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Newspaper
Galveston Leader
Location
Galveston, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1907
Page
4
The advertisement promotes a laxative blend of Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as simple, pleasant, and effective. It emphasizes ethical sourcing, medical familiarity, and broad physician and consumer appeal, urging purchase only from the genuine California Fig Syrup Co. with a price of fifty cents per bottle.
A. Fisk, an Oregon ginseng pioneer from Colorado, reports large scale cultivation near Wilhoit Springs with expected returns of at least 5,000 dollars from a small tract. Mark Levy, a commission man, notes strong demand from Chinese buyers for the high priced medicinal root and explains Fisk’s promising crop.
Charles F. Merriott, a Nickel Plate Railroad engineer of Fort Wayne Indiana, writes that after years of asthma he used Father's Lung Elixir and recovered within twenty six hours. He reports relief within days and urges others to try the remedy priced at two dollars per bottle or five dollars for three.
The piece recalls how dueling defined social life in New Orleans and mentions notable figures like Henry Clay Andrew Jackson and Alexander Hamilton. It then shifts to a catarrh advertisement touting Hall's Catarrh Cure as a constitutional remedy with a $1000 promise for cures and directions to the Cheney company in Toledo Ohio.
A Weston-super-Mare golf club rule allows lifting a ball with a stroke loss when played within railings around a powder magazine. A London writer recalls a West African course where the eighth and ninth holes are optional. several golfers have been lost near jungle, a lion favorite haunt.
Advertisement promotes Our Pie preparations for easy chocolate pies with three flavors Lemon Chocolate and Custard. Each package priced at 10 cents and encouraged to share with friends.
An article notes New Zealand holds 9 000 000 000 acres for school and old age funds. It mentions Bromo Quinine as a laxative, includes a GROVE signature reference, and advertises Mr s Winslow s Soorsine Staur for teething plus Buckwheat cakes by Mrs Austin and fresh goods.
Fragmentary verse describes a Bethlehem night with a newborn child in a manger and three magi visiting. The lines call for a star to shine and mention Gaspar Melchior Baltazar as Magian pilgrims arriving from afar.
A family plans a surprise homecoming for Samuel Sakoe Sam Thurston with a feast and warm welcome. As the clock nears midnight and Sam fails to appear, a telegram announces a train wreck on the T and W road. The gathering is converted to mourning as the family confronts the possible loss of Sam.
When Christmas comes, dress the house with holly pine and fir. Do not overlook the day’s significance as the anniversary of Christ's birth. Go out, mingle with crowds, share a Christmas story and song, and spread happiness to all the world.
The piece recounts historic Christmas day calamities from 303 when Dio cletian burned a church, to 1068 with William the Conqueror’s alleged slaughter, 1170 death after a Christmas sermon, 1384 John Wycliff’s death, and 1663 London plague peaking with a thousand daily deaths.
A shopper quotes a shopkeeper about a request to obtain a lace parasol bought earlier by a wife. The Baltimore American fragment hints at a domestic gift scene and Christmas timing without full details.
A 1906 letter from Mrs. Lizzie E. Sledge of Selma Alabama describes dermatological eczema and rapid improvement after six months using Cuticura remedies. The narrative moves from failed medical care to relief and lasting absence of symptoms three years prior. The second anecdote recalls John Quincy Adams missing court for fishing, noting a judge’s puzzled reply and a quip about Izaak Walton.
A Lake City Minnesota resident reports severe kidney trouble with back pains dizziness nervousness and disturbed vision. He credits Dean’s Kidney Pills with restoring health and notes the product is sold by all dealers at 50 cents a box from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
Sloan's liniment and veterinary remedies are presented as safe practical options. Dr Earl Sloan’s background as a veterinary surgeon and his 20 years of practice are cited to support efficacy. Readers are invited to request the free Treatise on the Horse by writing to Sloan at 615 Albany Street Thaston Mass.
A rustie sits by a stream while the parson's daughter passes. The loafer Carver boasts about the fisherman not catching anything after six hours, claiming he watched him the entire time.
A compact note contrasts nourishment and poison in food based on transit time. It warns that a chemical gas harms the system more than the nourishment itself and stresses the danger of improper digestion.
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