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Newspaper
Fayetteville News
Location
Fayetteville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1908
Page
3
A man of letters recalls a country walk with a young woman who frets over a boy climbing a tree to steal a bird egg nest. The boy retorts that the mother bird does not care because she is in the hat. The tale mocks inconsistent logic and social satire in a brief anecdote.
A fragment from an old paper features a poem about luck and cleverness, a hoax ad for Puck teething syrup, a foreign suitor cartoon, a punchline about indigestible remedies, and a physician joke. It includes Patterson related quips, a Dr Mitchell eye salve pitch, and a reflection on gifts of nature as outcomes of human effort.
A promotional note extols Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as a reputable laxative. It claims gentle cleansing of internal organs, pleasant action, no debilitating aftereffects, and physician approval. Urges purchase of the genuine California Fig Syrup Co. product through leading druggists.
A brief exchange features Ursus Major noting a shooting star while Ursus Minor observes the rare event. The snippet captures a moment of wonder between two figures as a star streaks across the sky.
A garbled old newspaper fragment discusses a tonic product with printed ingredients and mentions the farmer in debt. The text includes stray phrases about malaria, taste, and simple forms of iron but lacks a coherent narrative or clear event. The readable bits suggest a local ad or filler item rather than a full article.
A testimonial letter from Mrs. E. Hanson of Columbus Ohio praises Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as helping her through the Change of Life. The ad proclaims the product as a thirty year standard remedy for female ills including displacements inflammation and nervous prostration and invites sick women to write for advice from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
France faces rapid price increases across foods clothing and rents. Public charity purchases rose nearly 19 percent in four years with milk up 13 percent meat 27 percent potatoes 10 percent cheese 16 percent oil 25 percent peas 14 percent rice 100 percent and fuel 60 percent. Taxes absorb about $740 million yearly with one third for interest on debt another third for armed forces and colonies, leaving one third for civil services. The piece cites socialistic measures and upcoming pensions as factors likely to push prices higher. It closes with tuberculosis prevention advice emphasizing sanitary housing, parks, and clean air.
A Philadelphia area endorsement of Peruna cites Hon R 8 Tharin and T Barnecott praising its effect on catarrhal disorders and pneumonia after grippe. The ad notes Peruna tablets as convenient form, each tablet equaling one dose and suitable for those who prefer pills to medicine.
A brief exchange notes Louise-Howard’s devotion and Alia’s joyous reply about wanting to fill a calendar with dates. The playful line suggests a humorous bond and a light local dialogue captured in Town Rein.
Mrs William Gooding of Attica Indiana reports months of stubborn itching sores on her son improved after using Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment. After three applications the sores began to heal and left no scars or lingering illness. She endorses Guthura remedies and recommends them to others. July 22 1907.
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