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Newspaper
Mansfield Press
Location
Mansfield, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1908
Page
3
Sophia Kittlesen of Evanston Illinois recounts a twenty five year catarrh struggle with a bad cough. After using Peruna her chronic catarrh vanished and her health greatly improved. She recommends Peruna to friends and notes tablet form is available and a free 1909 almanac from Druggist.
A Troy Record feature proclaims the capitol as a symbol of national and state pride noting that each great state spends millions on capitol adornment. It argues the chief municipal building houses business vital to every citizen and reflects civic identity.
A brief old note advises using Red Cross Ball Blue to whiten clothes. Describes a large 2 oz package costing 5 cents and suggests the item is a simple household remedy for laundry.
The article urges housewives with children to plan wholesale candy making for Christmas. It covers evolving candy trends from traditional fudge to Divinity Fudge, Cocoanut Strips, Nut Steams, and peanut creams, with practical steps and alternatives. It also suggests maple sugar candies, salted nuts, and a brandied nut option for variety.
Cleveland journalist George W. Kelcey recalls Artemus Ward recounting a tale of roaches in his home. Ward described feeding a roach in a walnut shell boat with toothpick oars, then releasing it after care. The anecdote ends with Ward noting his home now teems with roaches.
A man recalls a two month outbreak of itching and swelling below the knees that resisted five or six remedies. He reports immediate relief when applying Cuticura, with swelling subsiding and shoes fitting again in two days. George B Farley of Soneord New Hampshire dated May 14 1907.
A quip-filled exchange shows a fortune teller predicting death within a year and a skeptic asking which year, while the teller stalls with uncertainty. The dialogue hinges on time and belief, leaving the exact year unresolved.
Henry Ward Beecher argues conscience is diffuse and constant within a person rather than concentrated at a point. The piece urges firms with resources to create affordable artistic pottery to open a market, criticizing shopkeepers for equating art with high price and urging progress in popularizing art.
A Tennessee woman recounts health improvement after swapping coffee for Postum. She cites initial headaches, eventual weight gain from 117 to 170 pounds, and credit to Postum for recovery, declaring herself a living advertisement and urging others to try it. Postum Co. of Battle Creek, Michigan prints the testimonial with the slogan There’s a Reason.
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