Pilgrimage turnout estimated at 170000 this season
An official estimate puts the number of pilgrims visiting Mecca and Medina this season at about 170000. The figure reflects overall attendance and national religious travel activity.
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Newspaper
Dahlonega Nugget
Location
Dahlonega, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1909
Page
4
An official estimate puts the number of pilgrims visiting Mecca and Medina this season at about 170000. The figure reflects overall attendance and national religious travel activity.
A letter from Savannah touts Tetterine and Tetterine Soap as universal skin remedies curing eczema itching, corns, dandruff, pimples, and other ailments. The note claims personal relief after years of failure with other salves and offers mail order from the Shuptrine Co. Savannah, Ga.
Every package of Post Toasties contains a little book Tid Bits made with Toasties. The notice advertises the booklet included with cereal sold at grocers.
A compact collection of home care hints from newspapers includes restoring wrinkled ribbons with steam and pressing, cleaning walnut furniture with milk or oil, and simple sewing crafts for children. The tips emphasize gentle handling and small tools, aiming to maintain fabric, wood, and fabric craft finishes.
Instructions describe making a spool holder using a thin round board with centered eccentric circles and nails from the underside, plus optional felt padding and decorative cloth. The piece emphasizes low cost and usefulness. Also offered are thoughts on keeping flowers on the table at meals to improve mood and appetite with poetic lines from Indiana Warmer.
Instructions describe peanut candy with shelled peanuts and sugar, Westphalia ham mashed potato balls fried crisp, strawberry jam with fruit juices and extra sugar, peppermint drops, and Egyptian tomato bites served on lettuce with watercress filling and mayonnaise dressing.
An advertisement touts free medical examinations by Munyon's Eminent Doctors, inviting readers to request a diagnosis and promising truthful results on cure or non cure without obligation. Also includes various medical products and quips from period humor pieces and toxin cautions.
An advertisement touts Doan's Kidney Pills as a cure for kidney irregularities and related pains. A testimonial from Robert G. Miller of Danville Pennsylvania claims dramatic relief from severe kidney symptoms, backache, and risk of Bright's disease after using the product. The ad notes price and availability, with Foster-Milburn Co. Buffalo New York as the maker.
A Parisian scholar claims a 4& discovery in English postage stamps revealing a mirrored image where the king’s profile appears to show a young woman placing a hat. The portrayal blends imagination with inverted facial features to suggest a playful motif.
A dialogue on studying nature and the value of direct observation. The speaker recalls a naturalist who demonstrated ants' industrious work during a field expedition, showing ants guiding a move and accompanying travelers to the next camping spot.
Ti J Lamar of Macon Ga endorses Hancock's Sulphur Compound for prickly heat and hives in infants. A mother reports relief in two days after six applications in bath form. The note urges mothers to use the remedy. Also mentions 1,100 Congregational churches across fourteen states and territories.
A 1908 testimonial from Charles T. Bauer of Volant Pennsylvania describes twelve years of eczema on hands feet and arms with swelling peeling and rawness. After trying many salves doctors and giving up hope he used Cuticura Remedies and reports rapid healing with no further trouble. Also notes about excursion fares and events and a quip contrasting church and divorce court.
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