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Newspaper
Barre Daily Times
Location
Barre, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1909
Page
3
A vintage advertisement promotes Stomagh Rite as a trusted stomach and liver remedy. It touts quick results, lists supposed customers and doctors, and claims the medicine cures poor appetite and related ailments. The copy imitates a period style with copied testimonials and brand names.
Chicago June 1 Dr Haldane Cleminson a young physician who died from chloral poisoning Sunday at 4185 Wayne Avenue is alive in hospital under police care. He and his wife were said to be victims of burglars who drugged them before the entry. Detectives found stolen items in discarded trousers. Cleminson gave conflicting accounts of how burglars entered, claiming open doors in one version and pried windows in another. Coroner’s physician Reinhardt performed autopsy and organ analysis. The couple left two children aged five and three. A neighbor said he saw no burglars near the home after 12 midnight, while officers noted tracks and clothing evidence. Police conclude the wife died within hours of retiring and the husband claimed the kitchen screen door was moved before finding him bathing.
Report states burglars took two dozen silver items and two diamond rings. Police are investigating with details from Cleminson. Fresh from gardens of Ceylon tea sales mentioned for branding and aroma.
Count Zeppelin’s airship Zeppelin II reportedly collided with a tree near Gorppingen in Württemberg while on a 600 mile flight from Lake Constance. The bow was stove in and the craft landed safely. engines and crew of two engineers and seven men remained unharmed. Special editions rushed as the airship was expected to land in Berlin, with crowds gathering and troops on standby.
Fragmentary notes describe an airship battle near Lake Dutsanteieh and Bitterfield. The craft allegedly decided to return, sending a brief message that all is well, as Count Zeppelin faced flight threats.
Reports recount airship scares in Wales and Belfast as Britain weighs military value of dirigibles. Britain notes Prince Henrys and Germany both push aviation while balloon experiments and aeroplane plans unfold amid public excitement and uncertainty around air power.
A Sunday tornado wrecked Zephyr in Brown County Texas, killing more than 30 residents and wounding many as it cut a wide path through homes and business districts. The disaster collapsed the big county high school and two churches while dozens sought shelter in storm cellars.
An advertisement from western North Carolina near Asheville promotes Rydale's Cough Elixir as beneficial for coughs colds and bronchial troubles though it cannot cure consumption. A money back guarantee is promised if the product fails to help. Two sites mention age and social details in the text.
A description states the concoction is not a specialist prescription but an emulsion of kerosene oil spirits tur pentine origaitum ether and ammonia. Through a machinery process oil globules break into minute particles and are rapidly absorbed. Marketed as a fine formula for man or beast with a guarantee, sold in half pint yellow packages.
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