Three Chicago Doctors Fail to Heal Mrs Pinxham
Dear Mrs Pinxham I was in an awful state for nearly three years with a complication of female troubles Three physicians called by different names but the pains were all the same I dreaded the time of my
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Newspaper
Bessemer Herald
Location
Bessemer, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1902
Page
9
Dear Mrs Pinxham I was in an awful state for nearly three years with a complication of female troubles Three physicians called by different names but the pains were all the same I dreaded the time of my
Wealthy Brooklyn resident Mr. Black died after an overzealous obsession with automatic “machine” music. A hand organ and hidden wires turned his home into a loud orchestra, causing him to trip on stairs in pursuit of his hobby. At the funeral, a belated mourner triggered a final uproar as song and chimes drowned the minister’s final remarks.
In a dark aside the high chef asks about the victim as a cannibal chief mocks a court scene. The chef replies the victim was a collector and the chief laughs at his own joke while attendants snicker. Ohio State Journal.
A 100 dollar reward offer for untreatable catarrh appears with endorsements for Cheney Co Toledo and a list of local druggists. The ad promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure taken internally, with price 75 cents per bottle and testimonials available.
A fragment records a remark about Russian tea and a long wait for service. The speaker insists there was no rush and notes nearly an hour and a half before receiving a cup. The dialogue reflects impatience with tradition and tempo.
The year 1902 is expected to bring continued prosperity with a stronger export push and heavy interest in bank clearings, rail earnings, and iron trade. Rail car shortages and coke supply constrain output while lake navigation remains closed. Real estate shows improving downtown demand, and builders plan more skyscrapers. May wheat at 83.5 cents, May corn at 67.44 cents. stock prices firm yet unattractive to many investors. money solid at 5 percent.
Market rundown lists regional bid ranges for cattle hogs and sheep across cities such as Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Toledo Milwaukee Buffalo and New York with prices for wheat corn oats rye butter eggs and hay. Data include No 2 quality grades and varying regional discounts and premiums.
A new Presbyterian church costing 10000 dollars was dedicated at Iiawatha Kansas. This community religious milestone marks the completion and opening of the church for worship and local gatherings.
An advertisement extols Peruna as a preventive and cure for catarrh caused by winter colds. It claims early use stops spread while neglected cases are cured more slowly, and includes reader testimonials from Mrs. Geo. Kalb Miss Nellie Crow Miss Lou Cetchum and Miss Beatrice Brown praising its effects in Memphis and Hot Springs.
Michigan farmer S K Lent reports from Saskatoon area in Western Canada that rich black loam soils, tall wheat and oats yields up to 50 and 100 bushels per acre, with 4 foot high grass and promising stock country. He notes Americans from Minnesota purchasing large tracts near Saskatoon, Rosthern and Duck Lake to improve promptly.
In a Brooklyn Eagle item a female baseball player Miss Plumpersquat of the lady nine declines to pitch, questioned by the lady manager who asks why. She cites a crowd heckling about her curves during practice.
A Brooklyn doctor endorses Garfield Tea as a practical, gentle remedy for winter overindulgence. The note claims it cleanses the system and regulates liver kidneys stomach and bowels, suitable for all ages. An offhand quip about a grumbling man closes the item.
An old advertisement for Mrs. Austin’s Famous Pan Cake Flour by the Russ Company of South Bend Indiana and Mrs Winslow’s Soorame Syrup for Children. The syrup promises teething relief soothing gums reducing inflammation easing pain and curing wind colic priced at 25 cents a bottle.
Be sure you receive genuine Cascarets Candy Cathartic tablets stamped C C C. Do not buy in bulk. A substitutor is a cheat and a fraud. Warns all druggists to sell only genuine 10 cent packs.
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