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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1891
Page
3
Dialogues hint that Jay Gould will lose every dollar and wake to a future ruin. Mrs Binks and Mr Hinks discuss the prophecy with dramatic flair, noting the moment of reckoning may come after Gould’s death.
An old advertisement style piece touts Hilvers for kidney and bowel issues, Brown's Iron Bitters for blood and nerves, and Dr Bosanko Pile Remedy. It cites tonics, tonics for energy, warnings about overuse of stimulants, and mentions Bull's Worm Destroyers and Maglio Cora Salve. Includes address moves for Bosanko Medicine Company and claims of cures and guarantees.
Advertises Dr Kilmer and Dr Kilae remedies for piles itching and worm-related discomfort. Claims immediate relief and cure with mail orders from Arch Street addresses in Philadelphia. Also touts BARLINE'S Cagat Serve Restorer and cement repairs and leather rubber cement products with sensational claims.
A Hall's Journal of Health article advises deep breathing as a daily habit. It instructs standing, inhaling fully while expanding the abdomen, avoiding chest-first expansion, and repeating five to ten times with air kept pure. It warns corsets and tight waists hinder breathing and chastises heavy skirts as impractical for proper respiration.
In early spring the Euphrates valley around Babylon appears green and fertile with date groves and irrigation canals. The great city, once populous and famed, lies buried by dust for twenty centuries while birds and butterflies revisit the restored landscape.
A country store proprietor rewards a loyal customer with a special discount on a dress pattern while his smart clerk secretly undercuts to protect his own position. The owner confronts the issue of price competition and the clerk insists he cannot be undersold.
A satirical excerpt describes a king of Abyssinia and his controversial queen as his 225th wife. It also advertises Brown's Iron Bitters for dyspepsia and general debility. A courtroom joke features a judge and a defendant about hands in pockets and a humorous twist.
Stella and Loyd Averland uncover family memories in the Melvorne era home. Stella reads her father's books, recalls his care, and plans a double wedding with Melvorne and Loyd. Myrtle warms to home, while Annie faces illness and travel plans as vows near.
A street sighting describes Mark Twain in a dark suit with a strong frame and aging hair. In Hartford he lives on Farmington Avenue near Harriet Beecher Stowe and Charles Dudley Warner, rarely discussing books except on international topics, while his fortune is pegged above $2,000,000 and his travel book Innocents Abroad remains his best seller. Three years ago David Royse sold land near Salt for $64,000, and recently someone offered $448,000 cash.
A Philadelphia newspaper recounts a six carat blue diamond worth $5,000 with a chilling backstory. A coolie worker allegedly stole the gem, cut himself to hide it, and was killed by a foreman who retrieved the stone from his arm. The tale is described as gospel and reflects brutal diamond mining lore.
An 1887 report describes a rubber oval band shoe with heel corks and an iron plate, nailed over the hoof to cushion the forefeet. Promoted as cheaper and superior to metal cork shoes for roadsters, it aims to reduce saddle and street wear on granite surfaces.
A satirical column recalls Governor Ireland reading Gray's Elegy and calling it prophecy in a moment of misread poetry taste. The piece contrasts political zeal with literary judgment and mocks booster advertising lines for Dr Bull's Sarsaparilla.
The ad argues that patent medicines vary and praises Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery and Favorite Prescription for their long success and wide reach. It claims many cured people worldwide and invites readers to try, noting a money back guarantee if no benefit is seen.
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