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Newspaper
Mills County Tribune
Location
Glenwood, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1900
Page
4
Ex-Congressman A T Goodwyn of Alabama endorses Peruna Medicine Co claiming two bottles cured his catarrh after a year of suffering. He cites Dr Hartman’s remedy as a tested, national answer to catarrh and urges readers to request a free book on catarrh from Columbus Ohio.
An OCR fragment lists patent medicine claims for Dr Bulls Cures for throat lung and rheumatism, a Jell O dessert promotion, Garfield Tea herb medicine, and a proverb about lost opportunities. It shows multiple product pitches and ad-style wording from a historic newspaper page.
A collage of ad copy promotes products like Best policy capsules, Wheat-O breakfast cereal, Hull's Catarrh Cure, Ball's Family Pills, CASCARETS Candy Cathartic, and Parxen's Lat-Banaam hair dye. It also notes Luck for deafness cures, new colonies in Oklahoma, and the Rebuilt Theatre Francaise restoration with period detail and emphasis on authenticity.
A fragmentary ad filled with claims for Swanson's Drops curing rheumatism and many ailments. It touts instant relief, broad health benefits, and directs buyers to Chicago or direct manufacturers. Miscellaneous notices mention a U.S. Navy officer rescuing a passenger in Dallas and a wildfire loss in Boise with various local unsettled details.
The noisy OCR fragment mentions 8000.4 acres for settlement and KIOWA CURE, with references to Oklahoma lands, a subscription ad for Morgan's Manual and a Piedmont-style sales pitch. It also includes a garbled advertisement for Garfield teas, business openings along the Chicago Great Western Railway, and a line about self-rule as the most dangerous anarchist, plus Mrs Winslow's soothing syrup and a scissor proverb.
Dr Elliot, President of Harvard, has shown renewed interest in athletics in recent years. He spent parts of two afternoons last week at Soldiers Field observing the early candidates for football team positions.
The betrothal of Miss Blanche Griffin to artist Herman J. Harkomer is announced by a London letter. Miss Griffin is the half sister of actress Mrs. A. De Navarro and daughter of the late Dr. Hamilton Griffin, linking a noted family to a contemporary suitor and social circle.
Lieutenant George W. Logan of the United States Navy, soon to marry Miss Bertha Allen in Porto Rico, is nephew of General John A. Logan and son of a Cincinnati teaching lawyer. Miss Allen is the daughter of Governor Charles Fr. Allen.
Rehan sails from England to the United States to present Shakespearean roles on an extensive tour but will likely skip New York this season. In Middlesboro Kentucky two men share one pair of shoes, each wearing opposite feet, buying one pair to halve the cost. A long face pairs with a long conscience, and physic is no substitute for exercise.
W H M Pusey surviving member of the banking firm Officer and Pusey was adjudged insane and taken to Clarinda Insane Hospital by two deputies. The case follows the death of Thomond Officer and the bank’s closing. Pusey showed violence prior, spoke of Clarinda as destination, and resisted little at the transfer.
A newspaper excerpt presents letters from women in Ohio praising Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound for uterine and menopausal symptoms. It cites Mrs Cuantotis Jonson and Mrs Charlotte Jonson of Monclova, highlighting relief from womb ulcers, back pain, and flow, and claims thousands of similar letters on file. The item emphasizes the plant-based medicine as a cure and urges readers to consider it.
A quip laden note contrasts courage and conscience with finance and law. It links fighting the strong to aiding the weak, mocks bureaucracy, and ponders time and money in a banking scandal framed by a witty lawyerly lens.
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