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Newspaper
Humeston New Era
Location
Humeston, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1903
Page
6
The page contains a jumble of phrases about prices and products, including a line promising 84 per acre cash, brand names like Defiance Starch, and various foreign city references. It also includes stray quotes about manners, philosophy, and kitchen appliances, creating a collage of marketing copy and aphorisms.
A period piece advises women to use Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound to ease change of life symptoms. The letter from Demi Ross of Roslindale Mass extols the remedy, claiming six bottles cured dizziness, back pain, kidney pains, hot flashes, and general decline, and urges others to try it.
A garbled local snippet mentions a London window voice about a thermometer, a deacon’s wakefulness, and a young man Sumplunks at Gunport. Minnesota emphasis reports Phillip Doyle of Adrian claiming Dodd's Kidney Pills cured his kidney trouble after long illness. An ad promotes Defiance Cold Water Starch as superior in both quality and quantity.
A garbled old clipping promotes remedies and tips including Kra-Noi headache cure and foot comfort products. Mentions Lawrence Drug Co. in Des Moines Iowa and F R McCarthy in Jefferson Iowa. Also references a social claim about a woman’s honesty.
An 1880s style item promotes Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children used in homes and by nurses to treat feverishness teething disorders and worm elimmination. Sold by druggists with sample offers. Also snippets about readers and a humorous anecdote involving a burglar alarm and a wife reacting to a Brown woman.
At Topeka and Kansas City, flood debris dominates as 2,509 hogs and 300 cattle drown in stock yards. The river slows, water works pump dirty water, and rail lines, depots, and utility links are restored. Workers remove wreckage, fires may burn rubbish, and extensive property losses dominate the West Bottoms area.
In Topeka Kansas on June 5 seven more flood victims were located, raising the known dead to seventy one with thirty identified. Many bodies remain in wreckage as searches continue. The Union Pacific depot houses the dead for identification while the river dropped over five feet since the high water mark as North Topeka endures lingering flood conditions.
President Roosevelt arrived in Washington after a two month western journey. He was greeted by a large crowd as his carriage, led by high school cadets, rolled to the White House. He thanked supporters, waved, and said he felt well after the trip. Locust swarms threaten famine in trans Caspian regions with Turkestan already struck.
Register Judson W. Lyons states Peruna is an excellent remedy for spring and summer catarrhal affections and mood related to heat. Letters from Miss Camilla Chartier and others praise Peruna’s relief, with Dr. Hartman offering free advice for unresolved cases.
An 19th century advert touts Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent as powerful cures for eczema psoriasis ringworm and scalp conditions. It claims immediate relief and permanent care with a regimen of cleansing applying ointment and taking Resolvent, asserting safety economy and widespread efficacy. The text advises hot water wash plus soap, dry without rubbing, and to swallow Resolvent for blood cleansing.
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