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Newspaper
Clinton Plaindealer
Location
Clinton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1906
Page
3
The Astor family in New York has bought land in Mexico to establish the world's largest cattle ranch. The deal signals a major expansion into Mexican agriculture and landholding by the prominent New York family.
An article extols Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as the best remedy for nervous exhaustion during the change of life. It includes a testimonial from Mrs Mary L Koehne of Chicago praising relief from dizziness backaches headaches and fatigue after six bottles. Mrs Pinkham invites women to write for free advice.
The French Chamber approves the finance minister’s income tax plan targeting large fortunes. Clemenceau’s circular closes religious schools per the Pope’s encyclical. Germany contemplates 19000 ton battleships and 15000 ton cruisers to rival Britain. Mount Rwenzori ascent cited. Duke of Abruzzi claims title to the peak. Ecuador’s tariff reduces metals from the U S. presidents and cabinet members gain import exemptions. Spain’s royals arrive as strikes surge among 60000 workers, seeking shorter hours and arbitration. The Drago doctrine for debt collection gains Pan American support with Hague reference. Sanitation talks in Washington and Irish home rule plans surface amid a busy global agenda. Tuberculosis deaths in France reach 150000 annually, with density-related disease decline noted. Japan’s nationalization push targets railways, Manchuria and Korean forests via a state-driven industrial plan. A Buenos Aires banquet honors Secretary Root. Roosevelt and US unity emphasized. Russian revolutionary violence spikes with 172 officials killed and 120 bombs found, plus widespread political arrests. Fighting continues between Tartars and Russians near the Caucasus-Persia frontier.
A Maine woman reports severe anemia with gas, pain, and headaches improving after using Dr Williams Pink Pills. She gained from 120 to 154 pounds and regained appetite and sleep, claiming the medicine cures anemia by building new blood. An ad for the pills notes 50 cents a box or six for $2.50 from Schenectady NY. Also a country-sport anecdote about a persistent bird.
The man with the ample waistcoat voices doubt about the length of a trip to St. Joe. A young man with a flower in his buttonhole argues it is long enough if the purpose is to go over there.
Advertisement offers a free sample of Allen s Foot Ease powder to shake into shoes from Allen S Olmsted Le Roy New York. Claims cure for tired sweating hot swollen aching feet and eases new or tight shoes. Also marketed as remedy for corns and bunions and sold by all druggists and shoe stores for 25 cents.
Curacao is described as a calm, prosperous island under Dutch administration with a garrison in ancient fortifications. A soldier parade appears as comic opera bouffe and, despite other acts fading, the scene amuses spectators. Local merchants print currency that circulates only on the island while nearby Venezuela’s shadow fuels revolutions and exile plots.
An elderly man in a rural town laments living in the wrong age as a horseshoe salesman and a passerby discuss progress. He recalls a circus trip and a runaway wife with a hoss doctor, arguing he would have kept his wife if not for horses.
A Michigan woman credits Postum Food Coffee with ending years of bilious colic headaches catarrh and dyspepsia after quitting coffee. She says doctors misdiagnosed her illness and that health improved rapidly after using Postum. Read the Road to Wellville for more details.
A humorous dialogue shows Lucy winning Dick as a husband through practical after graduation duties. The exchange contrasts Lucy with Thelena and notes Lucy’s immediate return home to help her mother with chores after completing her studies.
Mrs Lizzie E Sledge of Selma Alabama describes four years of facial and body black splotches and severe itching. After two doctors failed, her husband bought Cuticura Resolvent Soap and Ointment, with initial relief from the first bottle, and six months of treatment cleared all splotches and restored clear skin.
The speaker contemplates whether to construct a new home or renovate the existing one. He initially thought Allscads would build, but realizes repairing the old house may require more money than anticipated.
In a Puck quip, the train named the Limited hints at unlimited speed and indecorous conduct by staff yet the foreigners discover the truth lies in refined decorations. The party recalls manners and admires the drawing room car as their sparkling reveal.
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