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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1899
Page
6
Fragmentary text urges caution against grasping at substitutes and neglecting health. Mentions blood fountain life and substance, warning to get only Hood's.
A Stinode Tenissivanii city report says shade growing grass is possible with good seed and non sour soil. Expert notes soil need not be rich. test paper method guides seed choice and application. Fall fertilization advised near large trees. select a known seed brand with local seedsman guidance.
An old advertisement urges women to use Be-ra-na and Pelvic remedies for catarrh and health. It cites testimonials from Mrs Hamilton and others, offering a free book by Dr Hartman of Columbus Ohio.
M Leon Appert revolutionized bottling by using compressed air to blow bottles, reducing manual labor and enabling faster production. Modern machines combine air with other mechanisms, shaping bottles at twenty per minute with potential for higher speeds while noting health risks to workers from the process.
A student recalls a math problem about sharing apples and love. The teacher argues apples illustrate sums while a boy named Peter receives seven, prompting discussion on addition and totals.
A letter from Mine Ep Bu Ling er Devine Tnx expresses deep thanks for Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She describes nine years of illness from prolapsus of the womb, severe headaches, back pain, heart palpitations, and leucorrhea. After using the remedy through pregnancy and labor, she reports improved health and an easy delivery, and she now feels capable of work and grateful for the result.
Mrs Maire Schneider of 1244 Inten Ave Detroit Michigan reports severe prior distress with near fainting and danger, improved after using Lydia Pinkham Vegetable Compound Blood Purifier and Liver Pills, noting those feelings have disappeared. Endorses relief from remedies.
An old ad emphasizes catarrh of the bowels as summer illnesses including cholera infantum, dysentery, diarrhoea, and cholera morbus. It claims Peruna is a universal remedy and notes Dr. Hartman’s forty year practice with perfect success. A free copy of Summer Curarrh is offered, addressed to Dr Martnian, Columbus, Oblo.
A veteran lawyer recalls defending a horse thief who faced a hostile frontier jury. Despite a guilty verdict, the foreman reports not guilty with mercy, and the court fines the young attorney five hundred dollars before he flees town.
A reader recounts advice from a swimming instructor about efficient breathing and body use. The basement athletic club athlete finishes a swim exhausted and is told his breathing and upper body technique are misapplied. The instructor notes differences between swimming and other tasks like sawing wood.
In a brief encounter, Miss De Vine compliments Mr. Lofter while he declares his intention to reveal his name. The exchange centers on a personal revelation as they converse in Brooklyn Lite.
A fragmented dialogue mentions Mr Hopart and Mr Bloomfield as a humorous pair debating the thermometer reading. The piece includes an ad for Allen's Foot Ease powder claiming instant relief for swollen feet and bunions, marketed to readers of the Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph. The advertisement promises comfort for hot or cold feet and urges purchase at druggists and shoe stores.
A fragment from a gossip item references Mamipa and her partner, noting strained relations and a claim about trimming bats before marriage. The tone hints at sly, humorous remarks typical of a social column from a bygone era.
Manila hemp, misnamed though valuable in American markets, comes from a plantain family tree rather than true hemp. Three-year growth yields about two thirds of a pound of fibre per tree, with a bale of 270 pounds representing three years’ yield from roughly 100 trees. Deering twine mills in Chicago use a large share of this fibre to manufacture binder twine.
A fragmentary exchange questions whether Shakespeare’s women are intellectual. The dialogue cites Ophelia and Harriet within a woodland scene as evidence of perceived female behavior and taste for flowers.
In this period ad style fragment the product Hail's Catarrh Cure is touted as a constitutional cure with a price of 76 cents. The short snippet also contains a business warning about testimonial honesty and a Warren, Pennsylvania publisher The Piso Co. message.
Fleeting health claims flood the page with patent cure promises from KLINE Ltd and Avians Chemical Co., touting permanent cures, trial bottles, and teething syrups for children. The ad copy includes stray quotes and moralizing lines, plus promotional lines about testimonials and prices, common to late 19th century newspaper pages.
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