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Newspaper
Dahlonega Nugget
Location
Dahlonega, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1908
Page
4
An old advertisement style passage markets Syrup of Pigs and Mlixir of Senna as safe laxatives, claims gentle cleansing with no after effects, and promotes California Fig Syrup Co. as genuine. It mentions other remedies like Tertenine for skin and scalp diseases, plus a travel note about Mrs. Pinkham and her son touring Europe.
Abott's hast Indian Corn Paint offers a wonderful remedy for corns bunions warts and indurations of the skin. Applied with a brush it cures without cutting burning or soreness. 25 cents at druggists or by mail from Dan Anport Co Savannah Ga. We would never suspect how smart some people were if they didn't tell us.
Matthias Campbell, a Blair Nebraska resident and Civil War veteran, and his wife credit Dean's Kidney Pills for relief from long back pain and advanced kidney trouble after doctors diagnosed the condition. Sold by all dealers 500 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY. If there were no egotism in the world the mirror manufacturer would soon be out of business.
The Republican National Convention of 1908 adjourned Friday after a brief final session of less than two hours. Speaker Joseph Cannon was applauded as he arrived. James Sherman of New York was chosen as vice presidential candidate alongside Secretary Taft. Rabbi Schanfaber opened with prayer.
The Republican convention nominated William Howard Taft of Ohio for the presidency beginning March 4, 1909. Timothy Woodruff nominated James Schoolcraft Sherman of New York for vice president. Sherman won unanimously after a vote showing 816 to 77 for Murphy and 75 for Guild with minor supports. The event closed with a recess at 11:47 a.m. and the band playing The Star Spangled Banner.
James Schoolcraft Sherman, nearly 58, long New York congressman, born Utica October 24, 1855, educated at Hamilton College class of 1879, admitted to bar in 1880. He serves as representative of New York's twenty-seventh district and holds senior roles in key committees and party leadership. He is Utica Trust president and New Hartford Canning president, former Utica mayor, and a close adviser to Speaker Cannon. He has chaired state and national Republican conventions and led the Republican Congressional Committee since 1906.
The 200 feet square platform in the convention hall held 1,800 people as banking interests and corporate reps backed Taft. They were said to be authorized to spend to block Roosevelt's third term. The band sat on an aerial platform and could be signaled by a buzzer on the chairman's table.
The text explains fat digestion occurs in the duodenum via pancreatic juice, which is inactivated by acid. Hyperacidity from delayed digestion leads to poor fat emulsification and emaciation. Peruna before meals is claimed to speed digestion and prevent fermentation, aiding weight gain with fats. It also notes Malay States tin output and advertises Hicks Capuchine for nervousness with prices.
The Agricultural Ministry reports rapid progress in Hungary forming model villages and resettling areas hit by decline. The state allocated 2,874 acres for sixteen settlements housing 1,590 families, with Igazfalva and Szilagyi named as new villages.
Reader letters praise Grape-Nuts with milk and cream for breakfast and midday meals. A woman over sixty reports better memory and nerve strength, her son and husband now use it, a traveling son eats only Grape-Nuts and milk for breakfast, and an aunt over 70 seems nourished on the product plus cream. The ad notes the product from Postum Co. and suggests reading The Road to Wellville.
A six foot three inch rattlesnake with thirty six rattles was slain near Lexington by Joe Donnelly who downed twenty six snakes in the area. Efforts continue to open a railroad between Athens and Anderson. Georgia officials and locals engage in politics, education, and civic events across multiple towns, with reports on court cases, school appointments, a drowning, a brass band, party dinners, and new banking ventures in Americus. The piece notes a funeral plan for Blind Tom and rising property assessments in Griffin.
After years of illness a woman reports recovery from female troubles and nervous exhaustion following use of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She credits doctors’ ineffectiveness and an advisory letter for prompting treatment. Mrs Sallie French of Pancaunla Ind Ter endorses the remedy with her own testimonial.
An advertisement touts Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a thirty year standard remedy for female illnesses including displacements inflammation ulcers fibroid tumors irregularities period pains backache and nervous prostration. It invites letters to Mrs Pinkham at Lynn Massachusetts for confidential, free advice and claims thousands of women helped.
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