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Newspaper
Bessemer Herald
Location
Bessemer, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1905
Page
7
Chas W Bowman 1st Lieut and Adjt 4th M S M Cav Vols writes from Lanham Md praising Peruana for colds in head and throat. He says his family also uses it and he cured a severe attack in forty eight hours using it as directed and recommends it to friends.
Melville E. Stone argues that the Associated Press now often stands in for diplomacy. He cites a Japanese action in Chiufu as an AP eyewitness story shaping world opinion. European governments accept the AP as a forum for international questions and public opinion as the final arbitrator.
W J Hill of Concord North Carolina Justice of the Peace attests that Dean's Kidney Pills efficiently treated his disordered kidneys and backache. He notes irregular dark sediment in kidney secretions cleared up after use and no back pain since the last dose. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo New York advertises 50 cents per box.
A Somerville Journal item recalls a dentist who coaxed a tramp to take laughing gas and extract four teeth, with the dentist charging four dollars and the patient responding with a merry ha ha.
The report notes firmer staple values, reduced commercial defaults, and rising new demand across banks and industries. Manufacturing, housing, and agriculture show confidence with plans for large capital investments. Grain receipts up 20 percent year over year, livestock values up, and wood and steel demand strong as May trade stabilizes amid weather and Chicago strike uncertainties.
Market data from Chicago to New York shows cattle buyers in Chicago bidding $4.00 to $6.75 for common to prime cattle, hogs at $4.00 to $5.65 for heavy primes, and sheep $2.50 to $5.10. Wheat ranges 91 to 99 cents, corn 47 to 55 cents, oats 20 to 37 cents with rye and hay prices listed, plus regional quotes for Indianapolis St. Louis Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee Toledo Buffalo and New York reflecting varied grain and livestock values for the period. Price ranges extend across butter eggs and clover seed, illustrating broad agricultural market activity.
A 1902 anecdote profiles Joseph A Donovan of Plaistow NH, an electric line worker who suffered severe sciatica. After failed doctor treatment, he credits Dr Williams Pink Pills for a rapid recovery from bed to full health after five boxes. The ad asserts the remedy strengthens blood and nerves and suits sufferers of anemia rheumatism neuralgia and general debility sold by druggists. The page also includes a humorous wedding quip from Harper's Weekly.
Oath sworn by Frank J Cheney senior partner of F J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio that the firm will pay $100 for one cure for catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Notary public seal dated December 6, 1886. The ad cites internal use and blood/mucous action and offers testimonials. Also mentions Hall's Family Pills and unrelated humor about Mrs Acrid.
The article compares setting freight rates to checkers or chess with railroads guiding moves to aid communities producers and shippers. It notes railways carefully study rate effects, risk ruinous outcomes, and often let shippers influence rates to boost business. It highlights mutual concessions and claims U S rates are among the world’s lowest.
A Northern Wisconsin man told George Ade how his humor helped his digestion. He searched for something amoozin after dyspepsia and had his wife read Ade’s books after meals, noting that critics aside, the author was an aid to digestion.
Public health advert urges immediate use of Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin to cleanse the stomach liver and bowels. Claims quick relief from constipation indigestion and associated pain. Sold by druggists at 50 cents and 1.00 with money back guarantee.
In a light exchange Mary and He discuss extending use of a worn carpet. He suggests turning it again or placing it edgewise to avoid waste, highlighting practicality over replacement as they debate the worn condition and the value of thrift.
The Lewis' Factory of Peoria Illinois quotes 826.00 per M for Single Binder straight se cigars. The price is higher than competing brands yet allows the dealer a fair profit and the smoker a better cigar.
A playful exchange between Robert and Richard about ears as a sign of generosity. The lines read like a light scripted nursery of wit swapping ideas on nature and charity.
Ask Your Dealer for Atlen's Foot Ease, a powder to shake into shoes. It rests the feet and cures corns, bunions, swelling, soreness, heat, callous, aching, sweating feet and ingrown nails. Sold by druggists and shoe stores. Free sample by mail to Allen B. Olmsted, Le Roy, NY. Also advises weekly copper flushes for pipes and drains to remove odors and sediment.
A circulating testimonial praises Cuticura products for severe facial skin sores. Miss Nellie Vander Wiele from Lakeside New York reports swift relief after two cakes of Soap and three Ointment boxes, claiming complete cure after months of itching and bleeding sores. A second note from R H Seidel of St Louis dated April 15 1901 extols Piso’s Cure for dramatic skin healing effects.
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