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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1910
Page
10
Galena Kona report of a woman describing a tumor-like enlarger and pain on the right side. After medical warnings, Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound is credited with relief. The letter praises the product and encourages others to seek advice from Mrs Pinkham.
Peculiar tale from a bygone era describes comedian Joe Harris known as Count Haines. He tricks bailiffs who arrest his cousin in debt by claiming to speak to a bishop, who promises to cover debts. The bishop later fulfills the promise, settling the debt in full.
In Velawarea county a spelling bee ends with Florence winning by one correct word but Catherine earlier spellers influence the outcome. Commissioner Zeller received letters from Obie and Taoland about the decision and contemplated the weighty questions, offering to appoint someone to determine the prize recipient.
A public notice warns against incorrect medicine use and sharing tips. It emphasizes that doctors know proper dosages, warns against double dosing, and urges securing medicines away from children. It describes unsafe habits, including relying on patent remedies and forgetting bottle directions.
A Goshen Indiana man Samuel J Taylor recalls thirty years of kidney trouble with gravel and crutch use before Doan's Kidney Pills provided relief. The ad urges readers to obtain the facts from the direct and lists poster Aulburn Co Buffalo as dealer. The page also includes a Macduff stage quip about Macbeths head and profanity.
An advertisement proclaims Hall's Catarrh Cure as the only positive remedy for a constitutional disease, claiming it works through the blood and mucous surfaces to destroy the disease's foundation and restore strength. It offers a $100 reward for a cure failure and cites testimonials, with Toledo-based FP J Cheney Co as the supplier. Also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
A fragment notes that ants sense ultraviolet rays and prefer darker areas to protect their larvae. In experiments they choose between a yellow lit compartment and a dark one under UV light, indicating ants perceive the yellow area as darker than it appears to humans.
A Washington gentleman hires a wealthy English valet with a curious name. The valet explains his christening came from his mother’s love of novels and French phrases. He cites a lilt about “valet ds chambre” fitting his identity and his employer reflects on the odd coincidence.
A collage of brief witticisms and anecdotes from newspapers features jokes about marriage, fidelity, and society manners. Quips touch on platonic love, epigrams, and humorous mishearings, with snippets about a touring car gentleman, a factory manager, and a railroad announcer.
Fragmentary OCR text hints at a tale of a clever man trapped in solitude with cryptic dialogue and fragmented phrases. No clear names, places, dates, or events are discernible to form a complete report.
A first person account from March 1908 describes a severe generalized itch that started on the hands and chest and spread over the body. After using Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment, the narrator reports rapid relief by April 1 and asserts full cessation of itching that day.
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