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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1904
Page
3
A humorous tale recalls a cub reporter compiling Danville's speech for early copy. Interjected as it was, his caption and copy misaligned causing a banquet night scramble. The piece also notes local shopper trends and advertising value in small towns.
Mrs Sarah Marine of Colorado Springs credits Dean's Kidney Pills with curing years of severe backache and kidney problems. She reports rapid improvement within a week and full health after two boxes, praising the product and noting its availability for 50 cents. The note also mentions a London laboratory finding salt arsenic in three of eleven samples.
A traveler describes Ceuta on the Morocco Spain coast with a large convict prison and rationed inmates who escape by slipping away on the books. He notes many convicts flee to Tetuan and Tangier in Moorish garb. The Gabelhorn in Canton Valais was recently climbed by two tourists and a guide after many attempts.
The passage notes New York to San Francisco spans about 14 840 miles by Cape Horn. The Panama Canal reduces this distance to under 5 000 miles, cutting nearly 10 000 miles from the voyage.
The passage argues that if one has lived in the country, they understand why farmers have never formed a labor union for an eight hour day. It then shifts to a remark on modern hospital construction noting walls have no corners or angles to catch dust.
An endorsement from Mrs. N. H. Guilford of New Orleans la touts Allen's Foot Ease as a certain cure for sore tender and swollen feet and a wonderful remedy. The ad copy notes the product brings comfort and recommends it to friends. The line ends with a proverb about trouble finding a man at home.
Shoes for women feature a Blucher pattern patent kid vamp and quarter with soft dull kid top. Priced as five dollars, prepaid at three dollars and twenty five cents. Satisfaction guaranteed from Ed Kiam in Houston Texas. Intemperance among young women in rural districts is claimed to be rare.
A noisy catalog of patent medicines and household goods touts Cheatham laxative tablets Piso’s Cure Defiance Starch Marine Eye Remedy and other items. It mixes testimonials, prices, factory claims and sales pitches with remarks on appetite and social notes.
Lawrence County Mississippi reports a kidney cure with Dodd's Kidney Pills. Mrs. Baggett claims dropsy and kidney trouble vanished after using the pills, promoting them as the world’s greatest tonic and a path to pure blood and energy.
A fragmented note describes trouble in the London underground railway from chewing rubber insulation on wires. Mentions Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup teething product and Clackey's Eye Water. Names include R Hobbs A W Morris Jr and Dr Currie with a gulf journey via the San Jacinto river.
Readers are offered a $100 reward for any failure to cure catarrh via Hall's Catarrh Cure. The cure is advertised as constitutional and taken internally to affect blood and mucous surfaces. Proprietors assert strong faith and provide testimonials, with sales through druggists at 75 cents.
A collage of quips about laughter irony self praise and social manners dominates the fragment. It mentions a Dr David Kennedy a reference to a disease and some garbled names including Albert Merritt and Pete Pieney, with odd phrases about helping only when something is empty.
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