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Newspaper
Emmet County Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1901
Page
14
Europeans miss the virtues of corn bread and many do not know how to bake it well. A school to teach corn bread making could improve cooking nationwide and reduce reliance on harsh bread types.
Historical letters discuss Ely's Cream Balm as a remedy for nasal catarrh and hay fever. Personal anecdotes claim quick relief, with testimonials from readers across towns, including calls for sample trials and purchase from Ely Bros. Mail order is noted from New York and Arkansas.
A fragmentary item cites Perambulating Pete-Naw asking about preventing insect bites and dog bites. It mentions yellow clothing unsightly and keeping things white with Red Cross hall issue. Grocers sell a large 2 oz package for 5 cents.
An antique ad compiles claims of cure for consumption and coughs with references to a $100 weekly rest cure, Mrs. Oscar Tripp testimonial, and an early United States paper-mill boom noting 1810 as a peak growth year.
A Lancet critique of London governance blames parliament the London county council metropolitan boroughs and utilities for a city plagued by mud dust straw posters deliveries and blocked streets. Omnibuses and chimneys worsen air and traffic as independent bodies fail to coordinate.
A historical advertisement offers a one hundred dollar reward for a cure not achieved by Halts Catarch Cure. Firm letters from Cheney & Co and AX Wholesale Druggists Toledo vouch for reliability, with testimonials of long acquaintance and trust in the product. The catalog promotes Catarch Cure as an internal remedy for blood and mucous surfaces and lists price and availability.
A man in Rooks County placed dummy figures on a railroad line to obtain evidence for a damage suit against a Western railroad. His plan nearly cost a life as a train approached at forty miles per hour and an observer attempted to jump from the cab. The engineer restrained him just in time. A second item promotes Ely's Liquid Cream Balm for nasal issues, claiming healing, soothing effects without drying secretions, and availability at druggists or Ely Bros. 56 Warren St New York.
Antiquarian sifts Iseneva city papers for Calvin era notes. A marginal item survives showing three artisans punished for eating three dozen meals at breakfast, cited as evidence of dissolute living in sixteenth century Puritanical circles.
A Saskatchewan letter to the Reed City Clarion extols Western Canada as a garden with wild fruits and flowers, noting berries, plums, cherries, corn, and grazing lands. The writer praises climate, soil, and abundance, inviting readers to visit and promising further information from the Government of Canada agent.
Mexican archaeologist Leopoldo Batres returns from Colorado with claims linking cliff dwellers to Toltecs and the red city Vewtlapalla. He details excavations, finds, and plans for a book, praising US hospitality and scientific aims amid perilous cave climbs. The report ends noting a separate Philadelphia Record tale of a bride fatally stabbing her fiancé and then herself.
A Caucasus region tale recounts ongoing kidnapping customs as Ismail Ogli Oki attempts to abduct a rival’s sister and is killed by the friend upon return, while a nobleman uses a planned abduction at a castle ball to seize a daughter for marriage, reflecting enduring brutal traditions during Russia’s subjugation.
A long, fragmentary piece describes swan upping along the Thames from Southwark Bridge to Windsor, noting royal birds and the vintners and dyers' linage, with penalties for improper marks. It mixes historical context with other notes on diplomacy and science, ending with a humorous aside.
A historical market sketch notes December as a period of stock fluctuations across years from 1897 to 1900. It cites congressional openings, a treasury currency proposal, and varied commodity movements, with grain and meat prices rising and copper and Amalgamated stock showing uncertainty, while money markets in New York and Chicago display steady demand and shifting funds.
Cattle shipping at Chicago and Minneapolis markets shows a wide range of bids and grades. Hogs bids vary by quality and weight, while sheep and wheat values are listed alongside oats corn and butter prices across multiple grain and dairy lines.
In a South Wales reader letter, Mrs. G Thomas of Pontypridd recounts spraining both ankles after a fall and, after months unable to stand, finds relief from St Jacobs Oil. She praises its effect and urges others to try it, noting the oil’s acclaim by international medal awards and medical figures.
A fragmented gossip item from early 20th century papers notes characters Willie Freddie Minna and Caele Rob in a dialogue about pudding and doctors. The exchange hints at social roles and humor without clear events or outcomes.
An open letter from Mrs E C Smith Kansas City treasurer of the W C T U urges women to pursue health and uses Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a remedy. She claims many cures and offers $5000 for a testimonial if not genuine, with address for free advice from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
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