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Newspaper
Bedford Free Press
Location
Bedford, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1906
Page
8
A cluttered page notes various health claims and tonics, local visits, and sales notices. It mentions Fol ney Cure, Dean’s Kidney Pill, Hollister’s Rocky Mountain Tea, and Foley’s Kid ney Cure. Also lists bedford residents visiting, sales postponed, and parties with social notices.
A reflective brief notes a reader’s observation of city life and crowds, contrasting initial wonder with familiarity after city dwellers engage with them. The quotation invokes Jewell Kansas Republican prose and a Ben Jonson line about truth emerging from within.
A newspaper notice promotes Dr. Kilmer’s Swamp Root as a cure for lame back and kidney bladder troubles. It claims success in hospitals and private practice and offers a free sample bottle by mail to readers who mention the paper, with a brochure on kidney and bladder health.
A monkey finds a looking glass and shows beasts their faces. The bear laments ugliness, the wolf envies the stag’s horns, and the owl warns that knowledge brings pain. The animals break the glass, declaring ignorance bliss. A wartime tale follows of a Fort Wadsworth theft and a tricky Irishman quipping branded blankets are his own.
An Irish foreman uses a linguistic joke to assert authority on his first morning. He tells the crew to begin when he says commence and that those who do not comply will not commence. The line ends in a punchy instruction to start.
Miss Julia Marlowe heartily approves Peruna as a nerve tonic. Digestive nourishment supports nerve centers, and well digested food fuels vitality for steady nerves. Peruna is widely praised by women nationwide, with testimonials claiming lasting vigor. Spring weak nerves are common. Peruna targets digestion to restore strength. If benefits fall short, write Dr. S. B. Hartman in Columbus, Ohio.
Wasa Tex resident BE Goodloe on Dutton St says Galvyeston's Sea Wall provides safety for the city. He praises King’s New Discovery for Consumption, claiming years of chronic coughs and la grippe cleared after using it. Product advertised at Bibbina drugstore with trial bottle free and price 50c to 1.00.
A witty exchange from a Philadelphia Record humor page features Mrs Buggins noting her husband leaves between the drinks and Mrs Muggings retorts about theater interludes. The quip plays on social theatergoing and the idea of distraction during performances.
A terse literary aside, noting a bride crying at marriage as loss, with a Philadelphia Ledger citation. The fragment juxtaposes gendered emotion and romance, reflecting social norms of union and separation.
Fragmentary excerpts show a hesitant speaker fearing rejection and avoidant behavior. The text hints at a tense exchange where one party hesitates to offer a chance to respond, reflecting anxiety and indecision.
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