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Newspaper
Ireton Clipper
Location
Ireton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1891
Page
3
Feeble women restored to health and strength by De Pierce's Favorite Prescription. An invigorating tonic for overwork debility and functional disorders, marketed as a legitimate medicine with a money back guarantee. No alcohol or syrup, promoted as a tonic for women’s delicate organization.
An advertisement extols Syrup of Figs as a pleasant tasting gentle purgative for kidneys bowels and overall health. It claims quick action cleanses the system relieves colds headaches fevers and habitual constipation. Sold in 50 cent and 1 dollar bottles by leading druggists with procurement if unavailable. Distributed by California Fig Syrup Co with offices in San Francisco Louisville and New York.
A Fort Bend observer describes native Indian fighting customs as seen in a ring duel. Two opponents strip to display and exchange brutal blows with a blooded war club, with arbitration by elder leaders preventing murder in most cases.
The Department of Agriculture highlights forests as a major US asset with an annual wood product of about twenty five billion cubic feet valued near one billion dollars. It notes lumber and forest industries employ over 300,000 people and that forest output may outrank agriculture and railroads in economic importance.
A reader witnesses two horses near a door on Huntington Avenue. The near horse feeds the other by transferring grass from its mouth as both animals stand by the doorway. The feeding behavior repeats, drawing in the observer and family members to watch.
A Greensburg father punished his son by caressing his worn skirts to keep him indoors. The boy ventured outside and played the girl’s part so convincingly that he was arrested for impersonating a female, highlighting a curious case of gender role mischief in the town.
A jumble of fragments reveals curious notes from daily life including curious trivia on oceans and salt, clever devices, a barber accident, a French newspaper fine, and a Belfast perfume mishap. It sketches a mosaic of people, places, and small wonders from diverse locales.
George Rimond of Seneca Falls testifies his wife owed her life to Hood's Sarsaparilla after blood poisoning threatened her. He says after other remedies failed, Hood's cured the crisis and she continues using it to ease numbness and headaches.
An old advertisement claims Cheney & Co offer a $100 reward for any case of catarrh cured by Halls Catarrh Cure. Testimonials are requested and the product is sold by druggists for 75 cents. The text references talkative hosts and dinner plans in a stray, garbled description.
A fragmentary advertisement from The Dr. Harter Medicine Co features a word puzzle challenge about a unique word in each weekly issue and hints at Crescent brand packaging. It references English authors and discusses Lowell and Whitman in relation to Sir Edwin Arnold.
A nostalgic rhyme traces Castoria’s presence from baby to grandchildren, noting its repeated use as a trusted remedy and a familial habit spanning generations. The verse highlights continuity through ages and the enduring association with Castoria.
The snippet mentions Donzid Mitchet described as studious in Connecticut hills with lawns and gardens. It references Dr Harves's restorative cure, a London socialite Lady Bilesworth daughter of Gen Frost, and Mrs Jolis Ware Howe who read Sophocles at 72. Also notes Piso's Cure for Consumption.
Rector J C Davis of St James Episcopal Church Eufaula Alas reports a long persistent cough cured after two bottles of Boschee German Syrup. The letter from J F Arnold of Montevideo Minn endorses German Syrup for colds on the lungs and its superiority.
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