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Newspaper
Lime Springs Sun
Location
Lime Springs, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1904
Page
2
Public notices and assorted text fragments describe medical cures, patent remedies, and fashion items. References include Dearborn kidney pills, Pisa cures, and Caledonia style glimpses. Also mentions arid lands, seed samples, and New York elevated rail power efficiency.
A Detroit woman shares relief after six weeks on Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She describes long general weakness and shooting pains, calling it a life changing recovery and urges other women to seek the remedy. The letter is published with a $85000 forfeit to prove identity.
Fragmentary OCR from a 19th century page notes a 30 000 mile telegraph and mail route across Great Britain with monthly dispatches to America and Bagea incurring about 1 50 0 0 0 a year. It mentions cabbies, wage earners, and staff. a quoted reader remarks on the topic being interesting while a character complains of new shoes and fatigue.
In Lakefield Minnesota on January 4, neighbors recount Mr. William LA Gentry’s 45 year battle with kidney trouble and his reported complete cure at age 77 using Dodd’s Kidney Pills. A local resident, once plagued by back pain and urinary issues, credits relief to the remedy and endorses its efficacy amidst other cures.
A physician recounts years of coffee use causing heart palpitations and how stopping coffee and tea in favor of Postum improved his condition. He notes initial weak flavor, then advice to others to quit coffee, and mentions a rule about boiling time and a butter tweak for flavor. A promotional tag cites Battle Creek makers and a small book in each package.
A mosaic of historical items recalls turn-of-the-century events. Plaster beds in New Jersey. Louisiana and Mississippi river defense plans. Spanish moves from New Orleans to Havana. Jefferson’s bankruptcy repeal. and early gunboat funding. Also listed: Liverpool premier killed. US debt figures. Jackson era rumors. Georgia’s Cherokee lands claim. Mount Vernon purchase proposal. and naval fuel debates.
The fragment records a last drawing of a Louisiana lottery held in New Orleans. Marie Colombier, linked to memoirs of Sarah Bernhardt, is said to have been horsewhipped in Paris by the performer. Other items mention a dinedined planned attack, Veninna referred to as Sheck Domeroy, and various sensational notes about crime and poverty, including a bank closure and surplus figures.
A Chicago editorial laments deadly interstate rail accidents near Connellaville and Grand Rapids, urging Congress and states to compel railways to install the block system and improve safety. It argues current methods fail to prevent catastrophes and calls for track patrols and stricter precautions to protect passengers and trainmen.
Diplomats predict imminent war between Musyin and Japan with China’s neutrality urged. Reports say Japanese-backed forces seek influence while Russia monitors, and Franco- German- Anglo powers weigh response. Buenos Aires notes sale of Argentine warships Moreno and Viradovia, and a Russian supply shipment to Thvda. Dr John S Lindsay obituary. York watch found in crow’s nest.
Letters from diverse social ranks praise Ferunna as the catarrh remedy of the age. Governor of Oregon endorses Peruna, noting its cold curing start to catarrh and its preventive power. Readers urged to keep Peruna at home for coughs colds and winter ailments. request free Peruna book and Almanac.
A garbled advert promises 10 000 pinute for 1c from John A Salzer Co La Crosse Wis. They offer a seed package to grow 3 000 fine cabbages 2 000 carrots 9 000 celery 2 000 lettuce 2 000 onions 2 000 radishes plus flowers for 16c postage. Readers urged to send 20c for cauliflower. Also notes about phonograph use at British Museum and a distracted mention of a Vienna store.
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