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Newspaper
Hull Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1896
Page
10
A historical remedy ad promotes Syrup of Igs to cleanse the system gently when costive or sluggish. It claims to awaken the kidneys and liver to healthy activity without irritation. It also suggests dispelling colds or fevers with this preparation.
A church cleaner and pew opener in north London is said to resemble Queen Victoria in appearance, sparking visits from curious locals. The description notes the woman is three or four years younger and so strikingly like the Queen that relatives might not tell them apart if dressed in royal attire.
An advertisement touts the John M Smyth Company offering a free 400 page illustrated catalogue of furniture and home furnishings. The catalogue, described as a comprehensive standard work with prices and illustrations, will be shipped prepaid by express to all applicants. Chicago address given.
A light verse recalls Mollie in a summer meadow singing Mollie making hay as a farmer’s hopeful suitor notes her charm. The piece evokes a rosy rural mood with rustic sounds and a playful chorus about marriage and courting in bucolic settings.
Mary struggles to craft a fresh penny romance for publication. John Redmond, her friend, offers to help by outlining a tale in which a hardworking girl and a kind benefactor face hardship. As they share the tale, Mary realizes John loves her, changing her outlook and grounding her fiction in real feeling.
The New York Evening Sun notes a Wednesday matinee of John a Dreams in Brooklen. A schoolgirl sits in the orchestra, a young man on the balcony, and Henry Miller speaks the first line about a purple sea as a gale roars from the hack.
A sensational note touts a man as a wonderful phenomenon immune to illness though such a state is doubted. It claims Dostetter's Stomach Bisters cure dyspepsia and a national list of ailments. The piece also mentions expediting skull fracture treatment to relieve brain pressure and save lives.
Tickets for a Hot Springs excursion list July 1 and August 28 with round trip from Sioux City. Food service described as 30 days at 14.20 dollars per mile, agent Cary Ney of Sioux City, Iowa. Informal text about beauty and youth appears as filler.
An old time remedy testimonial ad encourages coughing assistance by back pounding for choking, toutsGlenn's Sulphur Soap on young ladies' beauty, warns against mourning over mistakes, and notes a $1000 for genuine testimonials.
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