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Newspaper
Moline Daily Journal
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1902
Page
7
The article explains how plains Indians used smoke rings and fire arrows to signal enemies and dangers. Three rings meant danger, one ring meant attention, two rings indicated camp location, and arrows conveyed escalating danger signals. The system reportedly worked day or night over wide distances.
A historical account describes remarkable animal feats, noting a fly moving 440 steps in half a second, a man matching a fly’s proportionate speed, and a cheese mite leaping from a six inch depth. It also details squash growth experiments lifting weights up to 5,000 pounds by day nineteen, with the globe turnip seed mentioned.
An assortment of patent medicines and tonics claim cures for liver, blood, skin and throat ailments. Cham berlain’s Stomach and Liver Tablets and Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil are sold with testimonials of quick relief and 25 cent samples. Bly’s Liquid Cream Balm and Ballard’s Horehound Lymph are pitched for nasal catarrh and coughs with price hints and pharmacy details.
A St Louis Globe Democrat clipping notes astonishing seed growth figures with a claim that a turnip seed can increase its weight fifteenfold in a minute under ideal conditions and peat soil may boost growth to more than fifteen thousand times in a day.
An article from St Louis Globe-Democrat describes Horace D. Meyer of Hazleton Pa announcing a peanut flavoring device to salt peanuts in the shell. The process preserves fresh skins to prevent crusting and includes optional drying and roasting to retain a salty flavor. It notes potential extended freshness. The piece also mentions Dr Metchnikoff’s work on hair color and a Washingtonian joke.
A Colombo Ceylon watchmaker endorses Chamberlains Cough Remedy for children. He notes quick relief from chest colds and hoarseness, with rapid cures often achieved in one bottle. Sold by B J Clendenin and E Heifmbeck.
Dr M Ly Scarbrough of Hebron Ohio describes two years of voice loss and persistent cough from severe cold. After trying many remedies as a practicing physician he found relief with Dr Kings New Discovery for Consumption Coughs and Colds. Trial bottles free at Clendenin's drug store Bic and $1.60.
A fragment mentions a new incandescent lamp called the stereoptic conical filament lamp capable of 82 candles and lighting 600 feet of track at night. It also notes heat's role in metamorphosing rocks, transforming crystalline schists from clay and sand through chemical changes. Budapest street car system praised as model with porcelain stations and four cent fares.
A short exchange questions a woman's role with lines about being “not advanced” and having a mission to make a good man happy, attributed to the Chicago Post. The dialogue frames social expectations of women and compatibility.
Last fall I was seized by muscular rheumatism and tried several remedies before using Chamberlain’s Pain Balm. After two applications I felt better and one bottle cured me. Sallie Harris Salem NJ. For sale by F J Clendenin and E Heimbeck. A near fatal runaway left a lasting leg ulcer in Franklin Grove IL. Bucklen’s Arica Salve cured it and other skin issues. 26¢ at Clendenin’s drug store. Neuralgic pains rheumatism and other ailments claim relief from Mallard Snow Linin? at 25 price. Perfect digestion foundation for health Herbine quickens appetite aids digestion and vigor. Price 50c F J Clendenin and Buttles Pharmacies.
The statement promotes a treatment that cures Varicocele without cutting or surgery. It claims to restore weakened veins rather than destroy them and argues against maiming or mutilation of the body.
Physician offers free private counsel and a legal contract of promises for treating nervous debility, private diseases, reflex complications, and female illnesses. Encourages home treatment where possible and requests a full history of symptoms to provide a scientific, honest opinion at no charge in a plain envelope.
Advertised remedy claims to destroy malaria germs from Virginia swamps and marshy ground and cure fevers aches and weakness. Testimonial from John Charleston of Byesville Ohio praises Electric Bitters as superior for malaria stomach and liver troubles. Also promotes Tabler's Buckeye Pile Ointment for piles with prices and local pharmacies listed.
An old advertisement touts Dr King’s New Life Pills and Herbine as cures for stomach and bowel troubles, dyspepsia, jaundice, fever, and malaria. Pills priced 25c and 60c, sold by Clendenin's and Battles Pharmacies, urging tonics for nervous system strength.
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