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Newspaper
Emmetsburg Democrat
Location
Emmetsburg, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1902
Page
3
A mother and daughter scene leads to a testimonial praising Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a cure for backache, bearing-down pains, and other female ailments. The petitioner recounts long suffering, improved health after seven bottles, and urges publication of the testimonial with a offer of Dr. Pierce's medical adviser gratis via mail.
A local banking roster from Mallard Iowa lists directors and officials including M F Kerwick C J Zeidler William White C J Hahn J P Mulroney MF Schuller Archie Johnson P F Dawson and Hi B Richards indicating an active corporate governance update for the bank.
Brown Land and Loan Co successors to Brown & Nothing advertises fast farm loans up to five percent with flexible prepayment and immediate deeds on numerous farms. They list 20,000 acres of improved and wild lands for sale, offer abstracts, and invite inquiries at their office in the Palo Alto County Bank building, Emmetsburg.
A fragmentary verse describes thunder as cannonade and a drum beating as lightning flashes blaze. Heavenly hosts cross distant lands, legions stomp the milly, leaving the field quiet as tramping fades.
A tall tale recounts Phineas Elsworth called Billy Brag at the AX ranch, his bravado and bold talk as a stage coach is robbed at Five Mile Creek. Billy intervenes, accepting danger with swagger, and later survives after injuries while boasting of the events.
A western lawyer taunts the jury with harmless cakes, claiming they are not poisoned after presenting altered cakes in court. He eats one to prove his point, then quietly leaves to prepare an emetic and antidote, while the jury never learns of the planned remedy.
An excerpt presents a garbled quotation attributed to Lewis Carrel, claiming a pursuit of true knowledge over fame and material goods. The text appears corrupted, mixing phrases about development, purity, and a higher standard, with scattered fragments that obscure meaning and context.
Special correspondence reports outline plans for a new white marble Department of Agriculture building to cost about 2,000,000 dollars with two large wings and a central structure to be built without disturbing current operations. It notes the department’s popularity with lawmakers, use of publications and seeds as leverage, and anticipated safe, expanded facilities after moving into the wings.
A skating outfit features a leather cloth skirt with bright drab bands and moderate length. The jacket uses astrakhan fur with small detailing.
Women with ruddy complexions should avoid light green as it overhot a look while a delicate green can add rosiness. Violet worsens most complexions by a yellowish tint, and blue deepens brunette shadows. Yellow orange and red suit darker skin tones by contrasting with hair and skin to enrich color.
The article notes eighteenth century fashion revival for winter with classic nineteenth century styles. Empire gowns become evening wear for Parisian women including Mme Waldeck-Rousseau. A Rue de la Paix house offers empire gowns with elastic inside the waist to fit without corsets.
A Pittsburgh Dispatch note praises the Napoleon hat with its tar trimmed brim and bewitching effect on a girl when Jack Frostag visits. A Philadelphia Ledger sketch showcases a large sailor collar of net lace with Bloc lace edging and net frit for a dressy transformation.
The passage describes blood lacking nutritive quality with symptoms like weak appetite poor digestion and nervousness without external signs. It credits S. S. S. five five five as a quick builder of blood and strength with a testimonial from J F Durr of Princeton Missouri noting improvement after several bottles and calling it a great tonic and blood purifier.
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