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Newspaper
Jackson Herald
Location
Jackson, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1908
Page
3
A vintage appeal urges women to consult Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts for confidential letters and advice. It touts Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a long standing remedy for female disorders including displacements inflammation and nervous symptoms with many reported cures.
The colony of Barbary apes on the Rock of Gibraltar is the sole remaining Stekind in existence and is under protection by the British government.
Artiet notes that socialism has no footing in Japan and is unlikely to gain influence soon. He recalls a prewar group opposing hostilities, which faded, while a so called poetical journal lingers only to provide fodder for readers amid minimal impact.
A reader from Mattle Creek recalls severe indigestion and starvation years earlier. She attributes recovery to Grape-Nuts and Postum, noting improved appetite, strength, and lasting place in her diet. The letter ends by inviting readers to believe these customer stories are genuine and of human interest.
Col Henry M Nevins elected commander in chief of the Grand Army of the Republic defeating former Minnesota Governor Van Sant and L T Dickson of Illinois Nevins a Civil War veteran served with Michigan command in early action at Sumter and Fort Stevens He later led the Lincoln cavalry in the Seventh and Twenty fifth New York regiments before retirement due to wounds Now based in Red Bank New Jersey he has been active in business politics and veteran affairs and previously led the New Jersey G A R as department commander and served as a state senate president The Big Four past commanders influence encampment delegations from Pennsylvania and New York helped secure his victory
Governor Fort confronts Atlantic City officials over Sunday saloon closures. City and county leaders resist while saloonkeepers vote to close about 140 establishments. Governor threatens martial law as he asserts state law enforcement and proposes a sustained restriction on the resort.
Julian Hawthorne, son of Nathaniel Hawthorne, retires from literature at 62 to develop a western silver mine. A prolific writer and longtime Hearst journalist, he leaves behind novels, criticism, histories, biographies, and essays. His sister Rose Hawthorne Lathrop pursues sociological and charitable work among the poor.
Arthur J. Eddy of Chicago publishes Ganton & Co a controversial novel denouncing society labor unions packers and officials as corrupt and hypocritical. The book targets Chicago clubs and wealthy circles drawing on Eddy's legal and social pedigree born in Flint Michigan 49 years ago with Harvard credentials.
An ad warns buyers to avoid uncertain white lead and trust a guaranteed product. It promotes the Dutch Boy trademark from National Lead Company as the reliable option, offering a free testing kit and a paint book upon request to Woodbridge Hide, New York City.
A humorous anecdote from Dean Kaye of Topeka recounts an Indian woman bringing a reluctant brave to his cabin for a marriage, the man prompted to consent, the squaw paying the fee, and sending him off. Also a testimonial from Sylvanus Verrill of Milford, Me, credits Dean's Kidney Pills for curing a kidney ailment after doctors said no hope, showing rapid improvement and return to activity.
A Newark man reports seven years of eczema on his hands that resisted many remedies and doctors. After using Cuticura Soap Ointment he faded to perfect condition in two boxes of Cuticura Ointment and one cake of Soap. The note is dated March 28 1907.
A street performance ends in danger as a sword swallower struggles while a fishbone traps the throat during a daring stunt. Bystanders assist as authorities arrive to help and secure the scene. The incident prompts calls for stricter safety checks at similar events.
A jumble of patent medicine claims and quack remedies fills the page. It touts a claimed curative for catarrh with internal dosing, cites various products and dubious testimonials, and ends with miscellaneous lines about a teething syrup and a moral about truth in clothing.
The General Demand for a simple pleasant laxative guides the California Fig Syrup Co to promote Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as a trusted remedy. They emphasize ethical manufacturing and warn buyers to obtain the genuine product from the California Fig Syrup Co, at fifty cents per bottle.
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