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Newspaper

Benton County Times

Location

Vinton, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 18, 1906

Page

2

The Duke of Devil May Care at the Sultana Landing

On the Mississippi steamer Sultana a crowd gathers at Devil May Care plantation. Anita Cameron, new to the river life, watches Noel Duke and Joe Balfour amid poker and flirtation while Mrs. Ashton disapproves. Tonight Anita glimpses Duke, drawing his gaze and stirring tension as the voyage toward Ivanhoe begins.

Duke Mississippi Ashton Ivanhoe Alice Mrs. Ashton Anita Cameron Mississippi River Greenville Anita Vicksburg Virginia Noel Duke Mrs.Ashton Joe Balfour Annie Chalky Capt Graham Jerry Joe Noel Cap’n Cap'n Joe Balfour Hunt Bear Jackley

The Play That Is Never Read SequelFragmented tale of persisting longing

A dramatic vignette traces an exuberant playwright and his attempts to gain a producer's attention, facing repeated delays, evasions, and self-important refusals. Interwoven are short notices about cheap excursions and a remarkable double wedding in Vienna, illustrating the era's social currents.

N. Y

Catarrh Cure Claim and $100 Reward Promoted

Readers are told that no cure exists for catarrh, then promoted Hall's Catarrh Cure as a constitutional remedy that acts through the blood and mucous surfaces. The advertisement offers $100 to anyone it cannot cure, invites testimonials, and lists Hall's tablets for constipation.

Hall Adhesa FL Cheney & CO Tyledo Drageists Hali

Rich Crown Missing From Mont St Michael Church

A richly jeweled crown worth £20,000 vanished from Mont St Michael church in Bowen. One account says it was stolen, another that priests hid it to prevent government confiscation.

Mont. St. Michael Bowen

Carrie Chapman Catt Awarded Royal Welcome Abroad

Mrs Carrie Chapman Catt, noted American clubwoman, has been received abroad by royalty. Some foreign papers claim she has a proverbial right to look at a king.

Carrie Chapman Catt

No Rest Night or Day and Cure by Cuticura

A firsthand account from PD. E. Blankenship of Indianapolis describes severe itching all over the body starting in late July 1905, hair loss, and sleepless nights. After trying various baths, four boxes of Cuticura remedies cured the symptoms and halted hair loss, with the witness noting full recovery by late October 1905. Also reports field observations of a pure white rock among black rocks near Little Burstead, Essex.

PD. E. Blankenship N. del. St Indianapolis Ind Little Burstead Essex England Isaac Pinkham Lydia E. Pinkham

Launder White Silk Handkerchiefs at Home

Instruction advises not to wash white silk handkerchiefs in ordinary wash. Use Tyary Soap and water with strong lather, avoid tubbing on landzereief or soda. Rinse and iron while damp with a moderately hot iron. ELEANOR TR PARKER comments on water wagon riders with jolts.

Eleanor TR. Parker

Remarkable Lynn Woman Weaves Roots Into a Medicine

A 19th century Lynn Massachusetts educator and Quaker Esther Lydia Pinkham, born February 9 1819, pioneers a home remedy culture. After financial ruin she launches Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with family aid, turning humble kitchen tonics into a national health enterprise aiding thousands of women.

Estes Lynn Mass Pinkham Lydia B. Pinkham Lydia E Pinkham Boston New York Brooklyn Lydia 12 Pinkham Lydia E. Pinkham Lydia EB

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