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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1898
Page
8
A fragment from the Tallahassee Journal recounts sailors grievances examined at ports of entry. It mocks purgative dosing and hints at workers seeking jobs amid garbled dialogue about garments and tasks.
An antique ad promotes Allen's Foot-Ease powder to shake into shoes for tired sore feet. It claims relief from swelling, burning, and pain with promises of rest and comfort. The copy mentions thousands of testimonials and lists druggists and shoe stores selling the product. It includes an address for Allen S. Olmsted in Roy, New York.
A reader reports two years of womb woes and related symptoms easing after using Lydia Pinkham Veretable Compound. Another letter describes long term inflammation and weakness improving after herbal preparations, with gratitude for the product’s apparent effectiveness.
A busy week in Congress with the Newlands annexation resolution debated in the Senate and House. Senators Lodge Morgen and others pressed inquiries into the Book Concern and Indian affairs while the International American Bank bill faced long discussion. The House passed a revenue bill amendment aiding non profit insurers, and the Niagara River bridge project moved toward approval as other fiscal measures lingered.
A description from H. T. Ballard of the Agassi Association recounts an experiment with an ant caught near its nest placed in a box then released 140 feet away in a sandy road. The ant wandered briefly then climbed a sand ridge, raised its body, waved antennae, and marched straight back toward its home.
A Goshen Indiana woman credits Dr Williams Pink Pills for Female People with curing years of heart neuralgia. She recounts severe chest pain and near death until readers of a newspaper convinced her to try the pills. She says after twelve boxes she recovered and has had no heart trouble since.
Mrs Mushroom Josiah asks about a frieze in the parlor. He objects saying there is no point showing wealth from the Klondike and wants to forget such material signs.
A fragmented advertorial page mentions Hall’s Catarrh Cure as a constitutional remedy priced at 75 cents. It also contains miscellaneous lines about etiquette sketches, a furnace remark, and product notices, with a dated British signature and stray health claims.
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