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Newspaper
Bessemer Herald
Location
Bessemer, Michigan, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1902
Page
7
An advertisement touts Peruna as a cure for kidney disease with reports from veterans and others. It claims Peruna relieves catarrhal kidneys, improves heart and digestive function, and prevents toxin buildup. Readers are invited to write to Dr Hartman for free advice at the Hartman Sanitarium in Columbus.
An odd advertisement notes American electrical devices powering mines in Mysore from Himalayan snow melt. It also promotes Putnam Faceless Dyes and Red Cross Ball Blue for whitening fabrics, claiming dyes prevent streaks and keep yellow cloths bright. A 2 oz package is sold by grocers for 5 cents.
A mother warns that flirting is dangerous while the daughter defies with courage. Ely's Liquid Dream Balm for nasal catarrh is advertised as a moistening spray that preserves healing properties of Cream Balm, includes a spraying tube, and costs 75 cents. Available at druggists or Ely Bros in New York.
A playful scene depicts a phrenologist urging a boy to write down a recalled remark. The exchange centers on memory and instruction as the boy complies with a slip of paper request. The vignette captures a humorous, old time social interaction.
An advertisement offers a free sample of Allen's Foot-Ease powder from Allen 8. Olmsted, Le Roy New York. It claims to cure tired sweaty damp swollen and aching feet and helps shoes fit. Also cites Piso's Cure for Consumption for asthma with a testimonial from W L Wood of Farmersburg Indiana dated September 8 1901.
An herbal compound advertised for ovarian and uterine disorders pledges to cure backache leucorrhoea and irregular menses. It promises painless relief from a wide range of female weakness and related symptoms while endorsing broad effectiveness and safety with statements of widespread approval.
Volatile weather, blizzards and heat, shaped commodity and security trends across regions. Railroads, cotton, and grain markets respond to crop prospects with price swings while wage disputes temper manufacturing output. Trade shows spring vigor in lumber and building, cotton goods deliveries lag, and corn and steel demand shift with rain and drought scares.
Regional price ranges for cattle hogs and sheep in Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Toledo Milwaukee New York Buffalo and notes on wheat corn oats rye and butter eggs and hay. Prices listed by grade from No 2 to No 3 and include shipping and seasonal variations.
A London Barbican district blaze caused an estimated damage of 10 million dollars. Fire officials say structural losses are extensive and investigations continue to determine the cause as crews assess affected buildings.
George Manhart of Watts Flats New York recalls a fatal prognosis from Bright's Disease four years ago. After taking Dodd's Kidney Pills from Clark's drug store his health improved rapidly, doctors were dismissed, and he now chops wood as vigorously at eighty as at twenty, claiming the remedy restored him.
The Philadelphia Record notes a humorous dialogue where Muggins confesses difficulty with eternity and Buggins quips about his wife calling him to hurry. The exchange showcases quirky wordplay and small‑town humor.
A vintage ad proclaims a one hundred dollar reward for catarrh cures Hall's Catarrh Cure from F J Cheney Co Toledo. Endorsers West Truax Walding Kinnan Marvin wholesale druggists attest Cheney's honor and promise payment if obligations fail. Cure taken internally claims to act on blood and mucous surfaces with testimonials available. Price 75 cents per bottle and hall's family pills praised.
A testimonial advertisement touts Vogeler's Curative Compound as a universal stomach remedy. It cites Mrs Bowell of Winchester Ohio and a London physician’s formula, claiming wide success for indigestion and related conditions. St Jacobs Oil of Baltimore offers free sample bottles by mail.
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