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Newspaper
Mills County Tribune
Location
Glenwood, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1900
Page
7
A jumble of statements cites gold mining figures, actor Samson, and multiple product endorsements. References include Magnetic Starch and Magnette Starch laundry products, Piso's Cure, and a dated testimonial from Mrs Mulligan in Plumstead Kent.
Cerro Gordo county let a contract for a new courthouse at 64000 dollars. Louisa county reports paying oil finds. Iowa issued 490 patents last year. A Cheater area farmer sold 160 acres at 60 dollars per acre to Mrs Ordway of Illinois. Vail farmer George Albert killed in hay wagon mishap. Oska loosa water franchise defeated. A Sabula child injured from a porcelain button requiring Chicago surgery. Page daughter of Washington burned by gunpowder explosion while preparing materials. Cerro Gordo supervisors award courthouse contract to Northern Building of Minneapolis. Clarinda druggists surrender liquor permits amid temperance pressure. Smallpox reported in 27 towns in January and 18 towns in February. Fort Dodge musician Heighton loses 1600 cello in Utah runaway. Storm Lake population up 25 percent in a year. Waterloo man Harry Koester arrested on theft of 80 dollars from father. Hudson family of nine poisoned by soup from vegetable oysters. saved by doctor. Des Moines author to publish steamboating history 1837 to 1862 in Annals of Iowa. Two old steamboat captains named as survivors. Council Bluffs funeral attendance for Dexter C Bloomer. Town Central railway weekly earnings show gains across freight and passenger. Destructive explosion at Gustavus Horn farm injures two children. powder keg blamed. Fort Dodge smallpox scare disputed, vaccination resistance cited. Dubuque canvassing raises 2440 dollars for GAR encampment. Independence electric plant yields 1656 net profit. Mitchell County Anti-Horse club funds 1632.70 for hospital plan. Riverside Iowa lacking tax funds due to levy certification issue. Major W R Graham named Philippines army paymaster.
A Purported health ad claims Peruna cures and prevents catarrh, describing it as essential for perfect health. It promotes Dr Hartman’s free book Winter Catarrh from The Hartman Sanitarium and provides an address in Columbus, Ohio.
The item recalls that Robert Ingersoll, son of a Congregational minister, died an agnostic, and Dwight L Moody, son of a Unitarian stonemason, died “t the Wellington of the evangelical army.” An advertisement touts Magnetic Starch with a free trial bottle from H. Kane in Philadelphia, urging readers to switch permanently.
An old advertisement warns against mercury in catarrh remedies and promotes Hall's Catarrh Care from Toledo Ohio as mercury free and systemically absorbed. It urges buyers to ensure authenticity and mentions Druggists selling the product. The piece also references various remedies and quotes on wages, health, and public figures.
An instruction style piece compares the human body to a machine needing a precise screw tightened. It extols Cascarets as the ideal laxative and antiseptic, detailing health claims and urging readers to buy from druggists or mail for samples. It also advertises related products and free literature from suppliers.
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