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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1898
Page
8
A garbled piece discusses old fashioned molasses and its changing taste and texture, noting effects on workers and production. Mentions Chey Cho ST le Taser etre and various figures, referencing improvements and losses in sugar processing and a prescription offer for deafness cures, with scattered product names and locations.
In a country town a shopkeeper hawks “most every thing” while a young clerkconsiders himself a future lord of repartee. An old aunty with a mellow 15th century look chimes in asking for satin cul t-aquintin and the youth deflects with a terse reply amid ribbing from patrons.
An 19th century advertisement touts Allen's Poot-Ease a powder for corns bunions and various foot ailments with drugstore availability. A London woman charged with maintaining an unlicensed dog gains fourteen days to raise funds as magistrates hear the case.
A reader recounts a long battle with illness, seeking cures after many years. She credits Dr Willits Pint Pills for relief, praises local recommendations, and notes the medicine eased her rheumatic trouble and heart-related symptoms. An odd aside discusses earth size compared to a sand grain.
In a crowded, fragmentary ad page a letter offers a cure for ear pain and rheumatic troubles with promises of monthly shipments and 25 cent samples. It touts a 5 Drapes product and claims customers receive a lasting remedy, urging letters to the Swahson Rheumatic Cure Corp. in Chicago. Also promoted are Mother Gray’s Sweet Porters for children and Laxative Brome Quinine for colds, with testimonials and product guarantees.
A brief note cites Wheelmen membership dipping to about 2,000 below 100,000 and touts Trostetter's Stomach Bitters as a cure for digestion and bowel regularity. It mentions 210 stamps issued with values from 4 cents to 85,000 dollars and newspaper stamps peaking at 100 dollars while revenue stamps total to 5,000 dollars.
An old printed notice offers Salzer seeds with a quirky claim about 242 bushels per acre and 24 200 bushels on 100 acres at 30 cents, plus a gold prize. includes seed catalog offer and travel ads for southern winter resort trips, urging readers to respond and mail in stamps.
A garbled bargain-like notice offers stamps and premiums for a catalog of items, claiming shipping of sheet music and “ten cent premiums” with references to Indy's water related products and a Sioux City store. It includes a cipher line and an ad for Winslasy's Syrup for Children with an price noted.
A testimonial touts Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a cure for sterility caused by general debility and womb displacements. Mrs. Lacey Lyrnu of Jersey City describes long infertility despite multiple doctors, crediting the tonic with restoring nerve tone and womb support, leading to a successful pregnancy and birth of a girl.
Alabasting is a durable natural coat for walls and ceilings, differs from cheap kalsomines, ready to mix with water, sold in six pound dry packs with full directions. Alabastine hardens with age, can be renewed without scraping, and is fireproof. Consumers should buy properly labeled packages. avoid imitations. It can be used on plastered walls, wood ceilings, brick or canvas and sold by druggists and paint dealers.
The Alabastine Company warns dealers not to buy or sell cheap imitations of its will coatings claiming they infringe patents. Dealers assume risk of damages for infringement when distributing counterfeit products.
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