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Newspaper
Jackson Herald
Location
Jackson, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1903
Page
7
Elvira Love, famed gypsy queen in America, died last week of heart trouble at about ninety years old and was buried near Harrisburg Pennsylvania. Romany rites were observed, her wagon and effects burned, and the burial occurred in a camp neighborhood setting.
A fragmentary collection cites John Gilmer Speed on United States wealth inequality stating about 15,000,000 families and 16,000 ultra-wealthy possess most national wealth. Other items advertise miracle cures and charitable shifts, including The Mystic Medicine Co and Dr Theodore Koln offerings, with Clara Barton invited to Mexico to organize a Red Cross branch.
A fragmented note discusses aruste colors using mummies in pigment making with claims from the London Tattler about mummy bone imparting beauty to browns and blues. It references a lawyer in Missouri invoking Bible and Shakespeare and notes The Lancet examining hereditary genius. It ends with a jumbled line about Arizona's size and neighboring states.
A Wyoming man, C. Holst, claims Dodd Kidney Pills cured his severe backache after two years of pain and failed treatments. He says he became a strong, active worker again and attributes his recovery to the pills. The item also notes varied ads and brief notes from other pieces in the issue.
An anecdote features a rich merchant’s son recounting his father as an economical shop owner. A clothing firm tries to seize the space, offering to pay more rent, but the father refuses to move. After two weeks, the firm’s manager revisits and the father proposes staying rent free, with a payoff in francs.
A long, fragmented column recounts Harriman's alleged charity, a Philadelphia surgeon Dr Keen aiding an injured man, and a curious note on weddings in Korea. It briefly mentions Meloved, a modern surgeon, and ends with a sketch of Thiers's rigid work routine and early rising.
Protects the little ones with Feruna as a preventive and remedy for catarrhal affections. Claims rapid relief and lifelong protection, citing multiple letters from mothers praising Peruna for curing coughs fevers and overall well being in children and adults. Stresses keeping Peruna on hand in every home with children.
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