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Newspaper
Cambridge Jeffersonian
Location
Cambridge, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1906
Page
7
A long, tangled OCR-like collection of variant spellings and related words spanning medicine, linguistics, archaeology, documents, and historical items. It reads like a glossary dump with numerous duplicates, misspellings, and obscure forms across many fields.
A compact note listing variant spellings and misspellings such as tabour versus tabour, theatre versus theater, vapour versus vapor, vigour versus vigor, and other forms like through and thru, with minor verb forms and archaic endings noted.
Tim Healy the fighting member of the British Parliament arrives in Chicago praising President Roosevelt for the spelling reform. He says it will aid the working classes who lack time to study word histories while mocking long obsolete spellings. He credits Carnegie for aiding readers with limited education. Includes ads for DeWitts Kidney and Bladder Pills Kennedy's Laxative and Cascasweet baby remedy.
Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery is touted as a potent alterative purifying blood and tonic aiding the mucous linings in nose throat bronchi stomach bowels and pelvic organs in chronic catarrhal cases. Favorite Prescription is promoted for female weaknesses regulating menstruation and building strength, with both medicines non-alcoholic and from glyceric extracts of native American plants sold by medical dealers.
An 19th century advertisement claims Hind cures Brights disease diabetes rheumatism gout gravel dropsy bladder inflammation bad blood and nervous troubles caused by kidneys. Neilley & Co advertise a mail order guarantee, offering pre paid delivery for 50 cents with a positive guarantee and no risk to the customer.
Mrs Ora A Stephens of Port Williams Ohio reports three bottles of Dr Kings New Discovery stopped a two year cough and cured her feared consumption. The ad touts powerful lungs for gorillas and promises relief for throat and lung troubles with guarantees from local druggists. Trial bottle free.
The record notes a St Bernard named Plinlimmon selling for 21250. An article extols Electric Bitters as a cure after a Columbus woman reports quick relief from stomach weakness and sleepless nerves. It also mentions Milan cathedral as the costliest building and promotes Ely's Cream Balm for colds and catarrh. A wry quote concludes with a remark about women.
A fragment from Phillipsburg Kan promotes Bucklen’s Arnica Salve as a cure all for burns boils sores and more with claims tied to drug stores in Cambridge and Bresville. The odd ad tone notes social musings on sin age and cigars, hinting at sensational mischief in a small town newspaper.
Long religious exhortation outlines salvation through new birth and the life in the Spirit. It contrasts fleshly self with spiritual renewal, urges crucifying the old man, living by love, and bearing the fruit of the Spirit. Includes modern ads for health products and remedies interwoven with sermon text.
An assortment of testimonials extols Foley's Honey and Tar and Foley's Kidney Cure for coughs colds hay fever and kidney ailments. Ads claim quick cures preventive benefits and safety against complications with references to D M Hawthorne and A J Nusbaum Batesville Indiana. The piece relates to health advice and medical product endorsements.
A vintage advertisement touts Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as aiding nature during a cold. It claims the medicine relieves coughing, soothes lungs, aids expectoration, opens secretions, and helps restore health, with testimonials of superior effectiveness and a claim to counter pneumonia. Sold by Brean & Wilson and D. M. Hawthorne.
W H Brown a Pittsfield Vermont pension attorney praises Dr King s New Life Pills calling them the second best thing after a pension. He says they keep his family in splendid health. Quick relief for headache constipation and biliousness offered at local drug stores. Some strokes of good luck are almost as bad as strokes of lightning.
A finiment remedy claims to rapidly ease rheumatic pain and aid sleep. Sold by Arensa & Wilton and D M Hawthorne. The text also notes many and foul ways to enrich oneself, implying caution.
Castoria bears a report on alleged abuse linked to Deng Tigecmo and the Bad Torches, as details remain unclear in the fragmentary OCR text.
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