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Newspaper
Ireton Weekly Ledger
Location
Ireton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1905
Page
7
A letter from Miss Julia Marlowe of New York City endorses Peruna, praising its nerve tonic effects. The note cites nervousness in women as common due to weak nerve centers caused by poor digestion and nutrition, suggesting Peruna corrects digestion to restore nerve vitality.
An advertisement urges readers to buy a bottle of Peruna and if benefits fall short to write to Dr. S B Hartman in Columbus, Ohio. The text promises guidance for perceived deficiencies and directs correspondence for remedies.
The piece notes legal warnings on railroad rebates under the Inter State Commerce Commission and details penalties for undercutting tariffs. It also critiques doorbell nuisance advertising, condemning unsolicited postings and doorbell ringing to push events or shows.
A testimonial from Fredk Buseche of New York City credits Cuticura Soap and Ointment with curing a severe scalp humor and hair loss after other remedies failed. He reports hair restoration and ongoing use of the products as a hair and scalp dressing.
Chief Engineer Wallace says 3,000 workers are on the Culebra project with a growing plant. Diamond drill work to 40 feet informs material type, while shafts reveal formations. He notes monthly outputs rising, and plans to install more steam shovels as investigations determine the best sea level canal plan.
The U S bureau reports the first complete census of the Philippines with 7 635 426 inhabitants across 42 islands. About seven million are civilized while wild tribes form roughly five to six percent. Population growth since a century ago is over fourfold. The density is 67 per square mile and literacy remains limited.
The article notes plans for a self governing negro colony on a 19000 acre Colorado tract near Denver. Rev. Alien Alfenworth leads applications for about 160 initial settlers with 100 allowed to start, paying up to 200 or 400 for land divided into parcels. Booker T. Washington aims to aid in forming the Colorado Crops' Business League with a Denver visit around March 30. Ten industrial institute students from Topeka will join the venture.
An advertisement warns that infant mortality is high and promotes Castoria as a safer alternative. It claims narcotic children’s drops cause death and asserts Castoria, endorsed as the signature Castoria by Chas. H. Fletcher, improves circulation and relieves fever.
In Rana Bucca the horse of Mirto the brigand attacked officers during the clash that killed Mirto. Investigations found the animal had been flogged to kick a brigand dressed as a carabineer, becoming trained to rear at any uniform sight.
A Chicago resident, Joseph McCauley, recalls his backache and loss of appetite ending after using four boxes of Doan's Kidney Pills, claiming a complete and permanent cure. The ad notes a price of 50 cents and sales through Koster Miljora Co. Also mentions a Bible volume in a congressional library and a long garbled caption about German text.
Fragmentary OCR reads as a dialogue about a war hero and mentions Mrs. Peekem and Pecken-We, with garbled names and phrases. The piece lacks coherent events or clear news to summarize.
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