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Newspaper
Dahlonega Nugget
Location
Dahlonega, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1908
Page
4
An 1890s notice touts Hicks Capuchine as a liquid cure for women’s monthly pains backache nervousness and headache with immediate effects. Physicians prescribe it with stated prices 100 25c and 50c at drug stores and druggists ensure results. A humorous anecdote from Washington Kansas describes two conductors failing to eject boxcar passengers who joke about being schoolmates from Atchison.
Mrs Gaswell asks a famed musician to name a recent piece and learns it was an improvisation. The distinguished artist, hired at high cost for her guests, glowers as he confirms the tale.
An Ontario woman recounts years of peritonitis and intestinal indigestion. After persistent weakness, sleep loss, and appetite issues, she tried Grape-Nuts and Postum on a friend's suggestion. Within weeks she regained strength, slept well, and her cravings subsided. She and her husband continue using the products. There’s a reason.
New York City reports a collapse in the October cotton option leading to a $2,000,000 pull pool loss and a drop in deliveries to May next year. The surge of Livermore’s bull pool and his 400,000 bales of October option were central to the turmoil across New York, New Orleans, and Liverpool markets.
Massachusetts Sixth Regiment wins the regimental championship rifle shoot at Camp Perry Ohio for the third straight year earning permanent possession of a 400 dollar trophy. Maryland Fifth Regiment finishes second with 769. United States Marine Corps wins the devrick prize with 1647 points, Pennsylvania second 1645, Whio first team third 1642. United States Cavalry wins the service revolver match with 21 points.
Hoboken Mayor Steil was attacked in his office by an insane man armed with a knife. Detective William Carmody, freed from an asylum days earlier, entered, pursued the mayor, and after a desperate struggle he and the detective disarmed and arrested the assailant.
Eighty eight thoroughbred horses valued at $500,000, owned by J. B. Haggin and James R. Keene, were shipped from New York on the Velasquez to Buenos Ayres. Specially built quarters and a deck track were arranged for the voyage, the move attributed to the decline of horse racing after anti gambling laws.
The Atlantic Coast Line Railroad awards a contract to South Baltimore Steel Car and Foundry in Baltimore for 500 steel under-frame box cars at an expenditure of $500,000. The order is placed with the Baltimore foundry, underlining a major fleet expansion for the line.
The North Carolina Confederate veterans annual reunion closed with a mile long parade. Over 1,000 veterans walked, scores rode in carriages for those unable to march. The tattered Forty-eighth regiment banner drew notable attention.
Two men were killed and two others seriously injured when a boiler exploded at William Reid's saw mill near Draco in Caldwell County, North Carolina. The accident occurred at the mill, prompting investigations into the cause and safety practices. Local authorities and rescuers responded promptly to the scene.
George Fell aged 30 died after entering a McDonald farm well to clean it. Overcome by gas at the bottom he signaled for help as others pulled him out but he collapsed. His body remained four hours before recovery. A rope tied to his wrists tore loose the left hand. A companion who lowered to assist was overcome and nearly died.
A clerk recalls a customer asking to match a rare blue silk scrap. After testing many shades in daylight, the clerk finds the exact shade but the woman reveals she does not want any yards of silk. She merely wishes to avoid the color.
An article denounces deceptive white lead sales and outlines National Lead Company’s effort to ensure purity with the Dutch Boy trademark and a glow-pipe test. It offers a free test outfit and booklet, noting faster electricity and corn-removal remedies from other ads. The piece ends with a wry remark about a tramp kicked from a house being a rear-end collision victim.
Judge Wallace addressed Missouri prohibitionists and asserted he would keep the state dry if elected. A heckler interrupted over water spilling, illustrating the event's chaotic tone. The page also mentions Hicks' Capuchine headache remedy and a domestic joke about Dolly and Grandma from separate items.
Sufferers praise Terrenian for skin diseases including eczema tetter and erysipelas. In aggravated cases results are described as marvelous with thousands of testimonials. Available 5 cents from druggists or by mail from Savrrrine Savannah Ga. HER BUSINESS.
A Tipton Iowa man recounts a lifelong eczema battle from birth. After trying many medicines, he credits Cuthura products with a full cure after eight months. A local supporter testifies to the man’s severe condition prior to treatment. The second item shows a joke about physical culture and a girl using a rod in a Louisville Courier Journal quip.
Slogan hype about malaria elimination references Old Standard Grove's Taste-Lass Crit Torro and a plainly printed formula of Qui hite and Iron in tasteless form. Mentions adults and children, price 50c. Also notes a reportedly large wagon in Nome, 26 feet long, 7 feet high, 10-foot wheels, claimed as the world's largest wagon.
Mrs. M F Jones of 28 Tannehill Street Pittsburgh Pa endorses Terreainn the great skin remedy saying it cured her severe ringworm and piles. The product is sold by druggists or mailed for 6c from Suupraine Savannah Ga.
This excerpt surveys bubonic plague as one of humanity’s oldest scourges. It notes historical outbreaks from 1834 and London’s Black Death, cites Defoe and Creighton, and mentions the link to rats and the discovery of the plague germ by Kitasato and Yersin during the Hong Kong outbreak.
Coffee drinking rises globally with New York and New Orleans leading imports. Northern roast is light and weak, while Southern roast yields a rich, strong brew. Luzianne Coffee, popular and economical, is the top Southern brand carried by grocers.
A 3,000,000 foot log drive arrived at the Lake Irving inlet where the Mississippi feeds into the lake. The logs, cut near Itasca State Park and along the river, were transported in thirty days setting a record for driving logs down the Mississippi. Conditions were favorable with high water and no obstructions. The drive will be sluiced across the river and boomed to a Bemidji shore for local milling.
A testimonial extols Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a standard remedy for women's illnesses. Mrs Bertha Muff of Louisiana Missouri credits the product and Mrs Pinkham's guidance with restoring her health after years of suffering and failed medical help.
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