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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1904
Page
7
A clipped exchange from a Philadelphia Press item shows confusion over a son’s occupation with one speaker insisting he is a physician while another denies it. The tramp narrative continues as he seeks food at a farmhouse where a kind woman directs him to a shed and offers him a meal before sending him away.
A Jacksonville Florida witness records a testimonial letter by Mrs K A Anderson praising Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The endorsement claims rapid relief for female ailments and urges against substitutes, noting the letter's authenticity is contested.
The fragment recounts Bakimo legend where the moon is a father figure and a love pursuit ends with a dramatic skyward leap. It blends myth with catalogue propaganda and stray notices about products and oddities, including a 1901 item on penna factories in Germany and a goofily interleaved circus joke.
A detailed report from a university experiment discusses feeding silkworms lettuce leaves as a possible year round, cheaper diet. While results are not yet conclusive, experts note potential in breeding strains and deeper study to gauge profitability for California’s silk industry and the broader public interest.
A garbled advertisement from BRARS ROMBUCK & CO. Chicago urges Pleasant residents to request a free catalogue and “handsomest sewing machine catalogue ever published.” It promises low prices on Minnesota, Singer, Wheeler & Wilson, White, Standard and New Home machines and urges immediate writing for a smart offer.
A Sunday school reflection on Jesus teaching that the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve. Peter James and John seek special reward, yet Jesus emphasizes humility, willingness to suffer, and that gifts are granted by God as fits his plan. The lesson contrasts worldly ambition with Christ’s self giving example.
An account notes a vast journey described as eight thousand miles from Enat to waat and about eight million square miles in area, roughly comparable to the United States in scale, highlighting enormous spatial figures.
Mrs K Kane of 172 Sebor Street Chicago IL writes that Peruana has been used for generations in her family to treat colds cramps and various ailments. She says it keeps children healthy and cured her catarrhal issues, praising Peruna highly.
An advertisement asserts Peruna protects families from colds and catarrh amid changing climate. It cites Mrs. A Hobson of Lansing Michigan detailing her child’s grippe recovery after using Peruna and endorsing it for flu, cramps and indigestion with high praise for its health benefits.
In a satirical stage sketch, a flirtatious exchange unfolds as a male lead playfully rebuffs a young woman asking if he’s ever loved before. The dialogue leans into risqué humor with light innuendo.
Report notes Americans drink about twelve pounds of coffee per person each year. It states Danes and Norwegians consume more, while England ranks among the lighter drinkers at under three quarters of a pound per person annually.
Fragmentary text shows a physician named Hartman for Perona receiving an extraordinary monthly stream of enthusiastic thanks from patients and other supporters, described as ungolicised endorsements. The passage suggests wide acclaim not common among peers.
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