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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1913
Page
3
An ad touts Cascarets 10 cent box for bilious liver constipation and stomach distress. Claims include headache relief and cleansing of bile gases and waste, plus emphasis on benefits for children. Includes other lines about economy and assorted minor ad copy.
Twenty soldiers died and about one hundred were hurt when a Mobile and Ohio troop train plunged through a trestle near State Line Mississippi. The engine tender jumped the track, the tender and three cars fell twenty five feet, with sixteen bodies recovered and four more believed in the wreckage. Onboard were 179 soldiers from Fort Morgan and Fort Baraneas en route to the Mississippi Alabama state fair at Meridian under Major Taylor. A relief train with doctors and nurses went to assist as efforts to clear the debris continued.
English militant Emmeline Pankhurst told Ellis Island officials she will not survive deportation, warning that the ship taking her back would end her life. An appeal to Immigration Commissioner Carinettis in Washington is pending. She spoke with Mrs. Harriet Stanton Blatch and other suffrage leaders visiting her.
An advertisement promises digestive relief with a small pill at a low price. It touts a genuine signature and urges readers to try a small dose to ease headaches and distress after meals. The copy emphasizes quick, affordable relief through a single product.
Mrs Lee Mannes of Megadore Ohio credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with curing years of female troubles without surgery. The ad cites relief from bearing down pains, fertility of health, and two healthy children after three bottles. It urges other women to try the remedy and offers confidential advice from the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. in Lynn Massachusetts.
A vaudeville tale describes Brown and a stranger reacting to a singer with an excruciating voice. The stranger, living nearby, says he came to escape from home as his wife cleans. The judge remarks on the odd amusement.
Mrs J R Gregg of Glenus P O Ya recounts a year long skin ailment in her baby with itching and yellowish sores. After using Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment the condition improved after two uses and was cured within two weeks. Sample offer details follow.
A brief exchange discusses whether treasury deposits would trigger credit inflation while another person boasts a small win by striking Smith for a five dollar bill. The tone is casual and speculative about economics.
A concise note reflects on transforming mental effort into a published work. The line about placing “all the gray matter” into a book suggests pride in intellectual labor and its subsequent reading by others. The tone is reflective and literary.
A worried merchant receives a telegram that reveals a wife asking for a waist for a gros grain suit and gives exact hiding places and keys. The message’s domestic drama contrasts with science and hymn stories, noting a French sewing machine piano invention and Tennyson’s hymn creation.
A period fashion piece advises wearing a single full blown rose at the hair and suggests smart lapel or waistline placements for violets and small bouquets on scarves. It includes light aside on bronchial illness and a playful farmers tale about a son who tutors summer boarders in dances.
Seek the Wrights Indian Vegetable Pills with the signature of Wm. Wright on the wrapper and box. The dosage and usage target constipation biliousness and indigestion as claimed by the advertisement. The prompt urges readers to obtain the advertised remedy.
A witty dialogue folds into a polite clash about knowledge of the past. The child and Miss Prim trade barbs on awareness of ancient history, each defending their perspective with sharp, playful lines. The exchange reveals social manners and humor across generations.
A collage of curious remarks and product pitches appears, including a dachshund anecdote, malaria remedy claims, a note about Elizir Babek, and whimsical quotes about a British Museum attendant and Noah's Ark pencils. The piece blends humor with overshort speculation and promotional mentions.
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