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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1904
Page
5
A Mrs L S Wright testifies to her son Henry L S Wright’s bed wetting improving after using Dr Pettingill's Kidney-Wort Tablets noting the remedy’s impact on health and a warning that childhood kidney weakness can lead to Bright's Disease.
B E Hutchinson of Washington, D C states he suffered for a year from lassitude and a lame back. After using one bottle of Dr Pettingills Kidney Worth Tablets he reports substantial relief and a gain of five pounds of flesh, feeling stronger and better overall. He notes the treatment began before Sept 30 1903 at 1533 Providence St.
A public health alert warns that so called liquid kidney remedies contain high alcohol levels and can poison weak kidneys and the bladder. Medical professionals caution against giving alcohol to kidney patients, noting the danger of incorrect self treatment.
A fragment warns that brick dust in urine after a night suggests kidney decay and threatens Bright's disease or uraemia, framed as a grim fate hanging over the victim like a naked sword.
An old notice urges readers to seek free medical advice from the Consultation Department in Burlington VI. It promotes Dr. Pettingill's Kidney-Wort Tablets and invites symptom descriptions. If the first bottle fails to help, the station department will provide free advice.
London March 8 Europe watches diplomacy in Constantinople as Russia seeks to push its Black Sea fleet through the Dardanelles in violation of Berlin. Britain supports coal contraband debate while Japan tightens pressure at Vladivostok. Japan aims to recover Saghalien Island as its main strategic aim amid Far East hostilities. Russian forces retreat north toward Wiju with 2000 cavalry reported.
A Paris despatch from St Petersburg reports ongoing Japanese landings near Wonsan on the east coast of Corea. Most forces move toward Pingyang as Tokyo plans an offensive once concentrations are complete, while Russian tactics remain defensive. The Amur and other rivers will move supplies as soon as navigable.
Advertised letters and testimonials claim Smith's Buchu Lithia Pills cure kidney and bladder ailments including Bright's disease and diabetes. The pill claims include rapid relief, no opiates, no alcohol, and a 25 cent price with mail order option.
Viceroy Alexieff transmitted to the Czar details of the March 6 action as a Russian fortress and garrison held firm. The enemy squadron approached Vladivostok, exchanged brief gunfire near Mt St Joseph and Ussuri Bay, then withdrew after firing about 20 shells with no damage.
Reports from March 8 state Japanese residents in New York raised 22000 for Japan's war fund to be sent to Tokio by March 14. A Honolulu cable says Hawaiian Japanese raised 500000 for their country, with talks of expenses cuts at home to add more to the government. Consul General Uchida declined to confirm the moves. The Tokyo press shows optimism but not victory.
Secretary of Senator Mallory proclaims Peruna cures and prevents catarrh across all classes and conditions. Dr Hartman receives hundreds of congratulatory letters daily praising Peruna as the universal health safeguard. The ad asserts colds originate catarrh and that Peruna both treats and prevents it.
In Washington D C Amos E Lewis private secretary to Senator Mallory asserts that Peruna is effective for catarrhal diseases. He says he has greatly benefited from its use and cheerfully endorses it for accomplishing all claimed effects.
Commodore Nicholson of Washington D C writes that Peruna is widely used as a cure for catarrh by his friends and acquaintances and he unhesitatingly recommends it. The piece notes many prominent people endorse Peruna including over fifty members of Congress and discusses a shift in testimonials for proprietary medicines.
A notice touts Peruna as a catarrh cure grounded in unsolicited testimony from thousands. It claims public demand for factual demonstration, offers a free book with cured cases from the Columbus based Peruna Medicine Co., and invites readers to write Dr. Hartman for free medical advice at his Columbus office.
Reports from St Petersburg March 8 describe a guarded Russian Vladivostok squadron and seven Japanese warships near the coast. Observers expect a major naval engagement if the Russians are found at sea, with harbors frozen and coal limits forcing a return to Vladivostok. The rival fleets include the Russian Gromobo i, Rurik, Bogatyr and the Japanese battle fleet and armored cruisers, with uncertainty over exact dispositions and injuries to several Japanese ships.
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