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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1905
Page
6
Excursion fares listed for various round trips from Chicago Grand Trunk Railway. Examples include sbury Park and back for 21.35, ston and back 20.00, and Philadelphia to Toronto routes with specified travel dates and prices. Stops and stopovers allowed with details at city ticket office Clark St. and Jackson Blvd.
An advertising pitch touts Defiance Cold Water Starch for laundry use. It claims 16 oz per package, no injurious chemicals, and notes the price matches smaller packs. It warns against 2 oz packages and urges buyers to demand the 16 oz Defiance.
Tokyo and Washington dispatch reports on the May 27 29 30 engagements with the Russian squadron. Sunk ships include Borodino Alexander III Jemtchug and Admiral Nakhimoff with Kamchatka and others. Captured vessels include Monomakh and Nicholas I. More than 1 000 prisoners plus 2 000 captured.
A. A. Boyce of three and a half miles from Trenton Missouri describes severe cold settling in his kidneys and back. After trying various medicines with no relief he began Doan’s Kidney Pills and reports the ache disappearing. Doan’s pills sold by dealers or mail order at 50 cents per box. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY. Dr Lyman Abbott notes wealth is a danger. A sweet danger statement.
A historical note on treating catarrh with internal remedies rather than local applications. Hall's Catarrh Cure is described as tonics and blood purifiers acting on mucous surfaces, marketed as a regular prescription from notable physicians. The text also briefly mentions religious persecution as a byproduct of vain zeal.
A collage of 19th century ads for Lewis single binder cigars and Allen S. Olmsted medicines. Includes claims for Mrs Winslow teething syrup, Dr Kennedy Komedy cure, Mother Gray Sweet Powders for Children, and Defiance Starch pricing. Notable names: Lewis Factory Peoria Ill, Petersburg NY, Le Roy NY, New York.
Testimony from M. C. Moss of Gainesville Texas details a 30 year ulcer and eruption case cured in six months using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills. The letter credits rapid relief from the first use and aims to warn others. Also notes Defiance Starch quality and literacy claims from Sweden and Norway.
A promotional notice extols Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a universal remedy for backache menstrual and ovarian troubles and other female ailments. It cites testimonials from Mrs Holmes of North Dakota and asserts the product offers relief for irregular or painful menstruation, weakness, blues, and nervous debility.
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