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Newspaper
Marshall Republican
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1910
Page
7
An old newspaper note touts a rheumatism and backache cure usingone ounce Syrup Sarsaparilla compound and one ounce Toris compound added to half a pint of whiskey. The advisory bottle should be taken before meals and at bedtime with shaking before use. It claims many readers were cured and that the remedy builds strength and vitality.
Walter Lonsdale cites facts to defend Dr Cook as Copenhagen plans loom. A parlor maid joke follows, with a mistress taunting about a husband returning late and the maid retorting he had risen once but returned to bed after a bath.
A Cleveland Sunday Magazine snippet recalls a schoolroom scene where a teacher rebukes a pupil for laughing in class. The anecdote contrasts student restraint with a light remark about Senator Tillman and a joked Ben Johnson height comparison. A brief note then describes a new coffee roaster with a stationary inner cylinder and perforated outer shell for even roasting.
Advertisement promotes Pettits Eye Salve 250 with claims of relief for eye troubles. Distributed by Dreggis or Howard Bros. in Buffalo New York. Ends with a slogan about aging and wrinkle care.
A vintage Paria pattern introduces No 3176 All Seamus Allowed for a hand embroidered shirtwaist. The front view shows a white linen design with floral embroidery and versatile trim options. Material suggestions include French flannel Mohair satin and lawn with sizes from 32 to 42 bust. For 36 bust line requires 25 yards of material 36 inches wide. Send 10 cents to Pattern Department with name address size and pattern number.
E A Guillemin arrived in Canada in 1891 with little money. He settled near Forget Saskatchewan and acquired about 8,000 acres through buying land and saving. He threshes 50,000 bushels of wheat this season, sells 34,000 at 84 to 87 cents, keeps 16,000. He also grows oats, barley and flax and owns 104 horses. He bought a threshing machine for 2100 dollars, which earned about 3000 dollars this fall. Fog-Eye Smith from Wyoming provides comic contrast with a tale of his bluff and a missing glass eye.
A Brooklyn reader describes how Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent cleared a niece’s eczema that covered her face head and body for five years. The letter notes dramatic sleep relief and shows a before photo from when she was 18 months old.
Mrs Elizabeth Wolf of Tipton Missouri suffered bladder inflammation with back pain and scanty passage. After using Tuuns Kidney Pills she reports a cure and lasting health. Sold by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY for 59 cents per box.
Percy Parkington declares determination to conquer the world and gain Mia’s notice after being spurned by Miss Muggins Muriel Mugging. He vows not to die and to achieve fame and wealth, while Miss Mugging warns him to proceed only after success.
A Tennessee judge presides over his first criminal trial of a man described as an old darky accused of robbing a hen coop. The defendant says he has no lawyer this time and vows to tell the truth, recalling the previous acquittal.
A damaged ad fragment promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure with a Toledo address and endorsements from Wabping Kinnan and Marvin Drugists. It quotes a 18 year trusted claim for Chen y F J Cheney and lists price, while mentioning Family Pills and a jokes line about hotel red wallpaper and guests.
Mothers should not be without a box of Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children. They claim to break up colds in 24 hours and cure feverishness teething and stomach troubles with over 10 000 testimonials. Also Dr Detchon's Rheumatism Relief advertised as fast acting. A one liner closing quote about a woman's thoughts before and after marriage.
A resident recounts being kicked down stairs after a dispute over payment and new boots. The incident centers on a claim of insult to injury involving a shoemaker and damage to belongings.
In a Rural Youth column a farmer laments two razor back hogs vanish from a rear pen. Uncle Ephraim suspects the hogs escaped by lifting the pen and squeezing through a crack, insisting no sign of theft or climb was found.
An array of dubious patent cures and social quips fills the page. Claims for Allen's Lung Balsam promise quick cough relief alongside ads for tobacco and moral jests about love and jealousy, interspersed with Mrs Winslow's soothing syrup for teething children.
A Minneapolis reader shares a testimonial extolling Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for female troubles. The letter claims relief from pain and weakness within months and urges others to seek Mrs. Pinkham's confidential, free guidance from Lynn Massachusetts. Thousands of similar unsolicited testimonials are cited as proof of the remedy's efficacy.
A scrambled OCR fragment mentions a public notice tone with names and dates. It references Palo Alto and Ingersoll in disordered text. The readable items are insufficient for a clear event or action.
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