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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1913
Page
4
A fragment mentions a new comet and a special train, while an advert promotes Dr Armistead's Agub Ton ic as a remedy for colds with dosing guidance and bottle prices. Alexandria is noted as Egypt’s main port with 21 shipping companies and a 1808 stat line. A quip about a political scandal and a New York rooftop gathering follows with a remark on honesty and price.
A famous tenor named Giulio Gatti-Casazza recounts an amusing incident in which a Chicago trust magnate invited him to dinner and pressed him to sing. After politely declining, the magnate persisted, prompting the tenor to joke that everyone in the trade must try their hand at picking a pocket before singing.
Oct 1 Panama City report notes Gatun lake waters flowing into the Culebra Cut via pipes as the Gamboa dike is blown and removed. Final dike destruction set for Oct 10, marking practical canal completion though official opening remains over a year away. Col Goethals and aides led the effort with Goethals hailed as the builder.
From the San Francisco Evening Post, a Russian physician announces a method to suspend life for six months. The piece mocks his role as a doctor over an author and jokes about New York harbor honors if he waited.
Ad promotes Knowltons Danderine claiming hair becomes light and wavy after cleansing. It asserts dandruff removal and scalp invigoration with long term growth, urging a 25 cent bottle from stores. Includes a humorous quote about wealth and happiness.
In Mineral Springs Arkansas Mrs J M Rivers credits Cardui with curing a decade of illness. She reports weight gain and renewed strength after secret use, praising Cardui as a godsend and urging other women with womanly troubles to try it. The ad notes Cardui’s fifty plus years of use and its vegetable ingredients.
A witty quip argues that lobbying is the sole profession a man can pursue by standing idle, implying success comes from doing nothing rather than activity.
A reader from St Louis recounts eczema relief after six months with Tetterine, claiming success against itching piles ringworm and scalp skin diseases. The ad offers Tetterine 60c and Tetterine Soap 2c with a free box of We Liver Pills on mail orders from The Shuptrine Co Savannah Ga. A second note recalls courtship advice on politeness opening doors and self closing.
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