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Newspaper
Ireton Clipper
Location
Ireton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1891
Page
3
The piece weaves music and ritual as bells toll and a narrator recalls death, memory, and rebirth. A weary figure faces the New Year with reverent awe while a child bearer of tomorrow steps through, promising light after shadow and dawn after storm. The tone blends elegy and hopeful renewal.
A survey of extraordinary trees describes baobabs thousands of years old, dragon's blood trees older than pyramids, and the fta palm with uses from food to rope and housing. Other species include the Amerisuredive, bread fruit, sow tree, tallow tree, and paper tree, with notes on Upas myths and related curiosities.
Halliway, inventor of the cable street-cart system, recalls six horses failing to draw a car up a steep San Francisco hill, a sight that inspired the foundational concept of his invention.
A jumble of vintage notices and testimonials fills the page as Castoria advertisements recur alongside mentions of Ely Cream Balm cures for catarrh, a blunted obituary of Oliver Goldsmith’s tomb, and scattered promo lines about medicines, cures, and odd anecdotes from early 20th century life.
Advertisers claim the remedy cures catarrh in any case with mild soothing cleansing and healing properties. They offer 500 cash if they cannot cure incurable cases rare. Remedy sold by druggists for 59 cents and promises removal of offensive breath and sense impairments.
The advertisement touts Scott's Emulsion as directly acting on nerve centers to quell irritability and boost nerve fluid flow. It claims harmless use, avoids cod liver oil’s taste, and speeds recovery by providing strength without the burden of cod liver oil. It cites Scott & Bowen chemists and druggists as distributors.
A testimonial from C B Stieney of Picton Ontario praising Boschee's German Syrup. He states long standing asthma and winter colds improved after starting the medicine and credits it with restoring health and sleep. The letter claims rapid cough relief and weight gain.
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