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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1907
Page
7
An Indian storyteller recounts a hunt where two buffalo bulls and a grizzly bear clash. The hunters watch from the grass as the bear kills one buffalo and wounds the other, then the bear is killed by the wounded animal, yielding a large meat haul for the camp.
A brief aphorism notes punctuality as essential to business discipline and as a refined courtesy expected of royalty, juxtaposing practical reliability with regal etiquette.
Mrs. Mary Wagner of Bridgeport Connecticut details severe kidney illness with pain backaches headaches and dizziness. She credits Dean's Kidney Pills for rapid improvement starting after the first box and complete cure after five boxes. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
A Danish writer Sophus Banditz crafts a novel featuring William Shakespeare as hero. Queen Alexandra read the original, urged translation into English, and an English edition is to be dedicated to the queen. A seed catalog ad follows offering 12 cent postpaid seed packets and free catalog to buyers.
A collage of short ad lines and quips including Putnam face less dye at 10¢ per package, Mrs. Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for teething, and a claim that a man paying a 10-cent gift costs a dollar. Also mentions ship furs from McMillan Fur & Wool Co. and a cold remedy claim with Laxative Bromay Quinine.
N. W. Hide & Fur Co of Minneapolis advertises traps and supplies with slogans on Aga tite enamel ware repair and a call for agents. The piece blends promotional copy with quips about bragging and aging, noting the product stands up to heat and touting its mailing price.
An old and famous porous plaster Allcock's is celebrated as a safe, time tested pain reliever in use for sixty years. The article notes careful ingredient selection, purity, and worldwide availability sold by druggists.
A humorous remark notes that a man would choose to part from his hair less readily than part with it. The saying highlights vanity and pride in appearance with a light cultural tone.
At Versailles a baker faced trial for polygamy after marrying five women who lived undivorced. His defense claimed the women married him, not the other way around, noting leap years gave them some proposing rights. Wives testified they were content to end the marriage and cited the man’s alleged drinking habit. The court acquitted him on unclear grounds.
A female patient relays a long struggle ending in recovery after a doctor ordered Grape-Nuts and no white bread for two years. She reports cerebro spinal congestion and other ailments starting in 1887, then improved after diet change and daily Grape-Nuts intake. The letter evokes endorsement for Postum Co. products.
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