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Newspaper
Mena Star
Location
Mena, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1898
Page
7
A Pittsburgh Dispatch report recounts a New York cashier describing an oil trade scheme and a scandal at an uptown pharmacy fountain. The proprietor allegedly mixed cadaver oil emulsion with soda water and syrup, disguising it in a can, yet customers drank eagerly, calling it delicious before the truth was found.
A Berlin dispatch notes czarina's ladies urged to quit cigarettes in her presence. petitions claim European royalty also smoke, including dowager czarina and Princess Irene. Also reports on sound transmission in mining tubes, a parental cholera remedy notice, and commentary on 17th century English polite society and fashion spending. includes an ad for Cheatham's Tasteless Chill Tonic.
An analysis of Quaker dress and speech, tracing how plain attire and quiet speech formed early Friends protest against fashionable, licentious society. The piece notes Fox era styles and contrasts with later fashions, highlighting the social impetus behind sartorial restraint and speech simplicity.
Sleep walking or somnambulism is not as common or entertaining as stories suggest. It nearly halts the mind, making actions automatic but sometimes safer than wakeful judgment. Causes include worry, late study, intense exercise, poor sleeping posture, and shock. Youths and both sexes are most affected. youth often outgrows the habit. Management includes light sleepwear, ventilated rooms, outdoor time, and avoiding overwork, with careful supervision if persistent.
Mr Jom Mathias of Pulaski Ky reports relief after a week with flux using Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy with half a bottle curing him F C Savage sells the remedy Inside ads note Bridge Beach stoves and ranges at Lloyd hardware on De Queen street praising their quality Geo W Knowlton offers cash for hides wool pelts roots at N M Roach warehouse east of freight depot Mena Ark Fresh flea powder advertised at Jacksons
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