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Newspaper
Mills County Tribune
Location
Glenwood, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1896
Page
4
A local merchant proclaims cash as the power that drives the mercantile world offering lower margins and cheaper fabrics. The ad touts sanitary cotton flannel at 8c and 36 inch Henriettas at 2-9c, with a general claim of 46c vs 47c for similar items and wide price gaps in the market.
A moral parable about corn seeds contrasts prudent self preservation with shared risk. The tale ends with a proverb of seed death yielding harvest. Separately, an execution leads to a sheriff sale in Mills County Iowa, listing Lots 1 2 and 7 alviated in an incorporated area and scheduled near Glenwood with bid opening details and sheriff W.L. Capewyn.
Observers recount the emergence of seventeen-year locusts from their earth casing, detailing the rapid metamorphosis from nymph to winged insect in minutes. London Ivory Dust explains jelly production from ivory waste, substitutes for ivory, and a palm seed derived alternative, plus a quip about a church stranger.
A familiar Atlanta figure M. M. Nicholson recalls a thirty year battle with cancer starting as a lip lesion. After failed treatments in Cincinnati and New York, he credits Swift’s Specific (S. S. S.) with a dramatic recovery, claiming jaw and lip flesh regrew and speech improved. The ad-like piece promotes the remedy as a universal cure for cancer and related blood diseases, inviting readers to request fuller cure accounts.
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