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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1904
Page
8
A commercial traveler, likened to the more Holaby type, tells a startling story to a new acquaintance in a moment of curiosity. The exchange recalls a boastful yarn by Munchausen, prompting a sharp remark that he is the most colossal example of mendacity civilization has produced. The traveler, sheepishly, asks for the man’s house door to ring.
An OCR fragment advertises a bulk plant and seed sale from John A. Salver Lord Co of La Crane Win. It lists quantities and various items such as 1 000 splendid Ontos and 1 000 gravioate briliant lowers. Offers include free postage if cultivated as directed and a promotional pack of a Berliner Cuullilawer.
Paragraph describes annual market sale at a town fair where women and girls from nearby areas gather to fetch the highest price for a bewitched or blessed person. It notes buyers bid on color and dyeing limits, listing colors from white to black and their relative values, with black dye mentioned as least valuable.
Chicago woman Miss Agnes Miller shares her recovery from severe dysmenorrhea using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She claims monthly pain eased after three weeks, body health improved, weight gained, and vitality restored, urging young women to seek care during the critical period.
The text describes the Hardy Connemara Danxoy and its cousin the Conure impra pony of Ireland as hardy beasts with intelligence and strong work potential. It notes one animal’s plantlike traits and its role as a reliable laborer, capable of long journeys with a light load and enduring effort.
In Lowndes Missouri on April 4 Otrs H Q Hearty testifies that Dodd’s Kidney Pills eased severe back and head pain and improved overall health after a harsh spring. Hearty, fifty, says the pills helped more than any prior remedy and notes many similar reports praising the medicine.
A garbled dialogue item presents a temporance lecturer and a speaker mishearing and misunderstanding each other. The fragment hints at confusion over the subject matter and the speaker’s name, with notes of frustration and unclear attribution.
A fragmented 19th century notice extols Cherokee leaders and achievers. It lauds John Ridge and other Cherokee figures for literature, music, and public service, praising General StandWadle and Col. William P. Tosi for military and oratorical prowess, and citing Elias Cornelius Boudinot as a master of rhetoric.
A Columbus woman credits quitting tea and coffee with Postum for relief from long standing stomach and health issues. She reports no prescription medicine since switching and notes improved appetite and wellbeing. Her statement promotes Postum as a remedy, including testimonials about overall happiness and reduced aches.
The storm and flood left extensive ruin across Indiana and adjoining states. Dozens dead, property losses top $75,000, and towns from Indianapolis to Grand Rapids report widespread inundation. Bridges washed away, hundreds displaced, and rail lines disrupted as rivers rose sharply. Local National Guard aided police and residents as towns faced severe damage and power outages.
The Kansas Senator Joseph Burton is convicted on nine counts for accepting money to influence postal matters. The ruling covers payments tied to Rialto Grain and Securities, affecting the Mails permission for a bucket toy keeper in St Louis. Burton, 40, long public figure, had built a national profile in debates with Senator Presfar and served in Kansas legislature.
Miss Bertha M Rush of 6435 Kincaido Street Pittsburg Pennsylvania praises Peruna as a great tonic. She says she suffered systemic catarrh and nervous fatigue before taking the remedy and reports marked improvement after using multiple bottles, noting restored appetite and strength.
An endorsement from Mry Kassatt of Des Moines describes severe fatigue and nervous strain easing after using Peruna. The letter asserts the tonic rebuilt strength, improved sleep, and restored energy, recounting a long recovery period and renewed work capacity.
An old advertisement touts Peruns as a nerve invigoration tonic for women, claiming it builds nerves, boosts circulation, improves appetite and digestion, and is essential for every woman’s health. The copy targets tired nervous sufferers with bold health claims.
A peculiar classroom tale contrasts apples and pears to illustrate faulty reasoning. An Erie man, Mr Bierbach of 2625 Chestnut St, describes years of kidney pain and fatigue, praising Dean’s Kidney Pills for rapid, thorough relief and urging readers to request a mailed trial from Mostey Milburn Co Buffalo NY, 60 cents per box.
If you do not receive prompt satisfactory results from Peruna, write to Dr Hartman at the Hartman Sanitarium in Columbus Ohio with a full statement of your case. He will gladly provide valuable advice gratis.
A fragment describes the toilet habits of cats and other animals with grooming actions on the face ears and body. An unrelated veterinary ad cites Piso's Cure for Consumption advertised by Mrs H Borden of 442 P Street Washington DC dated May 25, 1901.
The throne room in the royal palace at Amsterdam is praised as the most magnificent ballroom in Murape. Dutch sculptors and piviers reportedly enriched it in the seventeenth century. Dimensions are 144 feet long, 62 feet wide, and 104 feet high.
A Berlin asylum patient described as a color changing individual is observed with hair color changing with body temperature. When calm and cool hair appears light yellow, when agitated it darkens, reflecting a peculiar response reported in the facility.
The Punjab government undertakes to immunize 700 000 inhabitants against the plague. The Bombay laboratory has been asked to provide daily 0 000 doses of anti plague serum to Punjab physicians.
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