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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1908
Page
3
The article questions Peruna as an effective remedy for chronic catarrh and cites the United States Dispensatory on ingredients like goldenseal and Cedron seeds. It recounts anecdotes about dog bites and hydrophobia beliefs, including remarks by Frederic Ritchey on dog attacks and fear of hydrophobia.
Mrs Mary FE WY Rouse Cam bridge NY recounts five years of kidney pain back and hip twinges and weak health until taking Deans Kidney Pill. She reports quick relief and full recovery. Bargain ads and a humorous church tale follow, then a stat about New York Jews being the largest such community.
An Indiana woman shares how Postum never changes flavor when brewed per directions and helps avoid caffeine effects. She says she and her husband have stayed loyal, noting Postum lacks coffee’s bitterness and has relieved gallbladder and headache issues. A Postum Co. claim and promotion follow, inviting readers to read The Road to Wellville.
The Denver Coliseum hosted crowds for the Bryan Kern ticket with Theodore Bell presiding. Speakers criticized trusts and contrasted Republican and Democratic platforms while transportation brought in attendees from rail lines and by special trains.
A planned strike by cloakmakers in New York would affect 25 000 to 30 000 workers including 10 000 women due to wages ranging from 3 to 8 dollars a week. The article mentions Jean Sammers alias Frank Eagle and Teed in Diemeree charged with theft tied to a robbery nearly two years old.
An article explains borax as a dairy cleanser and preservative improving hygiene in milk and butter production. It advocates a borax to water mix for utensils and udder washing, notes 20 Mule Team Borax as pure product, and promotes a Mother’s gift offer. A second humorous anecdote features a butler mistaking a carry comb for a safety razor.
A Montreal reader recounts using Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment to cure eczema on three daughters and a bleeding neck fold in another baby. The testimonial dates to May 21, 1907, from Mme. Napoleon Duceppe in Duluth Quebec.
A bottle thrown by an American captain off Newfoundland in 1878 was recovered off the west coast of Ireland in early 1899, marking a 21 year float. Essex baymakers report finding a pure white rock among black stones at Little Barstead farm.
A fragment from a Chicago Tribune piece shows a brief exchange between a stranger and a Native asking distance to stock yards. The stranger notes a smell as they approach the town, hinting at a tense encounter setting in a Western town.
The piece notes Scorchley no longer experiences severe epileptic fits, as he now seeks relief by taking a ride in his automobile whenever a spell seems likely.
Slocum notes Boxley the pitcher is building an airship while curious about a shorter curve than rival machines. Pettit's Eye Salve marketed by Howard Bros. in Buffalo, first sold in 1807, with sales rising yearly across druggists.
A humorous exchange notes a month by the sea yields no clear profit yet shows gains in weight. The dialogue compares costs and benefits of leisure. A tobacco line praises Lewis' Single Binder 5c as equal to pricier cigars. A London living cost claim and a note on an Ashantee tree providing butter close the excerpt.
Mrs A Gregory of 2355 Lawrence St Denver reports relief after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for six months of female troubles. An advertisement touts the product’s roots and herbs as a standard remedy for displacements inflammation ulcers fibroid tumors backache and nervous symptoms and invites letters for advice.
An old advertisement touts Syrup of Senna as a gentle laxative. It asserts trusted officials endorse it and warns against counterfeit products. The notice urges purchase only from the California Fig Syrup Co. and through leading druggists.
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