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Newspaper
Ashton Gazette
Location
Ashton, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1908
Page
3
Milwaukee Evening Wisconsin publishes eight souvenir post cards in five colors showing animals at Washington Park Zoo. A set costs 12 cents and is mailed from the Post Card Dept in Milwaukee Wisconsin.
An advertisement extols Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a grand remedy for female illnesses. It cites historical cures from roots and herbs and a testimonial from Mrs Bertha Muff of Louisiana Missouri praising the product after years of suffering and unsuccessful doctors.
An eczema and skin disease advertisement advises against internal medicine for skin conditions such as eczema psoriasis and barber’s itch. It promotes D D D Prescription for topical use claiming to kill germs and heal the skin, including a testimonial from Mrs Latta and offer of a free sample bottle by mail with 10 cents to cover packing.
A small quiet man, smoking a cigar, explains to a touring car driver that the machine is fine but his wife is kissing her sister’s newborn goodbye at a distant farmhouse. He offers to wire the news to the listener if over 1,000 miles away.
A railroad man credits Grape-Nuts with curing long standing indigestion and restoring appetite, energy, and weight. He says a doctor kept starving him, but after starting the cereal he gained seven pounds and has been free of indigestion. The ad mentions Postum Co. and the motto There’s a Reason.
A dense compilation lists events from 1460 to 1903 including battles, monarchs, treaties, and notable deaths. The piece blends historical milestones with scattered quotes and short anecdotes, reflecting a period-tinged a miscellany tone.
The American Society of Biblical Literature and Exegesis urging Prof. Wermann V. Hilprecht of the University of Pennsylvania to publicly answer charges. The tablets said to have been dug at Nip pur are claimed to have been bought in the Orient and not unearthed by him. The museum houses the tablets but critics say many were in dealers’ hands years before his discoveries.
Rear Admiral Godrich of the New York navy yard backs Henry Reuterdahl on naval defects and says he shared similar views with the Secretary of the Navy. The President reportedly plans a broad reorganization of naval bureaus.
The California Fruit Canners Association awarded the largest can contract on record to the American Can Company of Pittsburg for 300 million cans. Delivery is to be 60 million cans annually over five years. Terms were reportedly compelled by the Steel Trust through a California threat to build local can works by fruit growers.
Lower East Side tenant protests swell to an estimated 30 000 to 70 000 participants with local socialists leading. Many meetings are held and some open air gatherings are broken up by police while landlords already fear reductions.
A fragmented OCR snippet from multiple sources mentions The Plump Ones First and quotes a Kansas City Times opinion about a brood dying in the prime of life. It also includes a quoted exchange from the poetic parson and a quip about street cleaning department accuracy by Mr. Sirius Barker.
A garbled collection notes the corpse plant from Natal with a deadly bell mouth and glutinous coating that traps birds. It also references a dialogue about money, a pie mix ad, a broker quip, a piles cure claim, and a statement about no war with Japan from Washington authorities.
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