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Newspaper
Iowa Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1893
Page
7
A New York fashion correspondent recounts a visit to Lord & Taylor's seen as the brightest part of a New York trip. A timid shopper finds welcome attention and affordable quality after hearing how the store buys in volume.
An advertisement extols Doctor Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets as the best outside remedy for old fashioned pills. It promises permanent relief from constipation indigestion bilious attacks and liver stomach and bowel derangements. The copy emphasizes mild action guaranteed satisfaction or money back and urges buying despite dealer incentives.
A new publication titled Lifo and Scenes Among the Kickapoo Indians is released as a free offering. The work spans nearly two hundred pages and is sent to all readers at no cost.
New York fashion notes describe delicate bed garments and gowns for invalid women indoors. Soft colors, lace, and crisp fabrics suit weak wearers, with designs ranging from short linked jackets to full skirts and decorative sleeves. The piece offers styling tips, hair, and accessory details to create a pretty, comfortable indoor wardrobe.
Government chemists analyzed major baking powders and ranked Royal first for strength and purity. Thousands of tests nationwide confirm its unrivaled quality. Avoid powders with gifts or prizes or cheaper prices as they often contain alum lime or sulphuric acid and render food unsafe.
A French general named Niel received pale yellow roses from a peasant after battles with Austria. The plant, cultivated in Paris, inspired Empress Eugenie to name it Marechal Niel and honor him with a jeweled baton. A second item warns sewing workers of mouth sores from biting thread and acetate lead in silk thread.
In Yosemite Valley the 390 foot long fallen giant known as the Father of the Forest has been hollowed to allow a man to walk upright inside it for sixty yards. The tree is centuries old and draws visitors curious about its vast interior passage.
Purported health benefits tout Syrup of Figs as a pleasant laxative that cleanses the system and eases headaches fevers and constipation. Marketed as a product of the California Fig Syrup Co with a 50c and 1 bottle price, and a warning against substitutes.
A souvenir from the Holy Land presents THE CHRISTIAN Hero sent for twenty weeks with a polished Olive Wood section from Jerusalem offered by Dr. Talmage. Sold for 59 cents. Bible House New York City listed.
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