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Newspaper
Mena Star
Location
Mena, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1898
Page
2
A Philadelphia Press poem recalls how a small act of giving, a kindly word, and a helping hand can heal a broken heart and lift a failing life. The verse praises simple generosity as a quiet angelic influence guiding toward brighter days.
An old column argues price is not the sole driver. public loyalty favors the best known reliable remedy Chamberlain's Cough Remedy over novelty. Advertisements tout Hall's Catarrh Cure with a $100 reward for any uncured case and De Witt's Witch Hazel Salve as a universal healer.
Prominent figure from Sagamore Hill intended to meet Senator Platt and lecture at the Lowell Institute in Boston. A snowstorm blocked the Long Island railroad forcing him to stay home. He dictated a magazine article to his stenographer, earning $1000 for the contribution and clocking about 334.43 dollars per hour.
Plainfield Illinois woman says she was told she had a hopeless lung disease after a month of treatment. Dr Kings New Discovery for consumption cured her after six bottles. Free trials at FB Savage drug store. Bottles priced 50 cents and 1 dollar, guaranteed.
A collage of anecdotes and ads features a Boston girl reacting to an Indian brave at Carlisle, a Manchester man touts a wife’s recovery using Electric Bitters, a courtship quip about son in law, a constipation cure tout, a military maid inquiry, and One Minute Cough Cure claims for coughs and lung diseases. The items read like a mixed column with sensational anecdotes and patent medicine pitches.
A carload of the celebrated Bridge and Beach cook stoves and ranges has just arrived at the Lloyd hardware store on De Queen street. Call to inspect the neatest and best stove ever offered for sale in Polk county.
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