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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1897
Page
5
Child convulsions depend on the underlying cause not the convulsion itself. Overloaded stomach or sudden chill after eating may require an emetic. salt in warm water with a touch of mustard works. Keep bystanders away, provide training room, and let the patient sleep after the episode. If unsure, treat as epilepsy and seek care for potential brain fever or meningitis.
Free sample box of Dr Kings New Life Pills advertised. Address request to H E Bucklen & Co Chicago. Pills claim to cure constipation headaches and liver troubles. Promoted as purely vegetable and non deleterious with stomach and bowel toning effects.
A purported cold remedy uses baking soda mixed with water in repeated doses for several days. The method emphasizes starting at first signs of sneezing, with doses every half hour for three rounds and a fourth dose after an hour, then repeating as needed. The text notes limited effectiveness after the second or third day and claims influenza and common colds respond to this treatment.
A method describes placing a small white linen piece soaked with spirits between leaves of a heavy book to transfer ink from a faded sheet. After a few days, the leaf shows loss of color while the ink transfers to the paper in its original form and outline.
James L. Allen offers 19 tons of mixed clover and timothy hay and 4 tons of pure timothy hay for sale. Available at the barn for delivery to purchasers as desired.
Washington April 15 Special. The senate strains under committee reorganization and vast staff. About 59 committees require many clerks, messengers, and rooms. The article details salaries, rooms, and workers from clerks to capitol police, showing the bill to taxpayers dwarfs member pay.
An advertisement touts Bucklen Sarnica Saate as a universal salve with a money back guarantee and 26¢ price per box sold by Lee Allen Mc 94. A rail notice notes the Nov 15 1506 timetable change resuming trains Nos 8 and 7 between Peru and Montpelier, daily except Sundays, connecting with St. Louis and Detroit services.
A collage of old travel and health notices promotes Harter’s Herbal Ointment for children and sore skin, Carter’s Cascara Pills for digestion, and multiple vestibuled sleeper trains plus California routes via the Wabash system. It touts through sleeping car service from Chicago to Los Angeles and New Orleans connections, with timetable details and sales contacts.
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