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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1910
Page
7
A fragmented public notice extols a kidney remedy claiming long term kidney health, urging readers to obtain a free bottle via a local supplier. The misread text includes references to a Mr Kelfer and Zemo, and mentions various ailments and medical assurances amid era advertising language.
A tale of a dealer and a Major trading horses with odd desires. The narrator recalls a stallion with a removable tail and a tricky barter that ends with a swap including horses and a buggy for the Major’s sorrels and cash. Also a travel essay notes Russian rail delays and timetable logic.
Those pies of boyhood now taste dull. The text blames aging for poor digestion and urges a full tonic of stomach liver kidneys and bowels with Electric Bitters. The ad promises restored appetite, better health, and vigor. 50c at Robt. Prawett's.
In ancient Rome during early republican times divorce was rare. A separation before a priest and priestess followed by a flour cake ritual ended with the wife renouncing her husband's worship and gods, dissolving the marriage and religious bond.
A historical note explains why primrose appears linked with rose in language. It traces French origins primerose and popular misnomers for various flowers. The piece mentions tuberose rosary rosemary and alchemist terms like vitriol copperas in folklore usage.
Medieval accounts describe a St Vitus dance like mania that rose after the Black Death. In 1374 Aix la Chapelle and parts of Germany and the Netherlands saw crowds dancing frantically, collapsing from exhaustion, then resuming until death. A Viking era prisoner tribute is noted in legend.
While taking tickets at his circus entrance P T Barnum told a man that he could pay without entering but could not enter without paying. The craftsmanlike remark emphasized a single obligation. The quip reflects Barnum's practical viewpoint on admission.
A brief exchange from the Philadelphia Ledger notes a man who has never remarried. He says he courted his current wife for six years, illustrating a lighthearted take on marriage history and courtship norms.
Seattle on Puget Sound reshaped its hills to level streets in the business district. About 16 million cubic yards were washed away using 75 to 80 million gallons of water daily, with total cost around six million and a projected twelve million more. The plan aims to finish in 1912 and extend the program to build two miles of new streets snatching land from Elliott Bay.
Internal and external antiseptic remedy that destroys disease germs. Sold everywhere with a positive guarantee. The copy contrasts sincerity in a dog’s tail with the handshake of a politician.
A fragment mentions Bucklen’s Arnica Salve as a healer for cuts bruises and sprains after a wreck involving train or buggy. It touts burns boils sores eczema and cracked skin as conditions it cures. The ad notes Prewett's as a place to obtain it and warns advice from others may work with common sense.
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