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Newspaper
Malvern Leader
Location
Malvern, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1903
Page
7
A 1897 letter from John O Atkinson and a 1900 update praise Peruna and Manalin for chronic catarrh constipation and life changes in women. The correspondence claims complete cures and urges readers to write Dr Hartman for free advice. Columbus Ohio is listed as the Hartman Sanitarium address.
An old advertisement extols Defiance Starch as superior in quality and quantity, offering 16 ounces for ten cents and claiming grocers stock 12 ounce packs. The copy also pushes other products and medical ads, including Dr H H Green's dropsy cure and Allen's Foot-Ease, in a dense, fragmented 19th century newspaper style.
Scribner's Magazine launches its January issue marking volume thirty three in 1903 and announcing the forthcoming reminiscences of Confederate General John B Gordon. Gordon, admired in the south as former commander of the United Confederate Veterans, is praised for his wartime leadership and friendship with General Grant. The piece previews his vivid reminiscences set to appear in the spring.
An excerpt from St James' Gazette presents a lyrical meditation on love and fidelity. The speaker laments broken trust and the impact of knowledge on innocence, recalling a lost romance and the stern truth invoked to justify separation. The fragment preserves a period voice and emotional resonance.
A burglar, caught by a woman in bed with a pistol, faces a calm captor who jokes about law and fate. She teases him about police informants, hints at years in jail, and insists on dialogue before surrender or escape. The scene blends danger with a flirty, domineering tone.
A male burglar feigns romance with a masked woman who unmasks him, but a noise overhead spurs a quick exit. He slips away to the garden with a revolver, leaving the scene unseen except for a single stolen weapon, while the amused woman remains safe. Nearby items describe hog locomotives and New York fire horses with affectionate stalls names.
A profile of engraver Timothy Cole noting his eye hand skill and eccentric kindness. He toys with pupils during teaching then works hard, living simply in jeans with a bed board and sparse meals. McClure's Magazine reports its best year, expansion, broader plans, and stronger fiction and illustrations.
The Era notes a London formed American association to build a permanent Shakespeare memorial at Stratford-on-Avon and has received 1000 subscriptions. Andrew Carnegie has bought cottages beside Shakespeare’s birthplace to guard against fire, and subscriptions should be returned.
A garbled clipping describes a “pretended nephew” of Carrie Nation in a Missouri town recovering in hospital after a saloon smasher episode. It also mentions Alard Scheck, a German embassy attache in Washington, allegedly chosen for a post due to resemblance to Roosevelt. Other items include a wild goose joke ending with a fatal shot, a Cornell Widow store scene about candles, and a quip about men and women’s money schemes.
An OCR fragment advertises Good Housekeepers and Red Cross Ball Blue from leading grocers. It mentions Leonta Charity, Mrs Winslow's soothing Syrup for teething, and a 25 cent bottle. A quip on kleptomania and a remark about fine moccasins vs fine feet appears.
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