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Newspaper
Moline Daily Journal
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1901
Page
6
A traveler recalls traveling with many women and observes how cleanliness and hair care affect impressions. He recounts staying with strangers, visiting a swimming bath, and noting disagreements with a statesman who urged shaving women to curb loose hair. The piece mixes humor and social commentary on gender norms.
A fragmentary stance on female grooming by Jane Story urges women to burn or dispose of hair, mockingly contrasts cleanliness with male nerves, and depicts a grim chamber of horrors involving shared wash basins and communal habits.
A writer condemns slovenly habits of women who leave loose hair and combings about. The speaker stresses disgust at grease spots and untidy grooming, urging tidy, clean personal care and noting the discomfort caused to others by stray hair.
A Bay Villa entrepreneur in Sundays River Cape Colony runs a store offering from needle to anchor. He serves farmers within thirty miles and touts Chamberlin's Cough Remedy with several cures reported in the last year. Also included are ads for Dr Humphreys remedies and local druggists.
Quoting claims that the grand ducal house of Mecklenburg is the oldest Slavonic dynasty outside Asia and traces twenty five generations. A local notice notes cases of paralysis cured by Cham Berlin's Pain Balm and endorses its wide use for rheumatism sprains and bruises. Sold by F J Clendenin and Battles Pharmacy Moline.
A proposal from Australia for a uniform 2 cent postage worldwide has won approval from Italy, Switzerland, Egypt and several South American states. Germany opposes it. France England Russia and Austria push to defer to the 1902 Rome postal world congress.
A speaker wrongly recalls Perry Davis Pain Killer for ailments and notes the bottle contains a druggist made product. The passage claims Rocky Mountain Tea as a universal constipation cure priced 35 cents, urging readers to ask their druggist.
A vintage advertisement touts Bailey's Dyspepsia Tablets from Lakeside Medicine Co for quick relief and permanent cure of indigestion. It claims benefits for constipation loss of appetite and stomach distress with a 25 cent price and free sample. Sold by druggists with doctor endorsements.
Edward Coryn administrator of the estate of Charles Minne of Rock Island County Illinois gives notice of the January term in Rock Island Court for filing and adjusting claims. He asks all creditors to present claims and all debtors to pay promptly. Dated October 26 1901.
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