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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1898
Page
8
A period voice urges young wives to preserve beauty and strength through maternity, recommending Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. A reader letter from Chambersburg, Pa, 19 year old describing painful cycles and relief after nine bottles, urging others to seek Mrs Pinkham's guidance.
Reporter notes the practice game went easy with no serious injuries. Robinson broke nose, Smith lost an ear, Dobbon teeth were knocked out, Ty Wok dislocated jaw and fractured fingers, yet no one sustained serious harm.
An ad promotes Allen's Loor Kase powder for feet to ease tight shoes and cure corns bunions chafing and sore feet. Sold at druggists and shoe stores for 25 cents with sample by mail address in New York. In a separate anecdote a shopper asks price of gloves, clerk notes 1 dollar 75 cents and offers an extra small, buyer buys three pairs.
An 19th century ad promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure by claiming deafness results from catarrh and mucous tube inflammation. It advertises a $100 reward for cures not achieved, mentions constitutional remedies and circulation of circulars, and lists Cheney Co of Toledo Ohio selling through druggists.
A Philadelphia North American piece recalls a man pursuing a ferryboat while courting his wife. He describes the moment as he believed his escape would succeed amid the combined efforts of her relatives to thwart it.
Local notices advertise steady paid work for teachers seeking full time or spare time positions. Contact P Dan at the Employment Office of Sioux City, Iowa, for details and possible opportunities.
A garbled page fragment blends playful skits and mock conversations about meeting Miss Cute and piano playing, alongside an old health ad promising to cure a cold in one day with Laxative Brome Quinine Tablets. A joke about a self-playing piano and a hunting joke close the clipping, dated Princeton Indiana March 20 1905.
In a child’s dialogue a mother scolds for striking Elsta after a playful game ends with apple temptation. Dick explains the other child cheated by taking the apple, revealing a domestic argument turned moral tale.
Patron traders urged to buy the Mariners Handy Feed Cooker at 12 500 for SO4sation capacity. Feeding cooked food in winter saves at least a third of feeds and keeps stock healthy, reducing hog cholera risk and keeping hens laying. The cooker pays for itself in a week and is advertised by Empire Manufacturing Co. 614 It street Quincy TL with full catalogue.
The university president questions an applicant seeking a chair in anatomy chemistry and osteology despite lacking a university degree. The applicant admits no diploma yet asserts capability based on experience as a juror in the Snetgert trial at Chicago.
An ad touts Allen's Foot-Ease powder to treat chilblains, damp, and bunions with shaking into shoes at druggists and stores for 25 cents. Sample offered free by Allen’s, Olmsted LeRoy, N.Y. The text notes the death of Frederick Muchmeyer, U.S. consul at San Salvador, drawing attention to dangers faced by Americans there amid prior yellow fever incidents and consulate vacancies.
A historical quote asks why a parent would name their son Henry Clay, warning of the temptation to rename him Mud. The exchange reflects pressures and social scrutiny surrounding naming choices.
A Boston Transcript note describes a nightly process to remove printed matter from unused postal cards. The method claims a 1.5 percent per card charge and a $2.50 service fee, enabling businesses to recover costs on unsold or unused cards. The inventor seeks broad adoption before patent concerns arise.
In Battery Park's aquarium, rats gnawed through to feast on hellbenders after screens failed. Keeper L B Spencer added a new wire-top to tanks, but the wharf rats still climbed in. To curb raids, half inch mesh tops were placed over tank enclosures.
The article notes an accepted design for a statue to be erected on the Chickay manga bride field in Illinois. It mentions a father of triplets weighing whether three of a kind is better than two pair, reflecting a debate on symbolism and value in the project.
Thousands of adventurous Americans head toward the Klondike despite warnings. The article promotes a tonic, claiming it warms and nourishes the system, supports digestion, and prevents dyspepsia and constipation while on the journey.
The Royal University of Ireland reports 1896 examination entries at 2743, up from 2600 the prior year. The document lists no further qualifying data beyond the stated totals and an unclear string of garbled terms following the figures.
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