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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1908
Page
5
Mrs Lucy Quebeck of Hope Valley recalls severe kidney trouble eight years ago with back pain irregular secretions and dizziness. She found prompt relief after starting Dean's Kidney Pills and reports gradual improvement. Sold by all dealers 50c a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
A Washington Herald item cites a witty remark about a friend at the literary club who pronounced Les Miserables in a brand-new way and called it Victor Herbert's masterpiece, signaling playful literary misnaming.
Margaret Olsen of Brooklyn New York wandered inland on Catalina Island for 18 hours after missing her steamer. She endured hunger exhaustion and fear of wild animals including myths of deadly skunks. A boatman spotted her on White's Landing shore and arranged her return to Avalon and San Pedro.
The French cruiser Condé was refloated after going ashore on the Corsican coast and is reported not seriously damaged. Other items note major fires at Cripple Creek and bank robberies in Page Nebraska and Towanda Kansas with varied losses.
The United States produced 159 810 short tons of talc and soap stone in 1907, worth 1 531 047 dollars, up 15.9 percent in quantity and seven percent in value from the previous year.
George V. Kelcey, Cleveland journalist, recalls Artemus Ward describing roaches in his room during a panorama lecture night. Ward spoke fondly of roaches and narrated a story of a roach given a boat made from a walnut shell with toothpick oars, fishing with a hair, and kindness shown to the insect.
George B. Farley of Concord New Hampshire describes a two month skin breakout below the knees with intense itching burning and swelling. After trying several remedies he used Cutcura and saw immediate relief with swelling subsiding and the ability to wear shoes again within two days.
Barrie writes humorous anecdotes about his own missteps in theatre. A friend’s quiet street for horses prompts a surprise remark. He recalls a playgoer who asked a hat wearer to remove her hat and instead was told to fold back her ears.
Cook tells a friend the widower's proposal moved her as he arrived with four children who knelt before her. Miss Maud reassures that the chandelier shakes due to papa's snoring above, and no danger to the house is evident.
A Tennessee woman credits Postum with reversing coffee related indigestion nervousness and insomnia. She details headaches from stopping coffee and later weight gain after using Postum properly. The letter cites the Postum Co Battle Creek Michigan and mentions The Road to Wellville and the slogan There’s a Reason.
A fortune teller warns a client of death within a year, prompting the client to seek clarification. The pair discuss whether the year is ambiguous, with the client pressing for a specific date.
A dubious supplement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as a internal remedy to treat catarrh, condemns local applications, and promotes other patent medicines and tonics. It claims testimonials and lists F J Cheney Co Toledo as makers and druggists as sellers. Also references various household remedies and a foot powder advertised for general relief.
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