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Newspaper
Indiana Democrat
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1905
Page
7
This article extols the superior class of druggists who sell genuine remedies under original names. It praises Syrup of Figs from the California Fig Syrup Co as a reliable laxative, warns against imitations bearing only Syrup of Figs or Fig Syrup, and urges patrons to buy original packaging with the company name for safety and value.
The Monroe Watchman reports J. W. Huddleston, operating a saw on the James River and Kanawha turnpike near Dry Creek, struck a shell embedded in an oak log. The shell weighed about three or four pounds, the butt end of an eight-pounder with copper band, fired during the battle of Dry Creek on August 23, 1868. The saw cut into the shell two and a half inches but caused no damage beyond requiring a new set of teeth. There were 88 growth rings over it.
Count Tolstoi predicts a fusion of major faiths within five centuries, foreseeing Brahmanism Buddhism Judaism Islam and Christianity uniting into a single final religion centered on the Christian name.
An advertisement touts Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as successfully curing a uterine tumor in Mia. Fannie D. Fox of Bradford Pa. It claims the tumor disappeared after five bottles and months resumed, with a physician confirming no signs of a tumor and menses restored.
An advertisement touts Mall's Anti-Batch Wafers as a rapid remedy for stomach gas, digestion, and breath, promising immediate relief by absorbing gases and strengthening stomach lining. It urges readers to discard drugs and try this nature based treatment, offering two free boxes or a sample with coupon, and mentions Ivory Soap for chapped hands.
Sold by all druggists, price 50e per box. Address listed as 328 Third Ave, Rock Tstand. Item described plainly with full address.
A philosophical meditation warns that the chief peril of man is profaning the holy by living within the small circle of senses and strict reason. True life breaks through only during rare revolutions when hallucinations illuminate real moments, yet pragmatism dismisses them as fleeting.
A garbled OCR passage discusses a Chinese tax receipt, payment timing, and a hinted legislative read up. It mentions an Ohio legislator, Cottage, and a vague reference to the legislature meeting, with several unclear terms and inserted misspellings.
J M Tayerind, a Bear crewman, delivered mammoth remains dug from a Ketchikan riv er bed in Alaska. The skull ne arly five feet high weighs about 160 pounds. One tusk is seven feet three inches long and the other four feet two inches, with the animal likely nine feet long.
Brazil plans an exposition in Rio de Janeiro during the 190s to mark the centennial of its ports opening to world commerce. The plan seeks U.S. opinion on the venture, seen as advancing American interest in South American freedom. Before 1908 Brazil was a Portuguese colony with ports restricted to Portuguese ships and trade.
A fragmented diary discussing cereal and breakfast foods, energy, digestion, and the impact on endurance. Mentions Grape Nuts, Citrullene, and other items while noting effects on blood, nerves, and digestion, with references to branded products and a tester’s experiences.
In a long historic sermon the pastor argues the creed is most dangerous when twisted to deny God as Father or soften his authority. He contrasts two errors a distant judge and a sentimental sire, urging belief in the God the Father almighty and the moral demands of sonship.
Disorganized reports describe Aran on the Birst National bank of York with hundreds of depositors withdrawing funds. A sheriff seized an art store, rumor spread that the First National bank held $50,000 in government fants and was a United States depository. Various court cases, fines, and robberies are noted along with a wall of unrelated incidents from New Castle to Oil City and Colonia, including a forgery arrest and a murder-robbery sequence.
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