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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1898
Page
8
A scrambled almanac section mixes notes on Chinese customs and fortune with medical ads and a conversational tidbit. It juxtaposes a claim about lime and brightness with Allen’s Foot-Ease remedies and a short dialogue about a brother’s illness, framed in a small daily paper style.
A dialogue depicts a self-made man facing a public downfall. The son’s calm interview with the father reveals how pride corrodes, as the boy’s questions expose flawed beliefs and erode the elder's hubris amid a dramatic reversal. The scene contrasts pomp with whispered quiet judgment.
A man on Ghestnut street advertised a Newfoundland puppy with a pasted placard. He rewrote a sign and misread it, creating a humorous scene that drew laughter from passersby before the man removed part of the notice. A boy asked, then the seller tore off part of the placard.
A storekeeper recounts a case where a man denied stealing a horse and was lynched before the truth emerged. The coroner faced a dilemma on verdict, settling on describe as a case of stretching the truth and letting it go.
The Sympathetic Girl recalls a physician telling Chollie he narrowly avoided an acute brain inflammation. The MWard hearted Girl dismisses the doctor as an ignoramus and questions how Chollie's brain could develop anything acute.
A report of fanatics in Connecticut who harmed an elderly woman and caused her death by forcing her into water for a ritual. The piece promotes a patent remedy and mocks traditional medicine, listing exaggerated claims about cures and health benefits.
Dialogue hints at Dix myth office in Dearborn street serial buildings. Salzer Seed Co advertises seed potatoes and a seed catalogue offer, listing corn and White Oat prodigy, with price and free samples to LaCrosse Wisconsin suppliers.
A conductor laments a bad fit of the blues this morning while collecting tickets on the local train and the brakeman notes the new uniform. The exchange hints at morale and fashion in transit life.
A mixed clipping shows an advertise for Catarrh Cure promising a cure with a $100 reward, plus a joke about a window pane and a glass eater, and a claim about a cold cure with quinine tablets. It also notes a statistic claiming the British won 82 percent of their battles.
A Canadian newspaper notes that government built creameries in North Alberta operate at no cost to farmers. The state supplies the plant, collects 5 cents per pound for butter, and the farmer gets the rest for three years. Cheese factories follow by railroad, with butter and cheese moving to mining and lumber towns beyond the Rockies. Klondike prospects expand markets, while Ottawa agents distribute literature to U S readers.
An advertisement touts Mother Gray's Sweet Powders used by a New York Children's Home nurse to treat feverishness stomach disorders and worm issues, claiming 10,000 testimonials and sales through druggists at 25 cents. Also notes a New York watchmaker drilling a pin and a financial gamble about testimonial authenticity.
The Monitor of Meaford Ont reports two years of follow up on Mr Petch who was paralyzed for five years with total loss of sensation. After using Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People he regained movement, feeling and strength, even walking unaided. A Canadian Mutual Life claim of 1050 dollars was mentioned as part of the case.
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