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Newspaper
Galena Tribune
Location
Galena, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1905
Page
3
Mrs. T. Willadsen of Manning Iowa writes to Mrs. Pinkham declaring the Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound saved her life and expressing deep gratitude. The letter recounts how the medicine helped her in a critical time and she urges others to trust the remedy.
A testimonial letter from a Mrs TC Willadsen praising Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for restoring monthly cycles and improving health after doctors failed. The letter extols the remedy as the one true treatment for irregular or painful menstruation and related female ailments, urging other women to write for advice at Lynn Massachusetts.
Opinion piece defends the Chicago packing industry amid criticism. It notes the Garfield report exonerating packers, argues farmers benefit from packers’ export efforts and by product development, and urges fair treatment while defending the industry against vague charges.
When Duchess Cecilie arrives in Berlin three days before her wedding to the crown prince, butchers from the Berlin guild will escort her from the railway station to the Kaiser's palace. They will wear dress suits, silk hats, white gloves, patent leather shoes, and white ties, and ride on horseback as long as the Hohenzollerns reign.
The plan calls for a ninety mile automobile boulevard along the seacoast at Arcachon in France. It would run 40 yards from the sea and be seventy feet wide, paved in cement and enclosed on both sides. The project is expected to cost about $1,600,000.
An advertisement extols Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a targeted remedy for female maladies. It highlights experience from the Invalids' Hotel and Surgical Institute in Buffalo and cites testimonials, praising its tonic properties and safety for expectant mothers, with a testimonial from Mrs. T. K. Hornet. It also promotes Dr. Pierce's medical book and assorted other products.
A Chestnut Street furniture expert tells Philadelphia Record readers that modern pieces are largely veneered rather than solid wood. He notes veneer thickness from about one twenty eighth to one thirty second of an inch, with solid mahogany mainly limited to legs and mirror frames. The front of many beds and tables shows exquisite figured veneer, contradicting the idea that veneer signals shoddiness.
A Fulton Street drug dealer recounts a rash of eccentric inventions aimed at selling pills for various cures. One man claimed whisky tablets that would melt under the tongue, but the strong odor on breath doomed the product. The inventor left disparately to devise a way to deodorize the tablets without weakening their effect.
A diamond pendant stolen from Messrs Perrett and Joyner in Weston-super-Mare, France, remains unrecovered until a London postmarked cardboard box arrives at the shop with the pendant inside. Earlier a radium piece valued at thirty pounds stolen during a local lecture was similarly returned, hinting the thief may be moved by a religious revival.
In nine years England registered 51,000 motors with 3,500 used commercially. The motor-wagon users association issued a circular urging general commercial automobilism to lower road maintenance costs, ease street congestion, and reduce danger to pedestrians.
Australia produced 4,194,822 fine ounces of gold in 1904 valued at 86,760,000 dollars, down from 4,296,237 ounces worth 88,857,500 dollars in 1903. The decline totaled 101,415 ounces and 2,097,500 dollars, mainly in Western Australia and Queensland with decreases of 81,571 and 43,629 ounces respectively.
The report of the commissioner of navigation shows nine months ending March 21 with 155,342 tons built, down 76,191 from the same period in fiscal year 1903-04, reflecting a low mood in shipbuilding in the country.
Uncle Billy Sumpter of near Madison expects large crops this year. He bases his forecast on a five year pattern citing successes in 55 65 75 85 and 95 and argues 1905 will follow.
Fragmented excerpt shows two grafter figures lamenting slow business while plotting a scam to attract victims for wrestling shows. A fashionable couple and a fairy tale bridal scene punctuate the piece with ironic contrasts.
In Chicago a tense exchange unfolds as Ethel questions her mother about choosing a husband. The Lakeshore Driver and Hyde Parker debate Miss Lakefront's matchmaking, while a New York interborough engineer notes a charter revocation and contemplates boycotting the union. A rhinoceros lecture quip and a Beeft Trust joke close the clipping with social satire.
The passage depicts a tense exchange where Willie critiques a magnate and a bookkeeper, accusing them of ignorance of corporate finance. An observer notes an investigator could understand the statement, while objections arise over altruism and perceived payoffs.
A witty exchange unfolds as a gullible suitor asks what qualities she should seek in a partner. The fortune teller replies that the ideal girl is rich and foolish, delivering a sharp social quip about misjudged romance.
In San Rafael California children join the local improvement club as a junior section. Their duties include preserving street trees and keeping paper off the streets.
A tale from the New York Times recalls Hasbrouck's early public career when at 23 he spoke in the state assembly and was told to sit down by an elder. Nelson Miles recounts a Success Magazine anecdote about a cowboy bedfellow who requests toe nail discipline to maintain propriety in a shared lodging.
Florence Capen of Oakley Michigan describes severe back and hip pain that left her unable to sleep or work. After starting Dodd's Kidney Pills she slept through the night and felt renewed, joining others nationwide who testify the pills cure kidney ailments.
In Victoria Australia English starlings, released about ten years ago to curb pests, have exploded into a major infestation. The birds breed up to five broods yearly, protected laws were repealed, and now they devastate grapes strawberries apples and peaches, easing farmers harvests while ruining fruit markets. May opens Hudson River navigation with day and night boats resuming service, described as elegant river travel. Also notices advertise two 3,000 acre ranches on the South Loup river in Custer county Nebraska for rent or sale, via Victor H. Coffman, Omaha.
Augustus Heinze has won Minnie Healy after a lengthy courtship, marking a notable union in a social circle. The dialogue hints at playful fashions and youthful trends, reflecting contemporary leisure tastes.
Mrs. Carrie King of Darlington Missouri details years of biliousness kidney and liver trouble with frequent backache and headaches. She credits Peruna with full recovery after taking twelve bottles and becoming a healthy woman.
Mrs Minnie E McCallister of Minneapolis writes that after years with back and right side pain a seven week Peruna course cured her. The ad claims pelvic or abdominal catarrh underlies back pain and that Peruna can cure such internal catarrh. It promises many testimonials and urges readers to try the remedy.
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