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Newspaper
Moulton Advertiser
Location
Moulton, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1900
Page
4
A 19th century style advertisement urges readers to be kind to their bodies and notes Hood's Sarsaparilla as a medicinal aid. It cites a testimonial from C. A. Hoffman of 580 Broadway Long Island City New York claiming headaches vanished, appetite improved, and blood condition improved after two bottles.
A man recalls how a boy asked if the torn front row tickets were good and the clerk repaired them. The tale reveals a wife’s debt and a husband’s anger, ending with plans to swap for matinee seats and bring a companion to the show. Hustle can always beat hustle.
A notice touts Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a cure for kidney troubles with endorsements from the mayor postmaster and numerous grateful women in the city. It claims free advice from Mrs Pinkham and provides an address in Lynn Kansas.
A Rossland Canadian mining man explains the Zulu term pelleo meaning done for and describes Kaffir fighting methods in South Africa. He recalls holydays as fight days, Bechuanas versus Shamgongs, and the ritual rush and taunts before bloody clashes ending with the victor’s shout utsak.
An English device using another wave on the wireless telegraph principle is perfected to steer any craft including submerged ones. In naval warfare it could make torpedo boats nearly infallible. The article also likens it to Hostetters Stomach Bitters, praised as a universal cure and widely sold by druggists.
On opening day of the Fifty sixth Congress a gaunt man in high water trousers and an overcoat tried to enter the House chamber. A doorkeeper stopped him and learned he was a member Congressman Cushman of Washington. The doorkeeper admitted him saying he had misjudged.
A New Orleans lawyer recalls a notorious con man known as a professional ice breaker who faked broken limbs to sue municipalities for damages. Over about two decades he netted sums from 1200 to 5060 dollars per case, with a wife in Sioux City exposing fourteen to fifteen exploits. The man allegedly never broke a limb. New Orleans, with its ample opportunities, could have aided his scheme.
T. B. Matt argues in Scribner's Magazine that Havana’s social circles have always centered on Cubans across classes, including those with and without titles, rather than Spanish officials. Spaniards are seen as outsiders whose admission to elite circles was arbitrary, not by law.
An excerpt cites a quip in Italian about Capitane Price losing his influenza and grip, misheard as influenza and grippe, with a companion’s hearty mockery. The note appears in the New York Commercial Advertiser.
Mrs Cumso notes her husband dresses quietly while Mrs Cawker recalls louder moments like breaking a shoe string or stepping on a safety pin in a humorous Detroit Free Press exchange.
A compact verse from the Detroit Free Press contrasts marriage and money matters by linking shared life to harmony, legal bonds to matrimony, and financial obligations to alimony. The playful lines frame traditional ideas of union and support with concise phrases.
A quoted exchange reveals tension over how to label alleged crimes in relation to Mrs. Strong’s accident. The debate centers on avoiding libel by using terms like alleged thief or alleged murderer.
An advertisement promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure as a blood and mucous surface remedy, says it is not a quack medicine, and claims a physician endorsement. It asserts internal action on the blood and mucous surfaces with a tonic and purifier blend and offers testimonials. The note lists I. J. Cheney & Co. of Toledo as proposers and claims wide drugstore availability.
A fragment from the Philadelphia North American recounts Fe the newspaper man delivering late war news at 5:30 a.m. The exchange with his wife leads to a plan for more war news in a late edition. An advertisement promotes Allen's Foot-Base powder for foot ailments at 25 cents, with claims of relief for corns bunions and shoe fit.
A playful classroom exchange has a teacher linking the eagle to America and prompting Johnny to name Britain by hinting it begins with "1h" leading to "Lobater" in a humorous mispronunciation. the moment appears in a Catholic Standard and Times context.
An early advert describes The Crescent Hotel Eureka Springs Arkansas opening March 1 1900 as a health and pleasure resort with appealing climate pure water and convenient access via the Frisco Line. It invites inquiries to the hotel manager or Frisco Line representatives.
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