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Newspaper
Glenwood Opinion
Location
Glenwood, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1907
Page
8
Walter Weare an engineer from Chatsworth Ill writes of long kidney discomfort and back pain with dark urine. He credits Dean's Kidney Pills for quick relief and eventual cure, claiming weight loss of 40 pounds followed by a regain to 200 pounds. Sold by all dealers at 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
A sharp voiced woman accuses a tramp at her back door of liquor. He denies possession, while the exchange hints at hidden bottle and casual scorn. A laundry tip follows, urging Defiance Starch for thinner, stronger starching without masking fabric quality.
A jumble of vintage quips and ad blurbs features a Quaker in a carriage hearing a cold woman’s plea for warmth, jokes about breastpins, and a jab at gossip. It notes Defiance Starch as a superior value and includes musings on human kindness from S. B. Smiles and a London World remark on women’s complexity.
Simpson College opened a new Carnegie library last week. Postmaster General orders established Station Mo 1 at Cornell Bluffs Union Depot on July 1. A township searched for a missing child then found her asleep in an old washing machine. Storms damaged crops in Union County but caused limited losses. Justice Gray bound Mrs. Bessie Gaston over for bigamy at Rockwell City. Four Des Moines youths intercepted while traveling to Council Bluffs in search of gold. Ole Simmons, owner of a Council Bluffs confectionery, died by his own hand at 43. Drews of Dubuque drowned after a boat capsized near Frontress Lake. Albia court records show four men indicted and sentenced for theft. An affidavit in Des Moines settled for $700 to a Dr. Georgia Stewart. Ned Powers killed in a Manchester runaway. A 2-year-old injured in Ida Grove after a horse stepped on her thigh. Mrs. Fannie Phillips travels from Kahoka to Boone County seeking loopholes in divorce. Mrs. Fred West’s case leads to custody of fifteen babies for the Des Moines Humane Society. Des Moines Midland Orchard exports plan 7,500 trees with 6,000 more crates. John Neville, linked to Haywood trial, known in Ottumwa. Two Iowa women to study in Munich instead of Germany. Corydon reports a $194,875 land trade involving the G A Rea company and nearby properties. Debate looms over a 2-cent fare in Des Moines. Evangelical Lutheran synod meeting in Roseau, Minnesota names officers. Davenport’s Mrs Agnes Koch dies amid a scandal involving a younger actor.
A fragment from a passing monologue recalls old time matches and a wax lucifer in a tale of luck and risk. The speaker jokes that one end going out leaves the other lit, noting the odd revival of double ended matches and the odd moral about market readiness.
Mrs Lizzle BD of Selma Alabama recounts years of black spots and itching on her face and body. Two leading physicians diagnosed severe skin eczema but offered no relief. After using a Cuticura remedy set for six months the eruptions vanished and no symptoms returned for three years.
The editor extols amateur photography’s urge to roam and capture scenes as a timeless urge. It praises washing and starching methods, urging Defiance Starch to improve linen and dress fabrics.
The French admiralty plans a campaign against rats swarming seaport towns and spreading diseases on ships. It will soon be compulsory for every vessel entering a French harbor from certain ports to have all its rats exterminated.
$100 reward pledge asserts Catarrh Cure cures catarrh through internal action on blood and mucous surfaces. Proponents invite testimonials and offer sample testimonials from J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio, 7c, via doctors and retailers. Wall's Family Pills for constipation also advertised.
A deft conversational exchange centers on a widow who declares she is inconsolable yet practical. She admits no fanatic adherence to any point, signaling measured restraint in emotion and belief while acknowledging the social context of judgment.
Ad copy promises instant cure with Krause’s Cold Capsules available at all druggists for 250. The rest quotes a misattributed aphorism about sharing joys and sorrows, plus a cigar promo from Lewis’ Factory Peoria.
A historical anecdote recalls President Roosevelt's train stop in Charlottesville Virginia where a prominent grower sent a basket of fruit to the president. A letter of acknowledgment from the White House pleased the donor whose gardener later reflected on the gesture. A quip from a Black servant drew a sharp humorous reaction. Also mentions Defiance Starch’s modern patent improving strength and smoothness.
A jovial exchange unfolds as a bosom friend asks if the wedding trip was on an accommodation train. The groom smiles and confirms, noting the porter would extinguish the light at every tunnel, adding charm to the journey.
An assortment of old time remedies and quotes including Allen's Foot Ease promise of relief for swollen feet with a 25 cent trial pack. Advertisements mention Lewis' Straight Se cigar and Winelow's Soothing Syrup for teething, all within a cash register of generic health and moral proverbs from Marcus Aurelius and Shakespeare.
A long promotional notice extols Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a cure for female weakness and pregnancy recovery. It cites testimonials from Mrs Sadie Abbott and Mrs Pree McKitrick, inviting all women to write for free advice from Lynn Mass. The ad emphasizes strong feminine health and household burdens.
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