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Newspaper
Bowen Chronicle
Location
Bowen, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1902
Page
4
New York Health Department seized cheap baking powder sold in stores after chemists found it to be an alum powder made mainly of alum and pulverized rock. Several thousand pounds were destroyed at the offal dock as unsafe for consumption with warnings against cheap food additives.
An old advert promises Allen's Foot Enase cures swollen tired feet available at druggists and shoe stores for 25 cents with a free sample. The note includes a quote about a cynic from Smart Set, reflecting period humor.
A jumble of 1900 era notices and ad snippets quotes household cures and moral quips. Includes product pitches for Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets Piso s Cure and Hale s Honey of Horehound and Tar. Also cites social commentary on marriage and work ethics with brief aphorisms.
Dear Mrs Pinknam I traveled for years with irregular meals and damp beds and fell ill two years ago. A physician advised rest and after an operation for ovarian troubles I used Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and San ative Wash. Within a month I felt better and after three months I was cured. I have been in perfect health since and did not miss a meal. Mrs G Bruer Lansing Mich endorses it and offers $5000 if testimonial is not genuine. Write to Mrs Pinkham Lynn Mass for free counsel.
White dominates outfits with lace trimming on slips and gloves. Straw hats in a wide sailor shape sport silk scarf streamers while rosebud chiffons edge light boas and hats. Lace gowns persist with thinner lace and revived cornflowers and roses in multiple shades, including gray and orange touches.
A collection of witticisms and quips from multiple newspapers. Jokes cover topics from home charity and gender remarks to wireless telegraphy and social circles. One item notes an Oklahoma editor’s humorous cash in advance schedule for various social labels.
A lecture at Oxford by Prof McKendrick argues that auditory nerves have extensive roots and connections. He suggests musical tones may affect nearly every bodily function as researchers unravel the nerves' complex links.
In a Washington Star excerpt, Mr. Meekton and Henrietta clash over the stage heroine. He rejects a submissive wife, while she argues the heroine should lead the procession upfront. The exchange highlights contemporary views on gender roles in theater.
Across South America wooden crosses line town outskirts and highways where violence or death occurred. Travelers are urged to pause and say a prayer for the deceased as they pass these roadside markers.
In a humorous aside from Puck a character named Patrick Murphy laments his years in the navy and his grief over Manila while claiming to welcome Admiral Dewey soberly and drown his sorrow. The skit blends Irish dialect with a wartime figure in a playful tone.
The Honduras government, praised for a peaceful transfer of power, envisions supporting 10 million people while current instability limits the population to under 500,000. The stance is reported by the St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
In a clipped anecdote from Chicago Evening News an office boy reports a bookkeeper kissing the typewriter and the boss calls for copies. The odd exchange highlights a light newsroom moment amid routine work.
Letters from T. H. Mars J Vance J Brake praise Peruna for curing catarrh of the kidneys and Bright's disease in several patients. The ad claims the remedy eliminates stagnant kidney blood and poisons, improves heart and digestion, and offers free medical advice from Dr. Hartman in Columbus Ohio.
A visitor asked a senate doorkeeper what was being discussed. The guard replied that it was a bill to make it against the law to kill the president. Kansas City Star reports the remark.
A fragment from the Detroit Free Press notes advice about items near an open fireplace. An experienced maid warns to leave the bag until it cools before reciting or touching, then lift it away when safe.
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