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Newspaper
Millheim Journal
Location
Millheim, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1884
Page
4
A mother quiets a troubled child with sugar and reflects on common remedies for stomach upset. The piece warns sugar and pickles harm teeth and bones, notes vinegar is easy to make, and cautions against offering free sugar and pickles to curb cravings. It concludes with a caution about deceptive vagrants and the duty to warn others.
A destitute miner in San Francisco invests in Hale & Nocross through a broker. He buys two feet at 175 a foot, leaves with certificates, and later returns broke. The broker pockets 25 000 from the sale, buys 30 000 in bonds, then the man vanishes after a spree and a risky seizure attempt by bunko men.
A talkative gossip spreads a sensational claim of a $275 000 loss tied to a bank competitor. The banker challenges the figure, and the tale prompts a cautionary rebuttal about reliability and harmful rumors. The exchange ends with the gossiper not backing down.
Patent medicine ad listing Dr Kessler English Cough Medicine McDonald s Improved Liver Pills and Celebrated Worm Powders. Claims cures for croup whooping cough colds and lung troubles with money back guarantee Endorsed by eminent physicians with trial packages and vegetable formula Sold by J Eisenhuth Millheim PA and Johnson Holloway Co Philadelphia agents.
Advertising copy touts Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup as a remedy for teething pain and related ailments. It claims quick relief for upset stomach, dysentery, diarrhoea, wind colic, and gum inflammation and promotes energy. Sold by all druggists worldwide at 25 cents a bottle.
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