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Newspaper
Monroe Weekly Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1900
Page
3
Lieutenant Charles Peterson of Hook and Ladder No 21 writes from 527 Belmont avenue Chicago praising Peruna as the finest tonic and invigorator he has used after a severe grippe left him weak. He credits two weeks of use with restored strength and health during arduous fire duties.
A promotional letter extols Peruna for post influenza recovery, stating many suffer weakened nerves and digestion after grippe. The ad asserts Peruna cures such debility within weeks and urges readers to request a free copy of Facts and Evidence from The Peruna Medicine Co. Columbus, Ohio.
The Louisville and Nashville Railroad advertises improved winter travel from Cincinnati Louisville St Louis and Chicago to Mobile New Orleans and Gulf Coast Florida with direct connections to Cuba Porto Rico West Indies and Central American ports. Excursion tickets and reduced winter tourist rates available. also notes routes via Queen & Crescent and Katy via St Louis Kansas City to San Antonio Los Angeles and San Francisco with weekly excursion sailers and attentive service.
A collage of quotes and ads notes cough remedies and tonics, such as Kemp's Balsam and Laxative Bromo Quinine, plus remarks on wealth, politics, and deception. Mentions Indianap lis Journal and Chicago Daily News with scattered lines about disease and morality.
A column warns parents that young girls entering womanhood lack self care and guidance. It argues against the belief that periodic suffering and pains are natural, calling such myths a wasteful, cruel, and criminal sacrifice of health, disfiguring beauty and disposition.
A vintage advertisement touts Dr. Greene's Nervura as the right medicine for young women entering puberty. It claims to enrich blood, steady nerves, prevent health jeopardy, and preserve beauty, citing testimonials from Mrs. Many Frayors Lacs and Mrs. Wirt Barrens in Rochester and New York City.
An advertisement invites women to consult Dr. Greene a renowned specialist on beauty and health. It promises guidance on achieving safe beauty and happiness and offers free consultations by writing or calling his office at 3 West 14th Street New York City. The message urges not to throw away beauty.
A digest of Wisconsin items reports a suicidally inherited suit over a death at Menasha, a Helon train collision near a station, and a Pleasant Prairie heirship discovery. It notes the Fox River Valley Telephone Company formation, the death of Prof. Rosenstengel at Wisconsin, Monroe leader W W Hodges found dead, a Spencer couple burned, various county road and public works allocations, and rural delivery expansions in Taylor and Prairie du Sac.
A report by United States Indian agent Kathon P. Johnson warns of dire health trends among 1,900 Sisseton and Wahpeton Sioux. Deaths outnumber births. 90 percent of deaths are from consumption. Describes funerary customs, contagion concerns, and calls for medical commission and retreat facilities. The bands reside on Take Traverse lands in northeastern South Dakota and have ties to early missionary settlement.
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