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Newspaper
Freeland Tribune
Location
Freeland, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1900
Page
3
A collage of 19th century ad blurbs for Grain-O a coffee substitute and Jell-O a quick dessert plus mentions of Portland prison London soot and Nova Scotia government spending. Also notes on Hall's Catarrh Cure Grove's Tasteless Tonic and Kline's nerve restorer with various prices and claims. A joke exchange about weather forecasts and the Cumberland Presbyterian pun on unsettled weather ends the snippet.
The advertisement touts Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a coast to coast remedy that has cured more sick women than any other medicine. It claims grateful letters from friends appear in this paper and offers free advice from Mrs. Pinkham at Lynn, Massachusetts. It asserts it has restored a million women to health.
A survey of changing mourning customs and dress styles, noting shorter periods of mourning for women, veils worn as headpieces, and opinions from Quakers on ceremonial attire. Includes anecdotes on a cabinet officer’s wife selecting her husband’s spring clothes, plus fashion tips on blouses, shirts, and summer fabrics with numerous names of fabrics and accessories.
The piece discusses entertaining convalescent children by crafting simple toy animals. It suggests making little turtles from large raisins with cloves for feet, hands, heads, and tails to provide calm, engaging activity for recovery.
The article surveys recent scientific glimpses from astronomy and microbiology, including Wadsworth’s Orion plate and Pettersen’s salt microbe work, then moves to insect behavior and plants. It closes with Harper's Weekly summary of the Spanish American War fighting near Havana, Caney, and San Juan and casualty implications.
A London Globe report argues only the heart is absolutely fatal in battle wounds as brain injuries grow less deadly due to small projectiles and advances in surgery. It suggests a steel plate to shield the heart, attached to tunics without impeding movement.
A collection of quotes about self perception and gendered tears from historic press sources. The lines juxtapose views on female emotion and the difficulty of persuading others of one’s chosen outlook.
Chemists at the University of Edinburgh study a plant poison called cantheria derived from asocanthera shimperi used on African arrow tips. The poison paralyzes the heart in strong doses while allowing lungs to operate briefly. it acts on muscles, not nerves. Also includes short anecdotes and product ads from the era, including Allen's Foot-Ease, Jell-O, and LAxative Bromo Quinine tablets, with brief notices of trains and California population growth.
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