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Newspaper
Jackson Herald
Location
Jackson, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1904
Page
3
J W Walls a Kentucky streets superintendent reports kidney pain and disrupted sleep from kidney irregularities. He credits Doan's Kidney Pills with quick, lasting relief after doctors failed. The ad endorses Doan's at 40 cents a bar, Defiance Starch promises value with a money back guarantee.
Praise for American soldiers and field marshal Wolseley sets the stage for a town paper advertisement. Salzer seed company claims record yields across crops from oats to teosinte and potatoes, offering free catalogs from La Crosse Wisconsin. A brief note on New York automobile speed limits and a consumer tip for Defiance Starch concludes the fragment.
Miss Guta Gawson of Detroit testifies that Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound cured her months of general weakness and misery within six weeks. The letter, part of a series of testimonials, underscores the product’s claimed health benefits for women.
Consul Winslow at Liege reports that in 1901 Belgians consumed about two bushels of corn per person. If all Europe matched this rate, demand would reach 1.4 billion bushels, roughly three quarters of the U S crop.
A London Globe anecdote records a suburban butcher describing a departing man as a thorough gentleman because he does not go up to London every day. The remark captures a local humor about civility and daily life in a comedic, era tone.
The soha, a Chinese clarionet, is praised as the favorite instrument of common people at marriage and funeral entertainments. It notes its range from F to G above.
A jumble of old ads and notes touts remedies like Laxative Bromo Quinine and shows offers from John A. Saler Seed Co promising seeds to grow large crops of cabbage carrots celery and lettuce. Mentions jobs for South Africa and a ship Preussen with stats, plus curios on King Edward's name and a professor at Cornell.
In Washington D C D G Fairchild of the Department of Agriculture promotes Berseem Trifolium Alexandrinum as a promising new forage crop. cited for Egypt's fertility, nitrogen fixation, weed control, and wide use as a winter and summer fodder plant in irrigated regions. The plant, also called Alexandrian or Egyptian clover, is under experimental trials in the United States with potential as a profitable cover and fodder crop in Texas Arizona and California and for the northwest as a spring to fall annual.
Delbert Utter of Wisconsin urges farm properties to blend colors with nature using white and neutral tones. Emphasizes hiding ugliness with vines, giving barns top attention, and grading lawns for proper drainage. Recommends direct barn drives, curved house approaches, and gravel or crushed stone surfaces to enhance appearance and utility.
A young breeder struggles with letting go of lowerworthy stock despite buyers for pure-bred animals. The practice risks harming a breeder’s reputation even as he tries to build it. Inferior stock sold to others can haunt a man who believed he did right.
A Missouri Pacific General Passenger Agent H. C. Townsend received a holiday greeting in verse from an Arkansas traveler, followed by the traveler’s rhymed reply praising the line’s speed and service. The exchange includes playful mentions of meals and rates, concluding with a signature “A Passengeraire.” A separate item notes a German Reichstag moment of amusement. Also referenced is Defiance Starch’s claim of superior quality and a description of the kissar, an ancient Egyptian instrument.
A historical testimonial advertises Allen's Foot-Ease as a sought relief for sore feet. The misspelled note claims it provides comfort and urges readers to ask for the product at local druggists.
The article notes an 1856 Manchester art show with a catalogue full of errors including a painting mislabelled as Portrait of Lord John Russell. It mentions Hallie and an elderly man’s remark about the statesman. It also discusses Gwen John Maude as Jenny Lind’s granddaughter and her reception of songs by the masters, claiming the talent passed from Jenny Lind to her granddaughter.
The Baltimore Herald reports scientists have found mosquitos respond to a device emitting a steady musical note. Observations noted by several researchers but experiments have not reached practical use.
A sixty one year old family physician recounts illness and recovery after two years of stomach and liver disorders. He credits a predigested diet of Grape Nuts with restoring appetite and health within ten days, and urges public testimony to its life saving value. The physician notes his initial skepticism but asserts the product saved his life and vows to spread the message.
A jumble of agricultural fodder claims, trade ads, and scattered dispatches. Reports on Chinese warfare reputation, French desertions, Toledo notices, medical cures, and a 108th birthday reunion near Pana Illinois feature alongside ship costs, Italian translation, and a kidney medicine testimonial.
David McMahon a wealthy Philadelphia contractor sails for Ireland with plans to buy a historic castle near Limerick for a summer residence or permanent abode. He has previously purchased large Irish real estate. A separate note says Punch humorously says the king declined a leading American paper's offer to write an article titled How it Feels to Be Crowned.
A stream of testimonials lauds Peruna with quotes from D R Llewellyn Jordon West Point veteran and physicians including Robert H Roberts M D and M C Gee. They claim cure or relief for catarrh coughs indigestion and menstrual issues noting Ha rtmans and Peruna as reliable remedies across locales like Washington San Francisco and Muskegon.
The letter advocates Peruna tonic as a cure for catarrh and a nerve vitality booster. It quotes Dr Hartman and urges readers to send their cases for free medical advice, presenting a promotional stance for a patent medicine and claiming broad remedies for nerve and constitutional issues.
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