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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1899
Page
7
A Ladies' Home Journal note describes a yellow wool pumpkin wind-up toy for Thanksgiving. A strip hides small gifts such as dolls whistles and lace pins. unwinding releases the trinkets and the wool is rewound to reset the display.
An advertisement touts Ayers Cherry Pectoral as the best remedy for persistent coughs and lung weakness. It urges immediate use to prevent worse illness and claims the product strengthens weak lungs.
A garbled warning notes that sewer faults lead to serious health risks with symptoms like backache poor appetite changes in time and bowel trouble. It advises immediate attention to avoid deadly disorders.
A Baltimore Sun report describes a delegation of Chinese visitors at Mount Olivet cemetery performing rituals over graves. They spread edible offerings, lit a fire, burned inscribed papers, and incense was placed beside headstones. They prayed, knelt, and tea was poured on graves before leaving, while onlookers watched.
The passage describes geisha duties as highly accomplished entertainers who perform music and dance, converse gracefully, and adapt to guests mood. It emphasizes wit, grace, and natural acting, citing Ordo Watanna in Woman's Home Companion as a reference.
A brief, fragmentary local teaser notes a playful exchange between Mrs Cooke and Mr Cooke about trying others' cooking, captured in Yonkers Statesman style. The snippet ends abruptly with an unclear phrase about an alarm.
Two women visiting Washington during a congressional session tried to enter the United States senate galleries without admission passes. The doorkeeper offered a workaround but praised their credit, allowing them to pass without a senator acquaintance.
A quoted aphorism by Henri Frederic Amiel urges living the change you seek. It counsels feeling with feeling and leading by example rather than argument. The text promotes self-transformation before preaching to others.
A reader from Oscarville, Georgia relays a testimonial dated May 31, 1899, praising the medicine "6 Drops" now offered by Swanson Rheumatic Cure Co of Chicago. The letter says the product eased eighteen years of rheumatism after a sample bottle. It also cites the family physician endorsing it as the most efficient rheumatic medicine, and notes a promotional offer of a 25 cent bottle mailed for 10 cents.
Denmark claims no person in her dowala can neither read nor write, stating universal literacy across the community and challenging any case of illiteracy within the area.
A garbled ad lists a reward for a Ceterra cure and names several Toledo area druggists. It references Cheney and Co Props, Wholassie Druggists, and others, with dubious medical claims and mention of various products and remedies. The text appears as a fragmented medical advertising block with unrelated religious notices included.
Harold Proudfoot questions marriage while Grace Witmer notes many women pray for husbands. The exchange turns on male desirability and social expectations with witty edge.
The Secret Services uncovered another gang of counterfeiters and seized a batch of bogus bills. The note imitates valued goods, especially Hosterter's Stomach Bitters, praised for disorder yet imitated by many. The text notes common ailments like indigestion dyspepsia and constipation.
A humorous excerpt shows Mrs Newrich declaring a founder of their house as her first ancestor while Mrs Upperten reacts to the sight saying the poor fellow had no ancestors. The dialogue captures playful banter over lineage and status.
Members of the United States Co oper ative Hoot and Shoe Purchasing Association save a 3¢ percent on all purchases of shoes. Mr ELH Tilton, Secretary, will send an illustrated book on shoes and joining instructions to any requester. Quotes and brief notices mix in this fragment with a remark about Emerson and a cough remedy.
Miss Mary Laughlin a Cincinnati seventeen year old typist died after a small fever blister on her lip became the conduit for poison from blue typewriter ink. Her fingers showed ink stains from the ribbon and indelible pencil as she attempted to pop the blister, leading to fatal blood infection.
The John M Smyth Co offers a mammoth catalogue of goods to eat wear or use. Established in Chicago the firm promises square treatment to customers and urges housekeepers to view their sewing machine bargains in another paper section.
From Puck the amateur palmist says the life line indicates lifespan. A skeptical friend jokes that UFO insurance firms ignore palm readings.
A grateful letter from Mrs. Kees of Genwang Oulo details eight years of illness, including womb prolapse and severe menstrual pain, followed by improved health and ability to work after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and related products. The writer, Mrs. M. L. Sceats of Gun Mania Mich, also endorses the remedies and urges others to try them.
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