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Newspaper
Connersville Curier
Location
Connersville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1908
Page
6
A prince and princess of a country romance flee to the city with dreams of a Female Seminary Home and a law office. Their plan fails when doors close and a return to Friendship reveals resilience, yearning, and a shared royal mood in the moonlit plank road.
Captain A E Gove recounts the E G Reynolds voyage from New York to Panama via Magellan Straits. Patagonians in skin canoes pelted the vessel with charcoal during the 50 day 19 hour trip, while crew offered no tobacco. The tug was handed to U S authorities for Panama Canal work.
Ohio bachelor Herman Patrick Tappe, now a Fortieth Street milliner, refuses to make hats for dogs. A wealthy New York widow brings Pompon the poodle in a raincoat and booted feet, demanding canine millinery. Tappe insists he makes hats for ladies, not dogs, sparking the indignant owner.
Charles F. Budahn of Tracy California writes that two 25 cent boxes of Bucklen's Arnica Salve cured an years long itching pile problem. He notes the salve's effectiveness while sold under guarantee at Lewis Ashworth's drug store.
A Beecher quotation emphasizes that good nature matters more than knowledge or money for those who possess it and for everyone who lives with them, because it contributes to happiness.
An honored town resident recovered from a severe dysentery after using Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. He credited the cure to obtaining the medicine from M. J. Leach, a Wolcott Vermont druggist, via S. O. McKen nan & Son who advertise it for sale.
After a recent Vienna quake, crowds flooded lottery shops seeking tickets with numbers tied to the event. Patrons hoped the seismic coincidence would bring luck or fortune, reflecting superstition amid the aftershocks.
The excerpt notes fevers on high elevations and malaria at lower levels due to altitude. It promotes Electric Bitters as an effective remedy for lassitude malaria jaundice biliousness fever ague and general debility. Sold under guarantee at Ashworth's drug store for 50 cents.
A farmer correspondent describes a formaldehyde treatment using two kerosene barrels to soak seed grain. The process includes perforated tin covers, skimming the top smut and oats, and transferring liquid between barrels. It claims to be faster and more thorough than the sack method and recommends yearly dipping.
One hundred dollars reward for any case of catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. F. J. Cheney & Co of Toledo, Ohio, endorsed by Walding Kinnar & Marvin. Cure taken internally, price 75 cents per bottle, sold by all druggists. Hall's Family Pills recommended for constipation.
Authorities say 85 to 95 percent of men in civilized lands are right handed and show a lower right shoulder. The trend is not new, with ancient Greek sculptors recognizing and shaping figures to appear more symmetrical.
Mrs A Goss of Durand Michigan testifies her daughter recovered from whooping cough after using Chamberlains Cough Remedy recommended by Hartland merchant Mr Lane The product is sold by S O McKennan Son in Durand Mich.
A devout midwestern pastor at a marriage ceremony prayed for the couple’s prosperity and business growth. He later learns the groom runs a saloon and tells his wife, “Lord, You needn't answer that prayer.”
Omega Ohio merchant and telecom president touts Dr King’s New Discovery claiming it saved his life by reaching the cough spot. The medicine heals throat and chest and is sold at Lewis Ashworth’s drug store with a 50 cent and one dollar price and a trial free offer.
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