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Newspaper
Clinton Plaindealer
Location
Clinton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1906
Page
3
Rear-Admiral Wichborn of the U S Navy opens with strong praise for Peruna as a vigor tonic and cautions that catarrh plagues soldiers and sailors. The ad highlights its preventive value against colds and its use after illness. A stray vignette mentions frustration from coughing during services and a misprint about a price tag on automobiles.
A hunter observer reports elk moving in a tight circular form, a group of twelve to twenty bulls trotting with noses near the ground in a dust cloud. The scene occurs along a Green River tributary in northwestern Wyoming and is described as a remarkable exercise with social dancing implications.
Ohio notary public confirms Frank J. Cheney senior partner of F. J. Cheney & Co swears firm will pay 100 dollars for any catarrh case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Advertisement notes product is taken internally and works on blood and mucous surfaces. Sold by druggists for 75 cents with related Hall's Family Pills advertised.
A brief reminiscence contrasts Jake Schiff giving a cook $5,000 with another Jacob who worked fourteen years to obtain a cook. The cook named Iachel appears in memory.
The New York Sun notes Stella prepares to marry a football hero, while Sella comments on her long held affection for remnants. The item reads as a society piece highlighting a marriage connection to a sports figure.
An advertisement touts VPAZO OINTMENT as a guaranteed cure for piles with a 14 day refund option. It includes user testimonials and notes the product costs 50 cents. The piece also mentions the Duke of Athol and references old Scotch titles and traditions.
A Good Housekeeping column muses on whether it is economical to maintain a two dollar palm tree in a flat given five dollars per month space costs, weighing practical living expenses.
Slight improvement in demand for winter apparel and household goods follows temperate weather. Construction and factory activity rise, with heavy orders in leather, saddlery, and machinery. Bank clearings set weekly records as money loosens. Six month business outlook remains confident despite weekly US and Canada failure counts.
Market notes list cattle hogs sheep and grain prices for Indianapolis Chicago St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee Toledo Buffalo New York and more. Prices cover wheat corn oats rye barley butter eggs and pork with ranges for shipping and common to prime classifications.
A Massachusetts lawyer, known for a unreliable memory for details, repeats a garbled joke after a friend teases him. He tries again with another listener, stammering about a trot and claiming a joke but failing to recall it, leaving the punchline missing.
An advertisement touts Mull's Grape Tonic as a permanent remedy for constipation and related ailments. It offers a free full sized bottle to prove its claims and a coupon worth one dollar for immediate sending. It targets claims of curing typhoid related issues and promotes use for children and nursing mothers.
A dated engraving notes a price of over 1,000,000 dollars for a grand tomb at the duke's estate. The article mentions a stamped date on the lake and advises not to take remedies from druggists.
Advertisement notes a patent remedy promising to cure a cold in one day with Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. Druggists refund money if it fails, and E. W. Grove’s signature appears on each box. Also mentions Wardbury Norway long day from May 21 to July 22.
An advertisement proclaims Allcock’s as the original and only genuine porous plasters with all other porous plasters labeled as imitations.
A man with a new automobile contemplates naming it the Blue Demon while a veteran scorcher counters with Purple Demon. They discuss future color mixing, noting blue plus people power yields purple.
A Chicago woman describes years of failing treatments for persistent hand sores. After three doctors offered poor options, she tried Cuticura Soap and Ointment from newspaper ads. Within three days the hands began to peel, soreness faded, and they became smooth again while she continued work in the dye house. July 1, 1905.
A quoted exchange discusses disciplining a boy for lying. The parent notes the boy was caught in a lie and reflects on honesty and teaching him to avoid being caught next time.
A short advertorial notes Lewis' Single Binder straight 5e cizar as the most popular brand with smokers. It touts uniform high quality from Lewis' Factory in Peoria with London crisis reports compared to Paris. Also mentions Mrs Winslow's soothing remedy for children priced at BB cents a bottle.
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