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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1892
Page
10
An advertisement touts a Metabolic Remedy that claims to cure hereditary craving for alcohol and prevent drunkenness by acting on higher cerebral centers. It asserts long trial success, 20 day cures, and promises to guide patients and provide special advice, with aims to reach victims of liquor or opium addiction.
The following persons can testify to its merits listing C L McGaw Fairfield M C Gowan Tacoma Gro Freak Brighton Frank McHouan Ottumwa W Coveniy Ottumwa Joan Jamison Keosauqua D C Lineup Fairfield Cons Acres Frederick for testimonials and further information address.
The J. E. Book Company case outlines charges for treatment services at Fairfield Iowa, indicating a specific charge of 9 for such service and requesting the entire case description to be preserved without additions.
The J E Book Company promotes an eel cure institute in Fairfield Iowa offering unlimited rail fare reimbursement if a patient fails to achieve a complete permanent cure in three to five weeks. The facility promises board from 350 to 1000 weekly and access to private homes and skilled nurses.
The passage explains a metabolic remedy with identical ingredients to the target nervous system but different weights. It stimulates bound tissues, enabling them to convert nutrative material from blood into their own substances. It describes constructive and destructive metabolism reshaping tissues and altering muscle protoplasm via interactions with plasma and lymph.
The Shenandoah Iowa campus of the Western Normal College burned last December. A Lincoln Nebraska syndicate with $200000 capital will relocate the college with 30 instructors and 20 departments. It will open September 1 1892 offering comprehensive normal and technical programs.
Ohio sugar and syrup offered at J. Crawford’s store highlighting Pure Ohio products. Local shoppers encouraged to visit for maple items and pantry staples.
Bert F. Barr built a successful grocery in the opera house block and expanded to an ice cream and dining parlor two years later. The youngest area merchant, Barr grew his trade through hard work, honest dealing, and smart advertising.
The piece praises a businessman with a fine line of goods and growing quarters. It forecasts merchant prince potential if he continues in the path and notes his liberal advertising. A note about Gilett’s negatives at Briggs’ follows, then a humorous London anecdote about an elephant toothache and a dentist’s fee, attributed to James Payn.
Estimates from Chilean newspapers put the Congressional victory cost at 15 million dollars. Senora Dona Juana Edwards gave 885000 from her private fortune, mother of finance minister Don Augustin Edwards. Balmaceda partisans’ losses remain uncalculated, as they suffered total defeat and upheaval.
A large thrashing machine hauled twelve miles to town was opened for repairs yesterday and a huge rattlesnake six feet five inches long with eight rattles was found sleeping inside. The snake’s presence was noted by workers, who reported the strange incident in detail.
In a humorous column, a mother laments her daughter’s month without onions while the father suggests a dog to ease the tension. The piece captures domestic quirks with a light, period newspaper voice.
An American naturalist recounts his journey through New Guinea collecting specimens. A native named Raboor longs to marry but lacks an ax, which his lover’s mother demands for marriage. The scientist offers to trade birds for an ax, securing Raboor’s wedding. Later, guide Lohier lines up maidens to view proposals, praising Lucena while prices are set as gifts.
A History with 3500 Pictures details 12 folio volumes and over 600 actor biographies plus 3500 portraits play bills and illustrative materials. Mr Palmer owns many privately illustrated Shakespeare editions and early English authors including several fine examples.
In Cecil County circuit court, Mrs. Ann Hughes of Havre de Grace sued the Philadelphia Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad for 10000. A jury awarded one cent damages yesterday. Earlier at the March term the verdict was 8500 but set aside as excessive and reduced to 2000. The plaintiff seeks a new trial claiming the train did not stop for her to alight.
An elderly miner and a busy camp doctor recount a gunfire incident in Creede. The doctor notes he dodged bullets while writing a prescription and witnesses say staying low on the floor can defuse danger. The Colorado Sun reports residents insist there is no danger if people are careful.
An elderly physician endorses Dr John Bull's Sarsaparilla as the sole patent medicine he recommends for debility and blood diseases. He notes it as a powerful blood cleanser and alterative sometimes paired with iodide of potash in extreme poison cases, citing patient stories and Cincinnati agents.
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