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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1906
Page
3
The speaker recounts three doctors failing to help with severe sores. One refused to touch the hands, another claimed no cure was possible, and a third blamed the sores on poor bathing water at the workplace. Reading about Catcura Remedies, the speaker seeks relief.
A fragmentary notice references a condor tee and confusion over collecting fare. It mentions the Eskimo tasting his first bowl with praise for flavor but notes it is not as rich as a tallow esnile. The text reads oddly and resembles an OCR error from a historical page.
A humorous exchange features a woman challenging a sales pitch for a cleaning machine. The seller admits its limits, listing chores it cannot perform, and concludes a machine cannot replace a wife or fully shoulder housework. The dialogue ends with a pointed reminder of gender roles.
A fragmented ad copy shows a mention of Dean's Kliney Pills with price fifty cents per box and a location in Buffalo California Foster Milburn Ca. It reflects a vintage medical recall style and small 20th century advertising phrasing.
A short, affectionate verse on Harvard geologist Dean Nathaniel S. Shaler of the Laurence Scientific School. An undergraduates’ spoof titled Harvard Celebrities lauds his fame as Fairy-taler and Wizard of the frozen plain. The poem ribbingly notes a subterra pean roar and the audience’s applause after each pause.
An amateur palm reader proclaims a betrothal to Mr Loony from a bride to be. The woman reveals she ended engagement three weeks ago and tears into self pity and blame. The August Journal urges self examination and to stop whining about what might have been.
An Elizabethtown minister recounts a five year battle with La Grippe like illness and nervous prostration. He deteriorated to a skeletal state with poor appetite and withdrawal from society until using Grape-Nuts food sparked renewed life and appetite, enabling him to return to his congregation.
General Tomas Regalado, a fiery Central American leader and former Salvadoran president, is described as a battle-hardened fire eater who thrived on turmoil. The piece notes his influence from 1899 to 1903, his ties to Captain O’Brien, and his role in regional politics and education, alongside references to Blyden and Howells.
IBS Annie Hendren of Rocklyn Washington writes of drastic improvement after using Perona and Manalin while praising Dr Hartman’s Peruna. The ad copy emphasizes testimonials from women of rank and toil, claiming wide success and gratitude for the remedy.
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