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Newspaper
Jackson Herald
Location
Jackson, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1904
Page
7
Readers are urged to treat kidney trouble early with Dr Kilmer and Co Swamp Root a vegetable remedy praised for kidney bladder and uric acid disorders The ad claims wide satisfaction from patients and invites free trial samples via mail noting tests and testimonials from users across the country
Min s William Wald of New York heads the Social Hall association which has raised 200000 to establish model saloons to sell light wines and beer of good quality and encourage temperate drinks. Also features offers from Salter Beed Co of Ta Crome Wisconsin with a large vegetable seed catalog and cheap plants, plus notes on Berliner Cauliflower and other seeds.
Commissioner of public works in Buffalo recommends a crematory for pauper deaths as the Potter’s Field is full, cremation costing about one dollar while burial runs to three dollars. The ad text also touts Allen’s Poot-Ease for foot relief and references to a large statue in New York and Egypt with uncertain details.
An New York architect says modern steel frames can support towers to 1500 feet, 600 feet taller than the Eiffel Tower, with 125 stories and an estimated cost around 30 million dollars. Earthquake observations in Austria show rising seismic data since 1695, with 209 shocks in 1695, 140 in 1899, and 169 in 1900. The Cherokee Advocate, first paper in an Indian language, faces suspension due to tribal government changes. the language was created by Sequoyah in 1828.
Yorktown Arkansas January 11 Dr Leland Williamsed M D a leading physician publicly endorses Dodd's Kidney Pills. He says he uses them daily and has found them effective for Kidney disease back pain gout rheumatism and congestion restoring kidney function and purifying blood. The remark causes a profound local sensation as doctors rarely promote patent medicines.
Grocers report not stocking De Lance Btareh amid unclear references to Band of Lande salmog oe in a tor. Readers urged to check local shelves and ask clerks for exact brand names and availability.
In a small town setting the drummer bets across a table in a country store. A bank clerk and others join the wager over a fictional four dollar bill. The drummer bossily presents a Pocket book and a single page head, declaring a $4 stake and prompting lighthearted banter before everyone plans to move on to supper.
A young wife confesses she forgot dinner after a long day of shopping and hosting Florence. Dick asks patience, reassures her, and plans to handle dishes himself as they return from the elevated station in a quiet, tense mood.
A clergyman recounts meeting a stranger who spoke twenty minutes without profanity during a three day stretch. He praises the rarity of clean talk, only to hear the stranger exclaim in surprise that he is surprised by such restraint. This anecdote highlights ubiquitous swearing in daily discourse.
A garbled extract presents verses on effort and help, a fable about a chained bulldog and a moral about restraint, and vague notes on tuberculosis origins. The text blends poetry with anecdotal curios and scientific hints, offering snippets rather than a single coherent report.
The North Gsore Improvement Company of Long Island paid 200000 for a sand heap that abates a field part of the Bagamore hill property owned by President Roosevelt. The hill, known on Cooper's bluff, worried it would be dug away for shipment to New York. Howard Gould had offered 50000 for the property. the purchase ends that prospect. The lava analysis from Mont Pelee shows silica 67.10, lead and zinc oxides 7.21, alumina 18.79, lime 6.28, magnesia 108, trace manganone, sulphur trioxide 1.60, carbonic acid 6.12, moisture 1.59. Tom sure Pino's Cure for Consumption is mentioned with Mr Thos Hommes of Norwich Street.
A garbled column surveys ministerial traits and unrelated items. It notes that a minister should compound own hymns and be a political critic, then shifts to economy, fashion adds a Chinese hieroglyph message, a test for deafness using a tuning fork, dairy machinery claims, a Tevotive starch ad, and a veteran colonel with nine teen coincidences spanning Gettysburg to a San Francisco command post.
A reflective piece discusses marriage as a second time experience, remarking on a widow's past beauty and fate, then pivots to praise for women gaining equal chances in knowledge and work. It notes society's growing use of women's talents and extending opportunities across the world.
A woman extols Grape Nuts as a sustaining non stimulant breakfast that boosts daily work capacity. She notes four teaspoonfuls with cream fortify mental and physical effort, delivering lasting strength without fatigue and claims it outperforms a plate of heavy food.
A lengthy biographical sketch details Saac Hwiouk of McLennan County Texas reputed as the oldest living man. The piece notes his long life at Kosyne Falls near Waco and Valley Mills, with mentions of biographical portraits in the Waco Times Herald and Dallas Morning News, plus a testimonial endorsing Peruna as his health remedy for climate related ailments and old age.
The note requests a free book on extarrh and hints at a dangerous outcome if ignored. It mentions Dr Hartman and a Harton Sentinelway address in Columbus and asks for a full statement of the caller’s case. The text is garbled with numerous misspellings and unclear references.
Fragmented excerpts reflect 19th century prose on mankind's role in nature, with lines by Phillips Brooks about harmony between humans and the natural world, followed by garbled notes on superstition and a child teething remedy advertisement with nonsensical spellings and faded product claims.
A dubious claim claims Harvard offered an honorary degree to Archbishop Williama who refused the honor both times while Grover Cleveland faced a similar offer. The piece also references a quip about defiance starch and a classroom scene where a vicar tests infants about Adam and Eve with a comical response from a dog.
The item references Franz von Lenbach praising strawberry blondes as attractive yet needy for constant adoration. A London shopper overhears a clerk call Adelina Patt Miss at sixty, lauding her enduring beauty. Also noted: a cold cure tablet and the removal of a Niagara Falls power land chimney built in 1760. Miscellaneous fragmented remarks conclude with social commentary.
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