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Newspaper
Dahlonega Nugget
Location
Dahlonega, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1908
Page
4
Bud Dozier launches a balloon and notes slow ascent. The pilot tosses out a sandbag to gain lift, but later the pilot awakens to find the pillow on the floor, indicating an unexpected incident during the night.
A Philadelphia library desk reports a century-lost classic book redelivered by a generous borrower. The librarian notes many volumes linger years or decades, with some returning from Holland or beyond, proving old titles can reappear.
A Michigan athlete swaps meat for Grape Nuts and Postum to improve training. He notes gaining weight from 124 to 140 pounds between June and September and waking with better energy after meals centered on Grape Nuts and Postum. The letter promotes Postum Co. and its Wellville tie-in.
A wide range of late news notes from around the world includes Nicholas Murray Butler lecturing in Europe after arriving in Paris, the death by gas of 80 year old Miss Louise Boyer, and Mrs. Alice Roosevelt Longworth facing a severe storm on Pike's Peak. Reports cover an oceanic newspaper shell journey to New York, Chicago infant deaths amid heat, Yokohama gift to American fleet officials, a vast Tampico oil fire, a St Louis amnesia case, a dangerous Hayti telegram incident, a Lee Island forest fire, Roosevelt book sales, John L. Sullivan seeking divorce, and various legal, railway, and diplomatic developments.
A Washington Herald quips about a newly married man and his wife with humorous lines on cigarette butts and ribbons. An advertisement touts Dr. H R Kline's Great Nerve Restorer offering a $2 trial bottle and free treatise in Philadelphia. The piece notes a man reflecting on a past love letter in later years.
A dated collage of medical claims and humorous lines from early 20th century advertising. Includes testimonials on eczema cures with Cuthura remedies, Won Winslow soothing syrup, Grove’s tonics, eye wash, and Allen’s Foot-Ease, plus quips and notices from various sources and firms.
G W Winney of Medina New York invites kidney sufferers to write for a personal testimony of Dean’s Kidney Pills after his eighteen month battle with pain and illness. He claims weight gain from 143 to 162 pounds following 10 to 12 boxes. Pills sold by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo at 50 cents a box. Also advice against starching table linen recommending damp ironing for a smooth finish and noting elbow grease as best.
A Boston Post tip outlines shellac repair steps for china touching on using five cents worth of thick white shellac, applying two coats, and pressing pieces together. The note claims success mending an oriental globe and various porcelain pieces to excellent condition after years of use.
An appeal promotes Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a solution for women's health issues and infertility. It includes testimonials from Maggie Gilmer and Josephine Hall about restored health and motherhood. Also mentions Abbott's East Indian Corn Paint and a general warning against prying into others' affairs.
A poultry man from New Market Tennessee describes using 20 Mule Team Borax soap to wash white chicks for a show. He notes his birds are exceptionally white and cites his years of experience. The ad lists dealer and carton sizes with a request for samples and a booklet from Pacific Coast Borax Co.
Mrs Knicker and Mrs Becker discuss summer plans with options tied to Chicago and Denver as possible destinations. The brief exchanges appear in a New York Sun snippet.
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