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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1895
Page
5
A distorted period piece blends medical jargon with ads for agricultural products and survival tips. It references stomach health, vitality boosters, and a mysterious contest offering $300 for new acts, while dragging in unrelated notes about German child deaths and horticultural cautions.
Centered on Dr. Bietee's Golden Medical Discovery, the ad claims vast cures for consumption and related diseases. It cites hundreds of living witnesses and home physicians who allegedly reversed advanced cases after using the remedy, detailing dramatic improvements and warning against other preparations. Address details for orders are provided.
An old style health ad extols Syrup of Figs as a pure laxative that cleanses the system, eases colds, headaches, fevers, and constipation. It claims benefits without weakening organs and cites medical approval. Sold in 60c and $1 bottles by druggists, manufactured by the Californian Fig Syrup Co.
A jumble of names and events from New York and St Louis era theater and social circles unfolds. The piece weaves a story of Norton, Barrett, and Thorne at a Variety Theater, a centennial derby, and encounters with manager George McManus. It shifts to a testimonial style about Dr. Williamstink Pile and the Wink Villa product, detailing a patient’s struggle with rheumatism and medical quackery in a rambling, fragmented narrative.
The Maine Indians, including two tribes named Tonobecats and tassamaquoddys, largely wear white fashions yet retain nomadic practices. Camps set near Malone await trade, with basket-work trinkets and camps built from logs and bark. Forest landowners fear Indians may claim permanent rights to inhabit western Maine, seeking permission to occupy guarding lands while preserving hunting and small-scale use.
A garbled OCR item promotes a free Pocket Guide to Boston for Christian Endeavor members, includes Edison quip about never wearing a watch, and mentions various ads and notices. It references druggists, seed catalogs, and a Turin hospital building called the Cottonane. The piece mixes adverts, small notices, and curiosities from multiple sources.
Gov. Rick speaks at a church forum urging every citizen to promote good government, encourage lawful conduct, and vote with respect for the presidency. He argues labor groups must act within the law, and citizens hold the power to seek redress through courts and the ballot.
A strange extinct creature once described by Flury and Bettiah Liddle, named Sivatherhuim Gle Kantearn. Remains found abundantly in the northern region, surpassing rhinoceroses and sea creatures in size among living ruminants.
A fragment describes an unusual beast with two horned heads, one horn resembling an ox and a proboscis like a tapir. The text mentions remains in a British museum and includes odd household kitchen procedures and culinary notes alongside the creature reference.
Advice warns against baking powders sold with gifts or prizes or at lower prices than the Royal. Such powders supposedly contain alum lime or sulphuric acid and render food unwholesome.
An old Glastonbury clock in Wells Cathedral displays a clockwork pageant of armed knights on horseback. As each hour nears, a creaking mechanism reveals a knight striking down his foe, a bell rings, and a procession follows the dial in sequence. The scene, photographed in the transept, is cited as a historic wonder of Glastonbury and Europe.
A garbled letter from Dunaway of Wesson Mississippi touts Netebac as a cure for tubage habits. claims of many Chinese women avoiding public gaze emerge amid ads for Ripans Tabules and Dr Jayne's Expectorant. Mentions a North Carolina post office named Matrimony and a note on law firms with married partners in the US.
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