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Newspaper
Geneseo Republic
Location
Geneseo, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1906
Page
7
A druggist advertises Dr Shoop Laboratories new treatable candy style remedies Laxets and Dr Shoop's Preventics marketed as non medicine confections. Laxets claim to ease constipation sour stomach and biliousness with ingredients like cascara sagrada and prune extracts in lithographed metal boxes priced at five to ten cents.
A study notes a spike in husband killings by women ending in few convictions while men murder spouses at higher, certain rates. Criminologists discuss gender biases in trials as executions draw notoriety and public alarm. Lombroso cited in Western cases where women were freed post conviction or juries split.
The article notes Almaden in Spain as a key mercury source, with cylinders containing 70 percent pounds of the metal used in gold and silver mining, vermilion production, mirrors, thermometers, barometers, and medicines. It warns mercury's toxicity causing salivation, tremors, vertigo, and brain issues for workers.
The text critiques doctors who misdiagnose symptoms as separate diseases and overprescribe pills. It argues that many conditions stem from uterine disorders and praises Dr. Pierce's medicines as proper cures, claiming they restore health and ease distressing symptoms.
A jumble of items reports a bogus cure claim for piles with Paz o Ointment promising refunds after 6 to 14 days. It notes British height rise, doubled tanks in Prussia, Romaji printing in Japan, U S coal output, Nice trained dogs, London deaths drop, an electric searchlight trial near Montreux, snuff use in Paris, opium prohibition by Australia and states, a Hindoo husband dynamics, an aurora scare in Caen, and frightened townsfolk praying all night.
A compilation of unusual claims and trivia from history, noting diamond weddings rare, blood circulation speed, global sea travel, the Codex Alexandrinus value, ancient artificial eyes, Ceylon bamboo usage, polar purity, Paris school hygiene, a Galapagos turtle birth, the long-lived Ho with odd eating habits, a French rural postman supplementing income, and seasonal transport changes.
A clipped exchange shows a character named Igby being touted as governor through a playful downtown dialogue. The brief spoof hints at political ambition and a light tone from the chronic office seeker narrator.
Advert reads a patent remedy named Dr Ring's New Dire Puiss Whex livkr. It claims to ease constipation headache and dizziness. Offered for 25 cents at J. E. Wright's drugstore.
The article describes plans for a new Grand Central terminal replacing the original. It notes a 56 acre site excavation, an eight acre station building costing 17 million dollars, 13 million for yards, a 470 by 160 foot main hall, 150 foot height, a vast waiting area, a mammoth dining room, and thirty four express tracks with multiple exits all operated by electricity.
A May 18 1903 note from Tola IllinoisTestifies Kav V Smith used the Texas Wonder for kidney and rheumatic trouble and calls it a valuable remedy. The writer says they tried many remedies but consider Texas Wonder the best.
Fragmentary dialogue mentions a pipe organ and a household scene. A passerby asks for food while discussing moral judgments and slander. The text is garbled and contains unclear references to people and actions.
An old patent medicine advertisement touts Texas Wonder by Hall’s Great Discovery as a universal cure for kidney and bladder troubles, gravel, urinary issues, and bladder irregularities in men, women, and children. Dr. E W Hall markets it from St. Louis with mail order and druggist availability.
A wide range of physicians and nurses praise Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound as a reliable tonic for female ailments. Dr S C Brigham testifies to its curative effects, and Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Mass offers free advice to women seeking health guidance.
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