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Newspaper
Hamburg Reporter
Location
Hamburg, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1909
Page
6
A faded ad blends a mock dramatic return of a prodigal son with a Marine Eye Remedy pitch. It touts Murine for red weak weary watery eyes and eye strain, claims safe ingredients, and offers free eye books from the Murine Eye Cure Co in Chicago. It notes school children needing bus care per a NYC census.
The snippet mixes a humorous Mrs Julia Ward Howe anecdote from the New York Herald with an 1836 Toledo advertisement sworn by Frank J. Chesey claiming a catarrh cure. It cites a dubious promise of one hundred dollars per case and promotes “Chene y & Co” remedies as well as Pills for constipation. The text blends satire and patent medicine claims without clear event context.
A fragment from a Dayton Columbus Dispatch item notes a fender incident with a young heifer and the conductor reporting the speechless victim. The page also advertises laundering tips praising Defiance Starch and discusses a missing trunk strap in a short narrative.
An old apothecary style ad touts Lane's Pleasant Tablets to stop colds at the start. It claims rapid relief even from stubborn cases within an hour or four, available through druggists and dealers for a small price. A sample tree is offered by Orator Woodward of Le Roy New York.
Do you think Bangs will succeed in the work he has taken up He hasn't the ghost of a chance Because he hasn't the spirit Use Allen's Foot-Ease 7 it 43 the only relief for Swollen Smart ing, Tired, Aching, Hot, Sweating Feet, orns and Bunions: Ark for Allen S. Foot- Ease, a powder to be shaken Into the shoes. Cures while you walk, At all Drug fists and Shoe Stores, 2c. Don't, accept any substitute. Sample sent FREE. Ad dress, Allen S. Olmsted, LeRoy, N.
A fragmentary page features a string of humorous exchanges about dress and marriage, followed by brief notices and ad snippets. It includes mock proverbs, a sample Garfield Tea postcard request, a Pettit’s Eye Salve pitch, and a line about using liquor in business. The tone resembles a late 19th or early 20th century newspaper page with assorted ads and quips.
Practical tips span livestock care and crop setup from soil lime for spinach to proper udder health and teats. Advice covers heifer culling, horse feed changes, hog litter, drain maintenance, milk handling with hand separators, calf placement in sun, and planting trees for shade. It stresses gentle sheep handling, seed corn testing methods, horse collar fit, and early lambing benefits.
Report on the imminent opening of the first inter oceanic railway linking Buenos Aires and Valparaiso and uniting the Atlantic and Pacific coasts. The line runs through the Andes with Portillo as a key Chilean stop and reduced journey times to under 40 hours, with potential future 25 hour targets.
An easy chemical method guards against adulterated white lead, urging buyers to request National Lead Company’s House owner's Painting Outfit No. 491 from the 1902 Trinity Building in New York. The kit includes color schemes and specifications, promoting the Dutch Boy Painter trademark as a purity guarantee. Also includes a stray ad fragment about a salary raise and personal matters.
A blackbird at Linweard near Paistey in Scotland is reported as the unique two headed bird with two bills. It has been seen using both heads while feeding on bread scraps along the riverbank during recent stormy weather. a public worker noted the creature through a window.
A remarkable watch two and a half inches wide by S. Player & Son of Coventry England. It displays visible constellations at any moment the sun and moon positions the season times of sunset sunrise and high tide and the time of day. The accurate device strikes hours and quarters and took four years to complete valued at 5000 dollars.
Widespread belief in daily epilepticide cures drives brisk public interest. The Dr May Laboratory in New York advertises large trial bottles free, plus literature, a history of epilepsy, and testimonials to anyone writing to 548 Pearl Street, New York City.
H H Rogers entered Fairhaven politics last month to push for prohibition in the Massachusetts town. A Fairhaven resident said Rogers is again drinking and believes alcohol spurs extravagance and thriftlessness. He was seen on the street congratulating a voter and joking about hospital bills and champagne while discussing the election.
An old negro hod carrier slipped near a third story and fell to the ground in a southern town. Bystanders feared a fatal neck break but found him alive. A passerby gave him whisky, and he recovered, remarking he feels better after the fall.
A reader recounts lifelong constipation relief with Grape-Nuts after laxatives failed. A physician warned of partial digestive paralysis, but after regular use the bowels normalized in days and the writer claims permanent cure. The letter ends with a plug for the book The Road to Wellville and mentions free mail order appears periodically.
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