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Newspaper
Ashton Gazette
Location
Ashton, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1907
Page
3
Health advice notes how Dr Williams Pink Pills purify blood and restore vigor. The example of Mrs EK M Spears of Athol Massachusetts describes a year of indigestion and fatigue improved after treatment, with claims of full recovery. Pills sold by druggists or via mail from Schenectady NY.
The ad touts Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a safe non alcoholic tonic for women with demanding duties. It claims to prepare the body for childbirth, avoid surgery, and is a medicine of known composition with ingredients listed on the bottle. Also promotes Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets for constipation and notes free endorsements available by mail order.
The Senate passed the Foraker resolution to let the Military Affairs Committee investigate the Brownsville affray without judging presidential acts. Several substitute measures were tabled and the House approved a diplomatic and consular bill with a three million dollar carry, plus military academy funds. The session noted the death of Senator Alger and adjourned.
The Sunbury mayor endorses Peruna as a great medicine. He cites personal use and reports friends achieving results, noting its popularity for various weather related ailments and minor illnesses. Also included are ads and brief notes citing kidney health and a pile treatment claim with a refund guarantee.
Reuben Hall voices steady complaints about local waste disposal rules and an injunction on dumping in the Lawton sullar-hole near Grantham's Woods. He questions why residents lack the right to dump when the town has acquired the site.
A testimonial from Miss Edith Hammer of Morrison Illinois in 1908 praises Cuticura Remedies for curing eczema on the head after using a single soap cake and ointment box. The letter notes the sisters were cured and a sister used Cuticura Resolvent and Pills as a tonic.
Mother Gray's Sweet Wonders for Children used by Mother Gray a nurse in Children's Home New York cures constipation feverishness teething disorders stomach troubles and destroys worms with 30 000 testimonials of cures all druggists 25c Samboe Address Allen 8 Olmsted Levy NY
An old newspaper snippet promotes Lewis' Single Binder cigars praising its uniform high quality from the factory in Peoria Illinois. It also notes a legal rule allowing a foreigner to inherit a Russian vessel for two years. An old cold cure ad touts Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets with a money back guarantee and Grove brand signatures on each bar.
An old family remedy Brandreth’s Pills is praised for invigorating digestion and liver and bowel function. One or two nightly doses for a week relieve constipation and dyspepsia. pills sold in drugstores in plain or sugar-coated form. A joke about a prisoner claiming to be a victim of the number thirteen. Canada’s canal expenditure exceeds $100 million.
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