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Newspaper
Francesville Tribune
Location
Francesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1908
Page
3
The Well-Informed favor Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna for a gentle, efficient laxative. California Fig Syrup Co. touts its ethical, wholesome blend trusted by physicians, sold by leading druggists for fifty cents a bottle. The motto claims courage in facing life and death.
An advertisement offers free post cards to anyone sending names and addresses for superiors. It claims easy money and urges readers to join, with references to departments in New York and Indianapolis and mentions sample free offers.
Fritz Herschlaff of New York reports eight years of rough and sore skin on limbs and between toes and under arms. After spending about three hundred dollars on doctors with no relief, he used Cuticura Remedies for seven days and was cured allowing him to resume work. Date references March 20 and April 6, 1906.
A promotional notice offers a free Allen's Foot-Ease sample by mail from Olmsted Le Roy New York. It claims to cure tired sweaty hot swollen feet and ease new or tight shoes and also helps corn and bunion relief. The ad notes price of 25e and that druggists and shoe stores stock it.
An advertisement touts Pettit's Eye Salve from Howard Bros Buffalo NY for immediate relief of eye irritation caused by dust heat sun or wind. It also promotes Mrs Winson's Seething Syrup for teething pain and wind colic with claims of soothing inflammation and pain.
A collection of humorous maxims on luck, work, gender roles, and manners. The piece notes shiftlessness, the expanding power of a stepmother, the toil of being agreeable, and social quirks at weddings and funerals. It includes observations on voting, hair, rivalries, time, and family habits with a humorous, folksy tone from the Atchison Globe.
Henry E. Dixey told Harper's Weekly of a New England hotel incident where a cornet player bothered him all night. The landlord learned Dixey had hammering walls to stop the noise, believing the next room’s applause inspired the performance.
A mathematician laments miles and proposes the kilometer to end global confusion. He notes varied mile lengths by country and cites examples such as 16 8 miles per hour in China versus Sweden. He argues for a single global measure to unify speed and distance.
In a lively remark Mrs. Ferguson notes the man is still active at seventy. Mr. Ferguson points him out and praises his stamina while Mrs. Ferguson warns him not to hear the praise. The dialogue centers on a street car conductor.
A reflective excerpt urges readers to consider the adage who steals my purse steals trash when confronted by theft or financial loss. The piece frames trust as a risk and counsels resilience through literary wisdom.
The article extols Borax as a safe economical purifier usable for sinks, drains, linens, and utensils, claiming it disinfects and cleanses without strong odors. It cites its domestic versatility and calls it a great household necessity, then adds a curio about trousers and Wellington at Almack's.
A Washington Star quote notes a man with a boom growing hopeful about the election after reading a book claiming the unexpected often happens. The remark frames optimism as a surprise factor in political outcomes.
Lionel M. Heath of 158 Eighth Street credits Dean's Kidney Pills with a complete cure of back pains frequent urination dropsy rheumatic aches and other kidney trouble after fifteen years of suffering. He says the remedy cured him five years ago and he has repeated the testimonial. Sold by all dealers at 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
An ad extols Cascarets as the natural exercise for bowels. It touts two hours of sawdust work or a ten mile walk as cures, then promotes Cascarets as a tablet alternative that won’t purge or upset the stomach. Genuine CCC boxed tabs cost ten cents, from Sterling Remedy Co.
A Southern newspaper contributor argues that successful leaders grew up on farms and urges a return to agriculture as financial unrest fades. He notes Western Canada lands priced at 10 to 15 dollars an acre as safe investments and cites Canadian government agents offering 160 acre homesteads with rail access and markets.
Garfield Tea Co of Brooklyn New York offers free samples claiming its herbal medicine ensures healthy action of liver kidneys stomach and bowels. It promotes use for constipation and sick headache.
A boy rushes in shouting that a peach grew on their switch tree, a moment reflecting old home life. The note includes an old Harper's quote about sparing the rod. Also mentions Red Cross Ball Blue a grocery item in a 207 large package for five cents.
A collage of curiosities includes a tale of brined mackerel on a mountain island and a hot spring, Paris sewers health, Tokyo fireflies sold by peddlers, electric carpets in use, Russian actors never stranded, and a Columbia River salmon catching wheel scheme.
An open front sign at the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Company in Lynn Massachusetts invites public inspection of its lab methods and advertising claims. The ad questions the product as a vegetable compound and seeks to prove efficacy through letters from women and real patient experiences.
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