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Newspaper
Hamburg Reporter
Location
Hamburg, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1907
Page
8
Sioux Falls reports a $200 000 starch plant at Marshall town dismantled and its fragments sold to a scrap iron company. The starch trust, now in control, allegedly restrained production and harmed community prosperity. The Justice Department plans to act against the trust.
Rolland Gurry of Key West Florida suffered rheumatism two years attacking knees and feet. A bottle of Chamberlain's Pain-Balm rubbed into the skin eased the pain overnight and after two weeks he was free of trouble for over three months. For sale by Jas Mann & Son. Folks beware and plan ahead on the farm.
The text claims Toland graduates average salaries after four years and throughout a forty year lifetime. It compares wages of planing workers and teachers, noting profits from a $60 Toland course. It mentions graduates owning in the range of $2,000 to $8,000 per annum and invites proof from Nebraska Business University in Nebraska City.
Charles and Edward Napier of Burlington Iowa visited Marietta Ohio to foreclose a mortgage. A man posing as attorney led them to court and secured a decree and fee. He proved to be an impostor and the decree court proved invalid, the mortgage tied to their own grandfather's farm.
A brief notice advises nursing mothers on a salve treatment for sore nipples. It claims relief when applied promptly after nursing and wiped away before the next feeding. The ad notes trained nurses and sales through James Mann & Son.
The article surveys varying marriage laws across states, noting prohibitions on interracial, white and Native, and other restricted pairings. It cites examples from Virginia’s bans on in-law marriages to Vermont allowing a man to wed his mother in law, and Ohio’s ban on drunkards obtaining licenses, concluding with a mention of Dr Barton Pitts in Missouri.
A child born into privilege instinctively swallows a silver spoon before learning to use utensils, illustrating early ease that precedes skill development.
Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy praised for decades of use with testimonials from Milwaukee to Barclay. Cough remedy claims, sales by Jas Mann & Son, and a Rock Island railroad damage claim paid in full. Also mentions Down's Ointment for piles and Shenandoah election extending city limits by fifty four votes.
G W Cloyd of Plunk Missouri recounts a four year old thumb injury where doctors proposed amputation. He says he refused consent and used Duellen's Arnica Salve bought at Julien Drugstore. New wallpaper available from Jas Mann & Son druggists.
A 1907 newspaper ad promises free baseball equipment to any boy who secures ten new Journal subscribers at 25 cents yearly, with $2.50 total. two articles may be earned for twenty new signups. The offer uses prepaid express shipping and asks for the recipient’s express office and payment by money order or draft to The Kansas City, Mo. Expires August 1, 1907.
Fragmentary advertisement asserts no alimony payments and promotes Dr Kings New Life PM with gentle action. Mentions Julien Drog Ca and a vague guarantee. Text is garbled and lacks verifiable details.
Hamburg resident W G Vanderpool recounts two year kidney troubles with back pain and fatigue. He credits Doan's Kidney Pills, bought at Barilett Doyle's, for quick relief and urges others to try them, noting the product's 50 cent price and Foster Millburn Co. as sale agents.
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