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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1897
Page
6
An odd advertisement promises relief from ailments such as oomadatia and dyspepsia through Hortetter's Stomach Bliters. It touts past cures and urges readers to remember a moral about small errors growing into bigger problems while hinting at aggressive defensive medicine.
A fragmented excerpt mentions Ouzoun Ada a Caspian port linked to a grand maritime route to Samarkand. It notes an earthquake last year opening Chen Tt lats to enter oil after low water and promotes Castarets as a bowel regulator. A casual claim suggests twenty five feet water depth.
A tale from Stories of Anil Sagaetty recounts a rat gaining wealth and fat, drinking oil from an uncorked bottle by dipping its tail. The story, praised by reputable men, unfolds in a London polished volume by W. Partridge & Co. The rat, born in a machine shop, survives by scavenging until a bottle’s tempting oil lures it.
A clever rat in a workshop devised a strange fattening diet by soaking a tail in oil and licking it clean. Repeated feeding made the rat fat and tame, living among the workers and eating in their presence until its death from oil and years.
An explorer unearthed a bronze bowl and unusual taw tools in Egypt, likely from an Assyrian armorer around 670 B.C. The diverse tool forms, including chisels and scoop-edged blades, illuminate earlier tool design than previously believed. Also noted is New South Wales’ high living cost at about 200 dollars per person annually, with the UK around 100, the US 170, and Canada 120.
A Sunday school lesson on Acts 8 26 40 examines the Ethiopian eunuch's conversion and Philip's preaching after the Samaria mission. The piece notes Ethiopia as south of Egypt, the eunuch's prominence, and the gospel reaching new lands through timely guidance and baptism as a visible sign of faith.
Free Labor Bureau established by Working Men's Theme at 42 Custom House Place offers to furnish thousands of unemployed men to farmers and others nationwide at no cost. Employers should specify work type, wages, and rail fare advancement. Send details to Lavon Bereac at Workersmen's Home, 42 Custom House Place, Chicago.
In the Prince of Wales club in London rooms are lit with candles as gas electric and oil are rarely used. The unusual lighting choice highlights a traditional ambiance in the private club.
A garbled OCR snippet mentions a tonic with claims to stimulate kidneys and bowels and ease teething discomfort in children. It references Colorado and Montana, a Mrs Winniow figure, and Bolten gums phrase, plus a bottled remedy selling at ten cents.
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