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Newspaper
Clinton Plaindealer
Location
Clinton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1907
Page
3
A fragment from a discussion features a character named Martel described as a tireless talker who speaks for hours and only pauses to cough. The dialogue suggests an attempt to get a word from him, but the speaker prefers not to push further due to Martel’s coughing and intent to continue talking.
A promotional article extols Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery claiming it strengthens the stomach and treats indigestion, dyspepsia, and other digestive ailments. It also touts catarrh cures, lists alcohol-free ingredients, and offers free booklets and medical advisers by mail from Buffalo, New York.
The Rev Mr Goodman abandons his sermon mid service noting heat makes preaching and listening difficult. He announces we will sing From Greenland's Icy Mountains omitting all but the first stanza and be dismissed.
A reader from Rockingham County recounts a birth skin disease lasting six years and a fortune spent without relief. After trying Cuticura Remedies, the skin cleared in two months and the child reportedly became well. The note mentions other medical claims and products in contemporary ads.
In a North country church a stylish woman entered a private pew and faced a stern verger. The verger ordered her to move insisting the pew was private, while the woman and others challenged his authority.
An Oregon case from Salem tells how Dean's Kidney Pills eased a decade of kidney pain and rheumatism. The patient, F A Sutton, reports rapid improvement after three boxes and lasting benefits, with the medicine sold nationwide for 50 cents a box by Foster Milburn. The tale contrasts with a Seattle San Francisco steamer anecdote of a man who fraudulently sought a free second-class ticket and found meals included in the ticket as a twist of fate.
A long casualty roster compiled after the Fourth treats dozens killed and hundreds wounded across cities including Pittsburg Philadelphia Chicago and Los Angeles. The report cites stray bullets premature explosions and dangerous fireworks as causes with tragedies from Beloit to Jersey City and Waukegan.
A Washington Star magazine excerpt reports a scientist claiming a new method to reach the North Pole. The exchange frames the invention as commercially valuable and potentially sufficient for ten pages of magazine coverage.
An advertisement extols Grape-Nuts as scientifically made and instantly served food. It claims the product is pre-digested via grape-sugar developed during manufacture and easily assimilated, suitable for weak stomachs. The copy urges readers to enjoy it with cold cream or warm milk and mentions Battle Creek Michigan manufacturing.
Mrs Lapsling explains Johnny injury after a fall from the back porch noting a near fracture of the juxta position bone next to a medallion obligato. An advertisement for Allen's Foot-Ease promotes foot comfort and shoe fit with mailing free sample from A B S Olmsted in New York.
A family quarrel over freezer operation leads to a swap from ice cream to boiled custard as Tommy notes the handle is turned the wrong way. The Chicago Tribune item frames the mishap as a playful warning during a children's party.
Mrs Highmus Corrects a misunderstanding as a caller mistakes a dog in Mrs Upmore's lap for their baby. The humorous exchange centers on a photo likeness and a playful identity mix up.
An old style ad extols Cascarets as the natural bowel exercise. It markets Cascarets as non purging gentle laxatives that strengthen bowels, compare effort to sawing wood or walking ten miles, and promote digestion without waste. Boxed ten cent portably packaged by Sterling Remedy Company.
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