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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1897
Page
8
A Buchanan Indiana attorney testifies to Hood’s Sarsaparilla as a blood purifier. He and his wife used it for tired feelings and skin eruptions, reporting purified blood and normal skin after continued use. He credits it with cleansing the blood when other medicines fail.
Mrs J C Brown of Reading Massachusetts owns a 171 year old doll said to be the oldest in the country. It was brought to U S shores by an old sea captain on a return voyage from Canton China. The doll, an odd hide creature, is dressed in Louis MV style.
An excerpt lists various product pitches and claims from early advertising copy. It mentions No-to-Bac Fifty Cents as a tobacco regulator, Piso's Cure for lung diseases, and Cascarot candy. It notes canned vegetables growing in European demand and U S exports of miscellaneous goods including pickles and chowders. It also cites barley exports for bread and beer and a humorous line about a girl’s notion of intimacy.
A Sunday School lesson analyzes Peter’s courage before the Sanhedrin after healing a man. It notes the Holy Spirit’s role, the beliefs of the Sadducees, and the transition from physical healing to spiritual salvation. The passage contrasts Peter’s fearless defense with the prior fear of the crowd and emphasizes faith in Christ as the cornerstone.
Colfax Iowa July 31 1806 William Winpigler a 48th Iowa veteran recounts rheumatism lasting years. He credits Dr Williams Pink Pills with curing heart trouble and rheumatism after reading claims in a paper. He says Colfax drugstores now stock them and praises the remedy.
An OCR fragment presents old time advertising lines and product mentions. It references roses in buttonholes and social inferences about men, plus medical claims for Froating Boraxia, Yobbins' Soap, Dobbins' heating salve, Mrs. Winston's teething balm, and various price hints. The text is garbled and incomplete.
An earnest wartime health notice touts Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters as an easy remedy for bowel obstructions and related ailments. It claims relief without griping, aiding dyspepsia malaria kidney and rheumatic issues and nervousness, urging trust in this “genial family medicine.”
An authority estimates that 1 050 000 000 dollars lie idle in India as hoards or ornaments. Amritsar in Punjab reports jewels worth 10 000 000 dollars. A wealthy Benares jewel merchant is said to keep stock on hand valued at 5 000 000 dollars.
The Monon Railroad unveils a through sleeping car from Chicago to Washington, via Cincinnati and connections with H D B O S W and B O Railways. The sleeper departs Dearborn Station at 9 p.m. and leaves at 2:45 a.m., arrives in Washington the next morning. Schedule starts January 24 with city ticket office at 232 Clark Street and depot at Dearborn.
Amid ongoing hostilities in Cuba, photographers swarm the area near Ua vana. The filibustering expeditions reported daily near the front resemble amateur crews, with photo galleries appearing roughly every half mile along the Spanish trocha.
We offer 100 dollars for any catarrh case not cured by Hallas Catarrh Cure. J Cheney & Co, Toledo proprietors, and partners Woat Truex Walding Kinnan Margin endorse I J Choney as honest and able to fulfill firm obligations. Hallas Catarrh Cure is taken internally and acts on blood and mucous surfaces. Price 75 cents per bottle, sold by all druggists.
In 1895 a vast quantity of American molasses flooded Europe, with 9,148,711 gallons used to feed the youthful population. Parents paid $850,400 for the supply, reflecting a large exchange of sweet commodity across borders.
Mr Goodman of Williams County Minnesota reports from one package Salter's German Coffee Berry 1 grew 800 pounds of better coffee than he can buy in stores at 80 cents a pound. A package of this and a big seed catalogue is sent by John A Salzer Seed Co. of Cross, Wisconsin upon receipt of 15 stamps and this notice.
Bunson exclaims in disbelief that his uncle survived a Sedan ordeal. Jim confirms the claim and adds that his uncle metaphorically “carried them away” by moving quickly, revealing a humorous and boastful family anecdote.
Northwestern office in the Security Bank Building and an application to HT C Cheyney Sioux City General Agent Idaho? discusses hops supply for beer as Germany imports from the United States totaling 1116 pounds valued at 111 dollars.
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