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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1897
Page
8
A nurse writes of seventeen years of monthly pain from womb tumors and ineffective surgeries. She credits Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, Liver Pills, and Sanative Wash with restoring strength, appetite, sleep, and daily function after years of illness and doctor visits. She thanks Mrs Pinkham for guidance. Location: Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts.
A clock found in Director Davy’s Montsouris observatory collection dates to Hens 111 and is described in Father Alexander’s 17th century treatise on dortcy. The wooden cabinet features carved hour marks from 5 a.m. to midnight and a cylinder rolled by strings, with an internal eight-compartment chamber and tiny apertures guiding a special fluid to power the mechanism.
An English coast collision near Gravesend involves the coal barge True Love and the ship Cravesend. The True Love, built in Philadelphia in 1764, is claimed to be the oldest vessel afloat and likely wrecked by the Gravesend incident.
The sweet pea, a popular flower, originated in the early 1700s with four original varieties split between Steily and Ceylon. The best time to plait the sweet pea is in spring when the soil can be turned without clogging.
A scholarly excerpt reviews the April 1 lesson on Gentiles converted at Antioch, tracing early church expansion from Jerusalem to Phoenicia Cyprus and Antioch. It discusses the spread of disciples amidst persecution, the roles of Barnabas and Saul, and the challenge of universal evangelization beyond Jewish boundaries.
Rumors circulate about Jigson occupying a responsible post while questions arise over a six months salary owed to him. The matter surfaces as shareholders or observers discuss the concern surrounding his involvement and compensation.
Sufferers from kidney and rheumatic troubles are mailed free a sample of Kava Kava Shrub said to possess medicinal qualities grown in the East Indies. Address Church Kidney Care Co. 410 Fourth Avenue New York. An article about the remedy appears in another column.
A fragmentary passage blends frontier travel with patent medicine claims. It mentions Emigrante Mung, Ingldioua foes, and Hostetter's Stomach Medicine as protection for pioneers and travelers. It also touts Hall's Hair Renewer and Cotopaxi as remedies and curiosities, ending with a reflection on love and sorrow.
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