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Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1907
Page
3
Hon C Brooks mayor of Sunbury Ohio and attorney for local banks endorses Peruna calling it a medicine with proven benefits. The piece also reprises a humorous domestic exchange about snow removal and a self deprecating husband contemplating drastic act if not for his wife.
A historical note links heat and cold to frequent minor illnesses across seasons, citing immune disruption and fatigue of mucous membranes. Peruna is promoted as a standby medicine and readers are urged to ask their druggist for the 1907 Peruna Almanac.
A Colorado Springs man describes twelve to fifteen years of back and kidney pain with monthly episodes. He credits Doan's Kidney Pills for relief and lasting cure after starting the medicine. Sold by dealers at 60 cents a box. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
An advertisement claims Pazo Ointment cures any pile case in 6 to 14 days or money back. It notes a half million guarantee and includes unrelated quoted dialogue from the Philadelphia Press.
A translated gag from Le Rire translated for Transatlantic Tales features a playful dialogue about invented words and the idea that mothers always have the last word. The piece riffs on linguistic creativity and family banter in a lighthearted tone.
A humorous Cleveland Plain Dealer item notes mothers would use Mrs Winslow s Soothing Syrup for teething, alongside a Christmas gag about not smoking. The brief joke contrasts a teething remedy with a husband quitting smoking as a gift exchange.
Thoroughly reliable plaster praised for sixty years of use. Describes pure simple ingredients and safety for children. Claims Allcock’s as the original composite plasters sold by druggists worldwide. Mentions Germany’s price on American potatoes and preserved meat.
Captain Kidd’s legend surfaces as a boastful figure chuckles about burying treasure while planning to stash it aboard a sleek craft offshore. He mocks taxes and reporters, confident the money remains perpetually secure and untouched.
A representation of the silver tea service once owned by William Penn is presented. The article notes the tea service’s ordinary use yet historic value, reflecting the tastes of the founder and Penn’s legacy in Pennsylvania.
The text traces the life of William Penn born 1644 in London educated at Christ Church Oxford a Quaker preacher imprisoned thrice for his beliefs and author of No Cross No Crown He secured the grant for Pennsylvania in 1680 81 sailed to establish Philadelphia in 1682 and died July 1718 It also notes the tea service as a window into late seventeenth century English silversmith work and domestic articles.
Muzaffar al-Din, the ailing Persian shah, is succeeded by his regent Mohammed Ali Mirza, a 28 year old liberal educated in Russia France and Britain. The regent supports parliamentary reform, granting voting rights to literate men 30 to 70 not in state service or crime, and a parliament to draft a constitution and meet annually to revise laws. The new Persian Parliament began work in October.
The Persian constitutional shift gains momentum as popular support grows for a liberal charter. The Shah who began ruling in 1896 previously held absolute authority over lives and property, with revenues at his disposal, but reforms are framed as fatherly authorization and a peaceful transition to constitutional governance.
A 19th century style blurb extols Safety as the greatest blood remedy for eruptions boils scrofulous sores eczema and more. It includes sensational claims and odd snippets about gullible readers and a street crowd near a downtown corner. Other pasted ad copy mentions deafness cures and a quip about dating in the old year.
The Salvation Army attracts elite backers including Major Mary Murray daughter of Sir John Murray KC B and Lieut Col Minnie Reid, Commissioner Booth Tucker. Lady Sarah Staden and the countess dowager of Teafield join its ranks. Australia and Canada figures connected to governance support the movement as Italy expands house industries.
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