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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1899
Page
3
A compilation of wartime notes and spoofed quotes on soldiers and women contrasts with an avalanche of patent medicine ads. Allen’s Foot-Ease, Fyultlees Starch, and a Syrup of Figs claim cures and health benefits amid exaggerated claims for tonics, laxatives, tonics, and tonics from various vendors and brands.
The article outlines the Roubaix ten hour race won by Miller with rival Muller chasing. It notes early favorites Frederick and Nawn, sixteen starters, multiple crashes, and Miller finally clinching first after sustained pace, followed by Fisher Chevalier Nawn and Muller. It also covers Gimm’s recovery from illness, a new rear bracket design for bicycles, and various cycling rules and Italian meet results.
A Bronx poultry keeper reports a hen abandoning her thirteen eggs to foster eight newborn puppies. The bull terrier mother and the hen share a coop, with the hen protecting the pups under her wings for days. The unusual bond astonishes the owner and neighbors.
A London Leader report notes two lengthy duels. An Italian naval lieutenant and an opponent fought near Rome with swords for about an hour, both exhausted and wounded, before a halt to switch blades after forty minutes. In Stracura, two journalists dueled thirteen rounds without a scratch, demonstrating fencing prowess.
The article notes Mme Modjeska an inveterate cigarette smoker and Vernona Jurbeau famed for dainty rolls, though she prefers others to light for her. Olga Nethersole admits smoking, with others who occasionally smoke Marlowe and related performers.
An ad survey highlights Grain-O as a grain based beverage claiming rich coffee like color and mild stomach tolerance, priced at 1 50 per package and sold by grocers. Also noted is a Rio Grande Western Railway dining car service debut on June 1 with meals on 14 through trains, plus various travel and product mentions across the page.
A fragmented ad style snippet discusses Hall's Catarrh Care as a constitutional cure. It mentions price and payment mentions and urges action, with stray lines about debts and willpower. The readable text centers on an old patent medicine tone and promotional claims.
From Mrs Sunder to Mrs Pinkham a testimonial cites ulceration relief after five months and four bottles of the Vegetable Compound plus Liver Pills and Wash. Lydia B Pinkham’s remedy is praised with weight recovery and improved health. Another testimonial from Mrs Barnhart reports relief from womb falling and related symptoms after using the product.
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