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Newspaper
Audubon County Journal
Location
Exira, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1902
Page
4
A loosely connected week in Old Hamlin includes Barnum style entertainment plans, farm reports, animal and crop updates, market receipts, and residents traveling to Neola and Avoca. Mentions of Obituaries, illnesses, harvesting gear deals, and local business movements fill the page.
In a tale from Salad For the Social the celebrated physician Zimmermann aids Frederick the Great in his final illness. The king quips that the doctor has helped many into another world. The doctor answers with quiet flattery and truth about his own modesty. A testimonial from Henry Richards of Willoville, NY praises Banner Salve after persistent breast soreness.
A fragmentary article notes the tale of El Dorado the gilded man at the Orinoco headwaters. It cites a curious tradition of a land rich in gold dust and a body anointed with gold to shine in the sun.
A rich old man with a faint heart loves a fair lady and wins her favor. The couple marry, showing that a faint heart can win a tall lady, as reflected in the New York Herald moral.
An old fashioned medical ad makes bold claims about Foley's Honey and Tack as a cure and comfort for various ailments. It touts repeated cures and urges readers to avoid substitutes, presenting a period sales pitch with dramatic language.
In Lincoln during Henry VIII’s reign, a clever bailiff named Joe Dun earned a reputation for pressing debtors. The phrase to “get Dun on him” arose from his practice and became a common, if disliked, term associated with demanding payment.
Fragmentary ad text mentions Geo and Hickock with claims about kidney disease and a product, FOLEY'S KIDNEY CURE, credited by Nick Dofting & Co. The passage reads as a testimonial style piece with personal names, locations unclear, and general medical claims without verifiable details.
A fragmented ad claims Dr King’s New Life strengthens digestion for thin folks. It promises toning of digestive organs, eliminating pallions from the keys ten, enriching blood, improving appetite, and healthy flesh. Shoots at Nick Dotting & Co’s for 25 cents.
An old Yonkers Herald item notes Bucklen’s Arm Salve as a quick cure for ulcers fever sores salt rheum and burns. It claims the salve is infallible for piles and promotes its sale at Nick Dothing & Co drug store in Clnasinod Helen.
A testimonial from H C Hardy of Yancetown Ind states neglect of wounds leads to trouble, while DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve allegedly heals running sores after many remedies failed. The firm Nick Dotting Co warns of counterfeits as the product claims cure for skin diseases.
A Texas attorney from Nocona recounts a personal health struggle with grip and dyspepsia. He credits Kodol for restoring digestion after other medicines failed, framing the product as uniquely capable of simulating natural digestive juices.
A dialog fragment shows Lily denying a break with Fred and Minnie admitting she is a freak but vowing not to speak to Wim again as reported by the Boston Transcript. The snippet captures social tensions and romantic entanglements in a brief interview-like exchange.
Josh Edgar of Germantown Cal endured sciatic rheumatism for fourteen years. After trying many remedies he used Chamberlains Pain Balm and found immediate relief, later complete cure. The druggist W A Hamler offers it for sale.
Nell writes a loving poem to Ma bel but Belle tears it apart in anger. The exchange highlights cultural tensions and a clash over a "Lines on Mab el's Face" inspired piece reported by the Pilladelphia Record.
Jessie Pinkey Hall of Springville Alabama reports a wartime cough experience. She says giving Chamberlains Cough Remedy to three children, including a three month old baby, prevented dangerous consequences and led to better health than other children not using the remedy. The remedy is for sale by W A Hamler, druggist.
Miss Keedick and Miss Tenspot recount an abusive father who mistreats young men and takes their money, revealing a small town character study in a Detroit Free Press snippet.
A Missouri congressman recounts recoveries from overwork and sleeplessness, claiming three bottles of Electric Bitters cured him. The ad touts the medicine as the best overall remedy, promising health and vitality for overworked men and frail women, with a 50 cent guarantee from Dofting & Co.
A New York World interpretation envisions Pierpont Morgan consolidating six major steamship lines and linking with railroads to create an international transportation trust. Aimed at controlling Atlantic routes and Asia trade, the plan would form the International Navigation Company with dozens of ships and a multi-hundred million dollar value, under Morgan’s syndicate management.
A plan by Mr Morguir outlines a seven man American transportation trust uniting railways and steamships. It controls routes west to San Francisco Seattle and through wheat states and Northern terminals. Morgan Pierpont governs a vast system with 108 500 miles of land routes and 300 ships 80 000 trains, surpassing Britain Russia Germany and others in scope. The steamship fleet envisioned includes new vessels costing 5 million dollars each to expand the trust's grip on freight and port access. The total rail capital exceeds six billion dollars with the trust valued around four and a half billion, described as the world’s richest industrial cartel.
The annual meeting of the Society of the Colonial Wars of New Jersey in Princeton featured Richard Watson Gilder reading a poem about building the state on truth and virtue. The piece contrasts rulers guided by power with those who uphold integrity and justice amid historic failures.
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