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Newspaper
Dahlonega Nugget
Location
Dahlonega, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1908
Page
4
Attorney from Washington endorses Peruna for catarrhal disorders and praises its remedial excellence. A Ontario resident credits Peruna with recovering from pneumonia and helping a confined woman regain health to resume tailoring. Both letters urge Peruna as a reliable tonic for illness and wellness.
Peruna tablets offer the solid form of the medicine, with each tablet equating to an average dose. The text also remarks on women being a delusion and a snare, noting the curiosity of people who cling to such beliefs and the tendency to embrace a delusion.
A patent cure called Hicks Capuchine claims to refresh the brain and nerves for tired or worried individuals. It is described as a pleasant liquid available in 10c 25c and 60c sizes at drug stores.
An American visitor reports seeing flames near a house in Kingston Can and bursts into a fire engine station shouting fire. An elderly station occupant, reading a newspaper, asks for the street and number, then directs him to locate the exact address after the boys return from dinner.
A historical column discusses myths of Zeus striking down the powerful and the belief that lightning victims are incorruptible. It then shifts to a consumer health testimonial praising Grape-Nuts as a cure for stomach illness and aging, shared as a grandmother’s recovery with the doctor allegedly astonished.
Governor elect Joseph M. Brown signals good roads as Georgia’s next legislative focus after his Atlanta speech at Good Roads Day. The crowd welcomed the plan as four prison cases were favorably acted on, with pardons and commutations for long-term convicts. A government fish car toured Georgia delivering thousands of fish to stock ponds, while Rev. Henry Wilmer contemplates sermons during awaiting trial. The Agriculture Department donated seven hundred volumes to Statesboro’s First District Agricultural College. Postmasters and rural carriers were appointed in several counties, and Bullock and Floyd counties arranged convict labor to improve roads. Savannah social and political notes wrap with reorganizing the Georgia naval militia and local election bond plans. Rome police recover $436.72 from a drunken restaurant keeper.
A jumble of short items: an old joke about a foreign suitor and Pittsburg, a testimonial claiming Rhuptrine Terrening cures eczema after six remedies, letters on bathing suit modesty, a Kansas City joke about exiguous bathing attire, Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for teething, and a stray remark on debt and crops.
An assortment of old patent remedies and advertisements marketing tonics, laxatives, and cures. Claims include malaria prevention, constipation relief, and liver health. Mentions J M Youna Jr of Waycross Georgia and Hall's Catarrh Cure with testimonials and pricing. Also includes a social note about Abdul Hamid’s brother and a quip about heating and cooling homes.
Capuchine claims to cure indigestion pains belching sour stomach and heartburn in liquid form. Doctors reportedly prescribe it and it is sold in drug stores at 10c 2c and 60c. The ad winks at a loyal customer but offers little factual detail.
A 1907 notice from Glencoe Maryland reports Mrs. M Harvey praising HT Rinexin as a cure for eczema after four days of use. The ad claims the remedy is the safest fastest cure for skin diseases, sold by druggists or by mail from J T Saupe, Savannah Georgia. It notes a California redwood church built from a single tree in Santa Rosa.
Mrs. William Geeding of Attica Indiana reports her bcue boy suffered persistent itching sores. After three uses of Cuticura Soap and Ointment the sores healed with no scarring and no recurrence. She praises the remedies and recommends them to others. The note is dated July 22, 1907.
Ad for Dr Mitchell eye salve promising brightness to inflamed eyes with external use. Price listed as 25 cents. Also includes verses titled THE INOPPORTUNIST reflecting on luck and misfortune in a humorous tone.
In a brief exchange from the New York Sun, Ursus Major asks what is the matter as Ursus Minor notes a shooting star streaking across the sky. The concise vignette captures a moment of observation and quiet wonder.
In Auchmithlr a gull long habitually stayed in a fisherman's house year round except during the breeding season. After moving the home three and a half miles away, the bird unexpectedly walked into the new residence on a recent Sunday, resuming its familiar associations and household ways.
A Washington Herald cartoon caption scene features a man complaining that the patent savings bank is not generous enough and wants a spouse who will withhold his pay each Saturday and dole out money by the nickel. The quip ends with the punchline suggesting marriage.
A Columbus Ohio woman writes to Mrs. Pinkham about relief from nervousness headaches and other symptoms during menopause She attests her doctor recommended Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and notes she regained strength and can resume chores and shares the testimonial with friends.
For thirty years Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has been the standard remedy for female ills. It claims to cure displacements inflammation ulcers fibroid tumors irregularities periodic pains backache bearing down feeling flatulency indigestion dizziness and nervous prostration. Mrs Pinkham invites sick women to write for advice at Lynn Mass.
The ad touts Truth and Quality as essential for wellbeing and credits Syrup of Accop and Elixir of Senna as strong laxatives. It claims the product cleanses, sweetens, relieves internal organs without after effects, acts naturally, and is physician approved. Genuine product by California Pie Syrup Co. is urged.
The Philadelphia Record notes a curious link between meat prices and marriages, suggesting cheaper meat correlates with more nuptials while higher beef costs may strain the bonds of matrimony. The paper implies a broader economic influence on domestic life without detailing exact figures.
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