from a New York Weekly item describes a bride urging restraint on public affection aboard a railway train, prompting the groom to consider leaving for the smoking car while she composes herself for privacy.
A discussion notes that casual exclamations such as Gee Dear me and Drat may trace to oaths invoking sacred names. It explains that many everyday phrases originate as euphemisms for God or Jesus and suggests most sugar coated profanity hides a religious origin.
A Detroit Tribune excerpt recalls an American tourist showing photos of a supposed street scene on Woodward avenue Detroit and a claim about 85,764 Turkish and Arabian brigands landing in New York City. The gag highlights cross Atlantic misunderstanding and exaggerated crime imagery.
Two large whales, a bull and a cow, appeared at Port Elizabeth in the Cape Colony drawing crowds. Fishing boats and tugs pursued. one harpooned the cow, but the whale towed the boat and escaped near three o'clock. More vessels joined the chase but could not reach striking distance.
Mrs. B. T. Gould of 014 W. Lake St Chicago Mil says Dean's Kidney Pills saved her from death of Brights Disease. She suffered eye trouble backache headaches and frequent kidney symptoms in 1903 and has been well since. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sells them for 50 cents per box. If a lawyers success depended wholly upon gift of gab there would be more woman lawyers.
An assortment of old advertisements tout Defiance Starch promising one third more for the same price and lasting performance. Included are other testimonials for health products like Piso’s Cure and Kilner nerve remedies, plus assorted tips and notices on rental ads and social morals.
A United States engineers survey shows Niagara River drops 627 feet from Lake Erie to Lake Ontario. The stream below the falls discharges 90 000 cubic feet per second and the twenty seven mile descent yields about 9 000 000 theoretical horsepower.
The Gen. Jackson vine on Mobile Bay shores about a mile north of Daphne Alabama earned its name from Gen. Andrew Jackson who pitched his tent there during his Seminole War campaign. In June 1807 the vine reportedly measured six feet one inch around at its base and was estimated to be over a century old.
In True American Style, a fire is reported near Harricean street in Baltimore and the district fire department arrives. A merchant on the first floor pushes through the crowd and hangs a sign over his door reading No interruption to business.
Lacy, on her first visit abroad, asks to visit the barnyard to learn how milk is produced and extracted from cows, expressing curiosity about the milking process after arriving at the farm.
A New York World anecdote recalls a defiant boy who resists his mother’s plan to confine him in a hencoop. He asserts he will not lay eyes on anything before the punishment, prompting a humorous family exchange.
A period era advertisement touts Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound as the solution for ovarian troubles and nervous irritability in mothers. A testimonial from Mrs. Holfmas of Brooklyn credits the remedy with relief after eight years of suffering and doctor advice.
A Nashville teen Mia Lena Smith on N Cherry Street reports chronic back pains and headaches for four years. After ten days on Peruna, pain diminished and after two months vanished, leaving her in best health and feeling ten years younger. She credits Peruna for improvement, warning catarrh weakens vitality and nervousness.
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