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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1898
Page
8
A French realist writer recalls a crisis his colonie passed through and reflects on a simile about marble turning pale. He glances at his bed and notes three weeks of unmade sheets, then corrects his sentence to say the marcioness turned paler than sleet.
Catarrh cannot be cured with local applications as the disease lies in the blood. Ify’s Catarrh Cure is taken internally and acts on blood and mucous surfaces. Hall’s Catarrh Cure is not a quick medicine and is a regular prescription used by top physicians. It is a blend of tonics and blood purifiers. Send for testimonials free. Cheney & Co. Toledo, Ohio. Sold by druggists for 75 cents.
There is nothing in this world that equals the friendship of a man that you can trust Timkins. Oh I don't know. What's the matter with a friend that will trust you occasionally?
A brief advertisement promotes 40 cent sheet music from the Muastia Store in Sioux City Indiana. It requests ten one cent stamps and promises five foot of music by return mail along with a catalogue and valuable information. The copy highlights popular pieces and standard favorites described as bright and desirable.
Charles Loeftler, veteran door keeper to the President, gets a new desk after twenty eight years with the old one. The desk, a flat top with pigeon holes, once served Lincoln and hosted Cabinet members and autograph seekers. Loeftler hopes to keep the cherished desk as a companion of faithful service.
A writer recalls attending court where a major suit neared decision at six. On returning home with the judge, a gunman warned of a possible shot. A lamp exploded from a bullet, and the judge calmly discussed politics while the danger loomed, his wife calling for help as the argument ends unfinished.
Miss Anna L. Bicknell presents Maria Theresa’s plan to guide Marie Antoinette via a secret journal kept by Comte Mercy-Argenteau. The empress’s spying arrangement sent daily details to the Austrian throne, while Antoinette trusted Mercy and the information she relayed.
Mrs. George S. Rogers of Canton New York reports thirteen years of vile pain from inflammatory rheumatism and related illnesses. After trying many doctors and remedies she used Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People, taking thirteen boxes to regain appetite cheerfulness and strength, and to attend church regularly again. The article adds a brief note on the pills being vegetable and purifying. It also recounts a historical anecdote about the Prince of Wales pawning his watch after the Franco Prussian War during a Sedan visit.
A German professor recounts his wilds of Africa experiences and claims the best protection against tigers and lions is an umbrella opened suddenly. He notes beasts fear an open umbrella, suggesting a novel use for John Bull and his inevitable umbrella.
A testimonial from John G. Martin of Wellsville Missouri praises Swanson Rheumatic Cure Co. and their 5 Drops remedy for rheumatism and grippe. The letter notes seasonal weather changes trigger disease and claims a wife would have been crippled without it. The company plans a 30 day sale offering 100000 sample bottles at 25 cents each from 167 Dearborn Street Chicago.
Landlords of Ber in long asserted a blacklist of undesirable tenants. In response tenants have retaliated by creating a blacklist of unpleasant landlords, signaling rising tensions in housing relations and tenant protections.
An advertisement promotes Allen's Foot-Ease powder as a cure for painful swollen feet and bunions, claiming it soothes hot tired feet and makes tight shoes feel easy. It notes sales through druggists and shoe stores, with a 25 cent mail option and a free trial package offer.
A fragment notes politicians weighing the next presidential election amid predictions. It mentions Boatet ter's Stomach Bitters advertised to renew health in the bile, rheumatic or nervous conditions, and a remark on Europe’s name from the Greek roots broad and ops tied to the earth’s broad face.
The piece markets Alabastine as a superior wall coating unlike kal somines and urges buyers to check packaging and labeling. It mentions varied language coverage in the Russian empire and criticizes unproven cures while citing testimonials and popular patent remedies.
A historical note extols Alabastine as durable and easily renewed wall coating. It condemns decorative papers and unhealthy glue-based coverings that trap moisture and vermin, arguing that clean, porous alabastine walls stay purer and cheaper by avoiding constant stripping and washing.
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