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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1894
Page
2
A fashionable woman seeks admission, claiming only to observe a stylish dress. She persuades the clerk to let her in for a few minutes to view an elegant dame, then rejoins her husband at the door, leaving the manager's staff puzzled.
A Canajoharie man praises Dr King s New Discovery as a reliable cough remedy used by his family for years with great results. A Catskill druggist also endorses it as the best cough remedy, listing trial bottles and prices. Also promoted are Electric Bitters for female complaints and overall health, with claims of strength and relief. Bucklen s Arnica Salve advertised as a universal healing salve for skin injuries, guaranteed to cure or money back. Mentions of political chatter and a note about Admiral Walker s report.
A 19th century advertisement asserts rheumatism stems from blood conditions and lactic acid. It claims lactic acid from tissue decomposition travels in blood to joints, mainly back and shoulders, with knees ankles hips and wrists sometimes affected. Blood's Sarsaparilla is promoted as a cure by neutralizing lactic acid and strengthening the body.
A Demorest Magazine excerpt advises simple deep breathing exercises to improve vitality. It describes lying down for initial practice, ensuring fresh air, and coordinating diaphragm and vocal cord actions to draw air into the lungs, with gradual improvement and benefits to posture, voice, nerves, and overall health.
Theodore B. Wilson describes a Geneva watchmaking school where boys begin at age 14 in a wood turning lathe, progress through filing, shaping, and drilling, then craft a full wooden watch frame and brass components. Under master instruction they learn fine cutting, winding parts, and precision work to produce watches that strike hours and minutes, reflecting Swiss precision.
A compact survey traces breeches pantaloons and trousers from ancient to modern times. It covers their definitions, regional uses in Venice and England, and notes fashion shifts from the fifteenth century to the nineteenth century with brief quips on related domestic life and cost comparisons.
A Pre-Digested Food claims to stimulate and strengthen without alcohol, adding new tissue to emaciated bodies and making thin people fleshy and rosy. It touts itself as a replacement for Cod Liver Oil and offers a pamphlet by mail from The Pre-Digested Food Co. in New York, with J.T. Shurtleff selling it in Bennington Vermont.
A doctor recalls boyhood admiration for a powerful 200 horsepower engine and the famed engineer who made it. The reminiscence shifts to how boasted greatness fades with time and the world widens as one grows.
When Baby was sick, Castoria was given. As Child she cried for Castoria, as Miss she clung to Castoria, and as Mother she gave Castoria. Two Mississippi towns voted Democratic recently as the party of Grover Cleveland and Justice Koch contemplates a day of thanksgiving.
Ely's Cream Balm has been used with the best results in such cases. The remedy will give instant relief for those with catarrhal symptoms resembling grippe, causing forehead eye ear pain throat soreness and nasal blockage, incapacitating for work for days.
The Albany Journal sent a representative to Athens New York to verify cures attributed to Dr David Kennedy’s Favorite Remedy. Cases of chronic kidney disease female troubles and general debility reportedly improved or cured after using the remedy. Testimonials claim Brights disease gravel and catarrh relief after treatment.
Article surveys pearl oyster farming in Japan and China, detailing artificial pearl production methods. It describes spat provisioning, nucleus insertion, nacre formation, and postharvest processing. It notes government interest in expanding pearl culture and highlights high value black and pink gems from artificial processes.
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