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Newspaper
Chariton Democrat
Location
Chariton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1903
Page
10
A collage of advertisements and public notices includes a Hall’s Catarrh Cure claim with testimonials, Defiance Starch promotions, tuberculosis death stat, Defiance Cold Water Starch 10c for 16 oz, Russian laundry blue, Foot-Ease trademark case, and miscellaneous product pitches. Also mentions potato and banana chemistry, a Katy line timetable change, and medical elixirs for teething and eczema.
A grim verse about a woman's evolving grief marks a family tomb in England with lines like My grief I cannot bear and My life’s light has gone out followed by a new line about resurrection. The second tale recounts England’s oldest rocking horse, said to have belonged to Prince Charles I, preserved in a museum near Theobalds in a park once home to his father.
A pouch shaped bird nest was discovered hanging from a sider tranch on the edge of a mowing field in East Tiachias Me. It measures about two inches deep and is crafted from straws birch bark and cobweb fiber in a mysterious method. The nest remains intact despite winter storms and is attached to a limb and twig.
The article notes the Ainus, Japan’s original inhabitants, dwelling on Yezzo with a population of 16,000 to 17,000. It highlights that Ainu women tattoo their upper and lower lips resembling a mustache, claiming this decoration affects perceived attractiveness and marriage prospects.
The account describes pervasive smoking in Cuban railroad cars with conductors brakemen and the newsboy all smoking as a normal habit. It highlights a long chercot pipe nine inches long used by passengers, and notes that smoke pours forth like a locomotive stack.
A Cumberland County man in Me. removed his first wife’s headstone from her grave and cut off the lettering to create a single stone for both his wife and his elderly parents who had died then. He said he believed his wife would be okay without a headstone as long as his parents had one.
The article reports dwarf elephant skeletons unearthed on Malta island. One adult specimen measured under two feet six inches tall and weighed no more than sixty pounds in flesh. The work describes the death struggle and magnified life forms, noting the unusual small size of these ancient elephants.
A collage of humorous asides, mis quotes, and anecdotes with ads and product notes. Topics range from weights and compliments to Jamaica bananas and tobacco ads. Includes Miss Helen Gould and Ethel Barrymore moments, a cardinal anecdote, and local trade notices from Lewis' Factory Peoria Illinois.
A Washington letter quotes U S Senator M C Butler of South Carolina praising Peruna for dyspepsia and stomach trouble. He claims Peruna cures catarrh and aids natural digestion, calling it a wonderful tonic and noting extensive success against dyspepsia.
A notice urging readers to write to Dr. Hartman president of The Hartman Sanitarium in Columbus Ohio for a full statement of their case and free medical advice. The message promotes Peruna as a remedy and offers guidance.
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