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Newspaper
Dahlonega Nugget
Location
Dahlonega, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1908
Page
4
A letter from Miss Sophia Kittlesen of Evanston details twenty five years of catarrh and a severe cough, crediting Peruna for a marked health improvement. The text also advertises Peruna tablets and related products, plus brief vignettes from Youth's Companion and Harper's Bazaar.
A Tennessee woman recounts abandoning coffee for Postum and recovering from indigestion nervousness and insomnia. She notes weight gain and improved health after using Postum, calling herself a living advertisement and urging friends to try it. The letter, from Postum Co Battle Creek Michigan, cites The Road to Wellville and claims authenticity.
In Parliament Premier Asquith defended a naval buildup intended to allow Britain to surpass the combined strength of any two nations. The United States inclusion was not clarified. Report Highlights also note arrests in a counterfeit ring in Chicago, a robbery of Chinese official Laing Ching Kwai in Chicago, and a spate of accidents and political events amid a week of national conferences and ship armor contracts.
A garbled ad notes a mail prepaid cure for abscess and fistula with a mysterious company. The text taunts readers with a quoted line from the St. Joseph Gazette praising unobtainable “unclosed find check” wording.
Short, mixed docket item noting Mrs Licy Quebeck of Hope Valley R1 suffered eight years of kidney trouble with back pain and irregular secretions until Dean's Kidney Pills brought relief. ads for other products and a brief quip about leap year marriage fears and a Philadelphia Ledger remark about dares influencing behavior.
An old tonic advert proclaims Grove's Taste Less and lists a plainly printed formula of quinine and iron in a tasteless form. Claiming to be effective for both adults and children, it promotes the product as a health tonic.
A Chicago Tribune snippet shows a dialogue where the groom-to-be delays obtaining the license, fearing a reversal by the bride and uncertain about their wedding plans. The brief exchange hints at tension and potential reversals in a pending marriage.
Readers learn that Hall's Catarrh Cure claims a universal cure for catarrh a constitutional disease. The firm offers $100 if it fails to cure sent via J Crenny Co Toledo with testimonials and 75c price. Also a note on Half’s Family Pills and a prediction by Wizard Burbank about banana plantains in New England.
The North Georgia conference assigns presiding elders and supply workers for the Gainesville district for the ensuing year. Names include J. R. King at Gainesville First, T. Christian at St. Pauls, T. M. Eliott at New Holland, N. Luke at Hall circuit, J. Franklin at Pendergrass, A. B. Scott at Jefferson, H. Braswell as supply at Buford, and others such as J. Stipes Norcross, Sappington Norcross circuit, Ragsdale supply Lawrenceville, and multiple agents serving Gainesville area churches and missions. Conference secretary B. F. Fraser noted.
Freezing temperatures in Cottonwood Alabama produced ice about one eighth of an inch thick for three mornings. Tender vegetation in Alabama and neighboring Florida regions was killed by the cold snap.
A testimonial from George B. Farley of Concord New Hampshire dated May 14 1907 describes a two day cure after applying Cuticura for a painful eruption below the knees that bled burned and swelled. The note ends with a quip about a cashier’s check from St Joseph.
An assortment of late 19th and early 20th century ads praises remedies for skin diseases and female ailments. Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound is endorsed for female troubles with testimonials. Also mentions Hicks Capuchine and general health claims with prices and mail-order details.
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