On His Metal
A brief exchange notes three watch cases changing from a gold cage to a gold-tiled case and then to a silver case. Hardup quips that circumstances alter cases, highlighting shifting fortunes.
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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1897
Page
6
A brief exchange notes three watch cases changing from a gold cage to a gold-tiled case and then to a silver case. Hardup quips that circumstances alter cases, highlighting shifting fortunes.
An invitation appeals to women suffering female weakness to consult Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts. The advisory note promises confidential, woman only communication, claiming extensive experience and prior success helping thousands, with no fee or demand for payment. It emphasizes comfort for women to discuss private troubles with a female adviser rather than a male doctor.
A garbled item notes a decline of a person named Kay kin with mention of a decline lasting eight units. The fragmentary text references Brotie and Cypro with unclear dates or context. No clear event or locations are identifiable from the unreadable source.
October marks the final month of the Fennesses Centennials Exposition, touted as the greatest exposition yet held in the South and West. Special attractions are planned, with reduced rates from across the country to Nashville, Tennessee on the Louisville and Nashville main line. Contact A. I. Atmore, General Passenger Agent, Louisville, Kentucky, for rates and details.
An old advertisement touts Allen's Foot-Kase powder for painful feet and bunions. It claims quick relief from swelling, sweating, and tired feet, promising easy shoes and improved walking. The ad offers 26 cent trials, free stamp samples, and lists Allen 8. Olmsted of Le Roy New York.
James M. Woolworth of Omaha described as the foremost Nebraska lawyer and one of America's most remarkable men addressed the American Bar Association at the Cleveland meeting. He was city attorney of Omaha, admitted to practice before the US Supreme Court in 1862, and has argued more cases before that court than any lawyer west of Chicago. He holds LL D degrees and has wide scholarly studies. He is seen as a backbone of Omaha citizenship.
Detective H C Brown served in Chicago and Denver, tracking Colorado and New Mexico outlaws. He faced offers of violence, with $1000 promised for his head by the New Mexico White Caps. In April last year Brown, Deputy William Green and William Wesley battled cat thieves near San Isidoro. Green and Kelley were slain, their killers said to have collected the reward. Brown left the country and vows the White Caps stand behind the law’s foes. He continues through a perilous Denver district.
In a Detroit Press fragment a kind elderly woman asks a man with a pail for help, noting everything is in flux. She offers to sell frog eggs, illustrating a quirky local exchange reported in a brief, evocative line.
A column of brief quotes from Rev. W. B. Packard Rev. B. de Costa Rev. Morse and others discusses faith politics the Sabbath charity education the open book conscience and youth. It highlights religious views on success oppression prophecy and social responsibility in late 19th or early 20th century context.
A vintage ad proclaims Terrible Scourge malaria as the disease and claims Lor feiter's Stomach Bitters fully cure it. It asserts the remedy rebuilds a weakened system, relieves constipation liver and kidney complaints and nervousness, and uses pure wholesome ingredients to restore health and strength.
In a London police court a man named Sissons, who stammered badly, struggled to state his name after causing a late night disturbance. The magistrate urged him on and mocked the attempt, while a policeman revealed the charge as a trivial one involving soda water.
Invented by Jen S Olmsted of Le Roy New York the product Allen s Foot-Ease is marketed by shoedealers as the best remedy for swollen burning and tender feet It promises to cure corns bunions and relieve sweating hot feet It costs 25 cents and samples can be mailed free to any address.
A 1839 collection of Queen Victoria drawings, each bearing her autograph, created during her youth under the Duchess of Kent as tutor, will soon be offered for sale.
An 1895 ad fragment touts Halls Catarrh Cure as a constitutional remedy at 7 cents and promotes Tall’s Hair Renewer for scalp health. It mentions tobacco and warehouse receipts used as money in Virginia, Pico’s Cure for Consumption, and Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for children. A quip about cures and human nature closes the snippet.
A Brockton Mass reader reports six months of female troubles ending after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Blood Purifier and Sanative Wash. She describes severe symptoms including a tipped womb numb spells and fainting but says four bottles plus one Blood Purifier and one Sanative Wash cured her fully.
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