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Newspaper
Hull Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1909
Page
3
A jumble of notes mentions a suspicious woman checking her husband’s pockets for a mailed letter, quack cures for constipation, and a 19th century style blend of tonics. It cites Dr. Pierce’s Pills, a sleepily odd North Pole explorer anecdote, and a testimonial for Doan’s Kidney Pills, with miscellaneous travel and political quips.
Frank L Cheney swears he is a partner in F D Cheney & Co doing business in Toledo Ohio. He offers one dollar for each incurable case of catarrh claimed to be cured by Hall’s Catarrh Cure. Public notary H A W Gleason records December 6, 1845.
The article surveys global trade and science news from turpentine in Florida to Congo caterpillars, barges in coastwise trade, and electric lamp innovations. It notes demographic shifts in France, a Capri marriage, and advances in textile mills, electricity, and comet history, with Florida oranges dominating markets.
Public notices mix with an old advert on cattle hides and a Portland cartoon about 1900 immigration to Canada. The piece discusses American farmer exodus to Canada, citing safety, law, land, and cheap homesteads along with rail links by Canadian Pacific and Grand Trunk Pacific, and government agents in the U S offering information.
An unsigned 1908 letter from Yukon, Oklahoma describes a two year old boy suffering a severe rash and itching, later claimed cured by Cuticura Soap and Ointment. Advertisements tout Mother Gray's Sweet Powders and Hambog Wizard for rheumatism, colds, and neuralgia, with testimonials and other patent remedy pitches.
The California Fig Syrup Co promotes Syrup of Figs as the only genuine product, claiming its unique method and plant-based principles ensure beneficial effects. Consumers are urged to verify the full company name on the front to avoid imitations and returns if not present.
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