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Newspaper
Hamilton Democrat Sun
Location
Hamilton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1907
Page
2
An article outlines festive Halloween ideas including simple red and yellow decorations, pumpkins as lanterns, edible treats, and a polished table setting. It describes ghostly mantles, a front door illusion, motto placards, and room by room activities such as fortune telling, ghost portraits, bobbing for apples, fairy ships, and a chestnut game ending with a midnight ghost story.
An old advertisement promotes foods Sarsaparilla as a radical permanent cure for catarrh and other blood diseases caused by weather changes. It cites 40 366 testimonials in two years and offers liquid or Sarsatabs at 1 00 per 100 doses.
In parts of the city arc lamps are hung by rope and mischievous boys have unfastened the lines causing the lights to drop. Police have been notified and asked to arrest those tampering with the lighting system.
Do the right thing if you have nasal catarrh. Ely's Cream Balm relieves nasal and throat inflammation by releasing secretions. Avoid cocaine-containing powders and snuffs. mercury medicines only dry secretions. Available from druggists or mail order Ely Brothers 56 Warren Street New York for 50 cents.
The Potato Market has risen but we still offer 1800 bushels at the old price of seventy cents per bushel. Stock is fine. W. C. Atherton advertises at 209-213 Court St with a date of Oct 28-3.
A firm warns customers to demand exact items and avoid substitutes or imitations. The notice stresses sticking to the original product specifications and not settling for lower quality or altered versions.
Ezra Kendall appears in The Land of Dollars at Smith's theater under Harry Askin and company. The country gentleman turned rich man delivers witty, keen lines while the plot sustains interest with strong support from Eleanor Barry Ernest Truax Caroline Eckert Sam Roman and twenty others.
The North Brothers company will perform at Smith's theater next Sunday with a matinee and night show. A popular drama opens the program and Grace George's Divorcens is the evening feature. The troupe will present several specialties at both performances with popular pricing.
A Chicago Daily News critic Amy Leslie lauds The Man of the Hour in a May 13 1907 piece. She praises its authentic American life portrayal and characters matching everyday people, predicting it will succeed nationwide.
Railroads nationwide move to a two color chemical ticket paper that reveals erasures and retracings. A New York firm won the contract after meetings of railway general managers and ticket agents.
George Broadhurst's Of the Hour to be staged for the first time locally by a special company led by William A. Brady and Joseph R. Grismer. The production takes place at Smiths theater next Monday evening.
A. S. Barnett was arrested Tuesday at 3 PM at Front and High streets by Chief Symmes for intoxication and alleged escape from the Oxford Retreat. Dr. Cook confirmed Barnett's discharge from the retreat Monday. He was held on intoxication charges with $22.59 in cash on file.
Miss Sue Vinnedge, daughter of Thomas Vinnedge formerly of near Symmes Corner, was brought from Akron on Wednesday morning where she served as a principal. Upon arrival she was taken to Mercy hospital for treatment. She is the cousin of Dr. Will C. Huston.
Joe Kieser phoned police on Tuesday night to report being struck and knocked down by an automobile in West Hamilton. He was not seriously hurt, as far as could be learned.
Eugene Duvelle a 77 plus year old man from Columbia Indiana arrived at the police station Tuesday night seeking lodging. He plans to reach Avon Dale Cincinnati where he hopes to find a home in his declining years. He walked in with a broomstick cane his clothes in a threadbare overcoat hungry and footsore. Night Clerk Blair provided two pork chop sandwiches and a rest space. Duvelle a French descendant is alone with no wife or children and is expected to receive free transport to his destination on Wednesday.
A discussion on female health notes that many hospital operations stem from neglected feminine ailments. It promotes Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a preventive and curative treatment, citing letters of thanks from women who avoided surgery and regained health.
Mrs Pinkham invites women with any form of female weakness to write for guidance from Lynn Massachusetts. From the symptoms she assesses location of trouble and offers the quickest recovery path based on her vast experience treating female illnesses. Her advice is free and helpful.
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