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Newspaper
Geneseo Republic
Location
Geneseo, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1893
Page
2
Local column relays Mrs Town’s testimonial to Dr Greene’s Nervura blood and nerve remedy. She credits relief from nervousness backache and kidney troubles after one bottle and urges others to try the vegetable medicine. The piece also notes Colorado's proposed state currency and warns of risks to the national economy.
A letter from W. W. Warner at Stanford in Palo Alto describes Moorish style buildings, 83,300 acres deeded by Senator Stanford and wife, vast vineyards, and irrigation to 60,000 acres. He tours Fresno, Monterey, and Pacific Grove, notes raisin and sugar production, climate, fruit drying, and historical sites, closing with praise for California’s landscapes and a personal finish from Monterey.
An old advertisement promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure with a $100 reward for incurable cases. It lists F J Cheney & Co as owners and cites endorsements from local wholesale druggists Wet & Triy and Wattine, Kisnan & Makvin. The flyer mentions internal action on blood and mucus and notes price per bottle and free samples.
An advertisement touts Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription as a cure for women’s ailments. It claims to invigorate, soothe nerves, promote sleep, restore appetite and feelings, with a money back guarantee if not satisfied. The piece targets shop girls, milliners, dressmakers, and laborers as beneficiaries.
Mrs Ball wife of John Bell of Kansas City created a disturbance in a Chicago custody case by denouncing the judge and assaulting her husband during proceedings.
Advertisement promotes free samples of Dr King New Discovery and New Life Pills from J E Wright's Droz Store. Readers are urged to send name and address to H E Backien Co in Chicago for a sample box and health guide. A separate item notes Mrs Samuel Robinson's death after fright and exposure during a May incident. Emma Chase reports a burglar attack at Clayton. she will recover.
The Chicago census taken under police direction lists 51 259 skilled workers unemployed. Unskilled labor idle estimates push total unemployed to around 75 000. Philadelphia report notes mills in Kensington Brankford Fairmount Manayunk and Germantown with substantial layoffs and weekly payroll losses totaling about 165 581 across districts.
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