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Newspaper
Mansfield Press
Location
Mansfield, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1909
Page
3
A vintage health ad urges the elderly to manage digestion with Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin praising its mild laxative action. It claims a Johnston City reader cured stomach trouble and offers free sample bottles and doctor advice, urging problems of digestion, liver or bowel to write for guidance.
A Milwaukee woman writes that Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound cured her female trouble and back pain after doctors warned of a tumor and possible surgery. She urges others to try the remedy before operations, noting the company has received thousands of grateful letters.
poem tribute in The Sunday Magazine honoring fallen soldiers. It contemplates memory and reconciliation, the desecration of war, and calls for unity under the flag. The speaker urges planting myrtle and roses on graves, cherishing old bonds, and marching forward together in fidelity to the homeland.
The article reflects on Memorial Day evolving from a personal memory of Civil War dead to an anniversary honoring patriotism. It notes a generational shift as time passes, with fewer people retaining direct recollections of the dead and the holiday becoming a tribute to broader ideals rather than individual memories.
Uncle Si Exemann describes a stark contrast between farming in the West and New England in Puck. He notes western farms often span thousands of acres and large cattle herds, while New England farms are small and basic, with modest acreage and few animals, highlighting a “terrible difference” in farming culture.
An advertisement extols a hand made cigar wrapped in foil to retain freshness. It praises Lewis Single Binder Straight as superior tobacco, notes higher price for better leaf, warns against imitations, and urges buyers to insist on Lewis Single Binder.
A kindly old man intervenes as four boys attack a younger peer over a school project. The scene shifts to a Sunday school misinterpretation of Joseph. Donald reports the Bible tale with blunt bravado, defending the use of a harsh word the teacher avoided.
A historical warning notes that mothers once used Paregorico and laudanum to aid sleep, causing child deaths and lasting harm. It emphasizes narcotics are hazardous, drugs are mislabelled as drops or cordials, and that Castoria contains no narcotics if signed by Charles H. Fletcher.
A Fond Du Lac woman recounts four years of indigestion and heart palpitations eased by replacing coffee with Grape Nuts and Postum. Within a month she regains health, gains weight, and notes clearer skin, crediting these products as the full source of her improvement. The letter promotes the products with a nod to The Road to Wellville.
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