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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1890
Page
3
A fragment recalls a joke about mottoes and a hotel proprietor in Jacksonville. It contrasts fiction’s “they marry and live happy ever after” with real life where couples marry and then face ordinary outcomes. The passage ends noting a difference between stories and reality.
Mr H C Mooney of Astoria reports Allen's Lung Balsam has sold for fifteen years and gives general satisfaction. He notes the remedy is frequently recommended by the medical profession in the area.
Oregon Immigrant Board offers full information on settling in the state. Describes mild climate and abundant crops including grain grass and stock, inviting inquiries from prospective settlers to Portland, Oregon.
Some people believe they clear a debt by regularly telling creditors they have not forgotten it. The practice relies on repeated assurances rather than actual repayment, keeping the obligation visible without reducing the principal.
In a testimonial from Blakely Georgia J D Watkins reports severe sores and itching over months then improvement after using Botanic Blood Balm claiming rapid healing without side effects. The advertisement highlights blood poisoning dangers from constipation urinary issues and toxin buildup and asserts Balm as a sure antidote.
An advertisement promotes Dr. A T Shallenberger of Rochester Pa as offering a malaria antidote sold by mail for one dollar. The claim asserts a few doses destroy malaria and urges merit over sensational advertising to win public trust.
An advertisement extols Alien Lung Balsam as a superior remedy for coughs colds and consumption. It notes two recent cases where the product worked promptly after other remedies failed and cites Patterson & Col Drugists Sullivan IL.
A collection of reader letters to Geo H Stahl of Quincy Illinois praises his Ex celsior Incubator with claims of 80 to 100 percent hatch rates, one Pennsylvania writer boasting 101 chicks from 100 eggs, while a wry quote on blaming women closes the note.
Captain James F. Dwight recalls Army camel herd used on the El Paso route and later seen near Helena Arkansas during the 1862 Red River era. He notes the camels were Gen Hindman property and speculates they were left at Benton Barracks or moved to General Curtis's Iowa farm, with no clear record of their fate.
A Washington correspondent compares life at the White House to a residence in a public hotel parlor describing constant interruptions from doorkeepers, reporters, and staff. The Mrs President is praised for her calm under pressure while noting there is little leisure beyond formal entertainments and occasional impromptu dinners. Flowers adorn the dinner table nightly and are later given to grateful friends.
An official Washington return shows 28 716 divorces in twenty years. Reasons cited include a husband calling his wife's sister a thief and kicking the wife's poodle, habitual tobacco chewing, cutting curls from the forehead, failing to take her out, midnight outings, and causing her to talk when she wishes to sleep, plus keeping a saloon. Additional grounds include she refusing to sew buttons, lying in bed, blocking the fire in cold weather, pulling him from bed by the beard, and wandering downtown instead of minding the house.
A 40 year medical veteran endorses Hall's Catarrh Cure from F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio. He claims it cures catarrh in any case when taken as directed and offers a $100 reward for any case it cannot cure. The letter is signed L L Gorsven M D of Summit Street. Also mentions Dr. Bull's cough syrup Salvation Oil and general advice on vanity and manners.
The copy touts Syrup of Figs as a pleasant, safe liquid fruit laxative for women and all conditions, claiming gentle action on kidneys liver and bowels. It adds light satire on pipe smoking and notes agency offers for Tansill's Punch cigars from R. W. Tansill & Co. in Chicago.
A testimonial from Dr Gray of White Hall Indiana claims giving one bottle of Scott's Emulsion to his child cured Scrotula. The note emphasizes the product's reputed effectiveness in medicine and ends with a proverb about critics and poverty.
Albert A. Lawrence of Kirkman Indiana thanks the proprietors of Allen's Lung Balsam for saving his wife from insumption through timely use. He endorses the $1 bottle and warns that a man who sells his time has no right to fool it away.
An 19th century promotion extols Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription as a remedy for female ailments and functional disorders. It asserts women’s influence aids husbands and claims the product renews health and happiness in homes and uses Dr Pierce’s Pellets for stomach and liver cleansing.
An advertisement claims one bottle of Allen's Lung Balsam cured Mrs Robt Johnson of a bad cough that settled on her lungs. The line ends with a quip about a lazy man doubting active fellows go to jail.
A brief note claims sudden weather changes cause throat diseases and promotes Brows’s Bronchial Tracings as a remedy. The ad-like text compares listening to stories to judging a view through a dusty window, suggesting caution in perception.
Dr. R V Pierce of the Invalids' Hotel in Buffalo touts Golden Medical Discovery as a guaranteed cure for consumption and Scrofula in all forms. The advertisement claims it strengthens the liver, sharpens appetite, purifies blood, rebuilds strength, and offers money-back refund if not effective. It emphasizes it is a vegetable extract with no sugar or syrup and warns against substitutes.
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