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Newspaper
Ashton Gazette
Location
Ashton, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1906
Page
3
A reader quotes David Meekison praising Peruna for thirty years of catarrh relief and hopes continued use will eradicate the long standing illness. The text also includes a humorous brief from Puck about a chauffeur and a clipped exchange on control.
Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription is advertised as a powerful tonic increasing health and strength in women especially for workers and mothers. It claims to soothe nervous symptoms, support recovery from fatigue, and aid stubborn cases of female weakness while offering confidential medical correspondence from Dr. Pierce in Buffalo New York.
Briggs Bilter’s daughter excelled in literature and earned enough from her first novel to fund her education. An early 20th century ad fragment promotes Allen’s Foot Ease to ease tired feet and cure corns, and Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets for a cold with a money back guarantee.
Senators Pey ldus and Patterson lead petitions by California and Colorado women to oust Reel Smoot while pure food legislation dominates. House bills authorize coal lands in Batán Island and census stats. Senate confirms army appropriation of 60.68 million and improves tariffs, with memorials for Castor and Washington remarks.
Trade notes show solid demand in Chicago for automobiles and heavy-weight apparel with a favorable lower temperature aiding large sales. Wholesale and dry goods activity rise, mail orders boost country stores, and commercial defaults improve while discount rates firm at five percent. Iron and steel output nears capacity. materials and millwork demand rise. Lank clearings up 17.6 percent year over year. Spring trade in New York expands despite winter, bank clearings shrink from speculation, and overall cross-currents hint at a near record spring trade with prior fall/winter volumes modest by comparison. Weekly business failures: United States 204. Canada 28.
A summary of livestock and grain prices across Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee Toledo Buffalo and New York, listing cattle hogs sheep and assorted grains with price ranges. Minor notes mention Col. Thomas Swope gifting a 1,800 acre park plus a $450,000 art gallery and Italy funding a $20,000 yearly exchange in New York to combat the padrone system.
O C Hayden of Albert Lea Minnesota reports severe back pain from kidney weakness eased after using Dean's Kidney Pills. He notes his health was fine otherwise and the back trouble vanished once normal kidney action returned. Sold by all dealers at 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Company Buffalo NY.
A 1905 testimony from W. M. Chides ter of Hutchinson Kansas details a 35 year psoriasis case with widespread patches and itching. After using Cuticura Soup Ointment and Kesolvent for a month he claims complete cure and permanent relief. Also included are travel ad offers and a note about Allcock's plasters and a light joke from Philadelphia Press.
A cremated adult human body leaves a residuum of gray ashes which do not weigh more than about two pounds.
In an advertisement style appeal the piece argues nervous prostration in women stems from female disorders and promotes Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. It cites a Brooklyn reader describing relief from nervousness backache and insomnia after use and questions why women should remain sick when cure is available.
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