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Newspaper
Moulton Advertiser
Location
Moulton, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1900
Page
4
An old discussion links rising insanity to modern life and neglect of health. The text promotes Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a preventive measure by curing stomach issues, preventing nervous breakdown and aiding constipation dyspepsia and biliousness.
A brakeman collapsed and died in the baggage car a few minutes earlier. The conductor speculated heart trouble, but the trainman noted the deceased had one of his own cigars in his mouth at the time, suggesting another cause.
testimonial style brief noting Hood’s Sarsaparilla as a spring blood purifier. Claims eradicating eruptions and scrofula, with multiple named readers from Michigan Indiana Wisconsin praising its effects on skin sores and catarrh.
One hundred dollars reward for any catarrh case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio claims integrity and ability to fulfill obligations. West Truax Walding Kinnan Marvin Toledo wholesale druggists endorse the remedy priced 75 cents per bottle with testimonials offered. Hall's Family Pills advertised as the best.
An Atchison man has spent much of his life under his wife and five daughters. He was forced to take homeopathic pills instead of quinine, attend Episcopal services rather than Baptist, and recently submit to vaccination by a woman doctor, all against his will.
The John A. Salter Seed Co of La Crosse Wisconsin logged 6434 orders on February 26 and expects to double that by mid March. The firm reports strong demand for egg spellz Bromus nermis Rape Big Four Oats Three Eared Corn and early vegetables with omions cabbage peas and bean seed selling well. Early Bird Radish and Lightning Cabbage are described as top sellers in a bold regional ad push.
A shopkeeper named Danger moved across the street and posted a notice reading J. Danger from over the way. Another man who took the premises posted This is a safe shop no Danger here, answers.
A dissected cardboard map puzzle of the United States offers a learning toy for all ages. Readers may obtain it by sending 10 cents to F H Lord at the Chicago Great Western Railway with the envelope marked Puzzle Department. Hustle can always beat hustle.
Working women are invited to write to Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts for confidential guidance on painful periods backaches and other female illnesses. Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound is promoted as a trusted remedy known in English speaking lands and emphasized as a sure help to suffering women.
The piece chronicles rough Pasay road conditions from Camp Dewey to Fort Malate during rain and dry seasons, noting a stubborn mud hole. Capt. Hugh J. McGrath organized Chinese labor to lay bamboo, stone, and sand with rollers, improving the route toward Pasay and San Pedro Macati before deployment with Generals and volunteers. It calls for more good roads, cites Mololos to Quinqu a as worst, and highlights preexisting Quingua to Rinalag usage, with emphasis on quartermaster needs.
A February March brood room is described for early chicks in a barn loft. Low windows under the eaves admit light, with light studding nailed to rafters to form a chicken room roof. Simple boards form the top, space filled with hay, floor covered with chaff, and hens with chicks kept here in cold months for warmer, drier brooding conditions.
The American Cultivator advises private dairies to mimic creameries in dairy tool hygiene. Boiling hot water cleans churn crevices, and thorough scouring with salt followed by repeated scalding is essential after disuse. Rigid drying with cloth and heat prevents rust and extends life of tools, unlike patching old gear.
Land for the new strawberry beds should be prepared promptly. Plow deep, harrow, broadcast fertilizer, then harrow finely to admit warmth and stimulate early weed growth. Destroy weeds as they appear to keep the plot fairly weed free when the runners are transplanted.
In the past four years over 150000 dollars were appropriated for turnpike construction in Monroe county Indiana. Similar road work occurred in Lawrence Green and Owen counties. Six years ago Clay county had no improved roads and now boasts nearly 125 miles of gravel and macadam roads.
The Southern Reporter argues that good roads are equal in importance to good schools, asserting transportation and education share priority in public policy and community development. The remark frames infrastructure and schooling as joint pillars of progress.
Many meteors fire through the atmosphere with little or no reach to the surface though large fragments are found. A meteorite weighing 640 pounds was recovered from Gulf of Finland near Bergaa after a March 12 fall. Several notable falls are cited from Arizona Mexico and Arkansas with speeds around 30 miles per second. Fatalities are rare but historically reported in Italy.
London News reports Hagenbeck laments rapid decline of wild beasts as civilization expands. He cites vanished mountain zebra and three South African zebra varieties, calls for regulation on small ivory trade, and notes Sudan’s great game nearly wiped out after Mahdism and reopening. Modern hunters praised for numbers, but animals vanish.
The name Tugela is said to mean fear due to its rapid floods. A mountain thunderstorm can raise the river many feet within minutes, with one resident claiming a 40 foot rise in a single night. The swift current makes crossings impassable with even light rises and heavy floods can sweep away temporary bridges, notes the New York Sun.
A remnant of the Araucanian race in southern Chile uses a cast off crab shell as a barometer. In fair weather the white, dry shell turns red with small spots signaling rising moisture, and becomes entirely red during the rainy season. New York Herald described the device.
A testimonial recounts a nine year catarrh illness cured after 18 weeks on Peruna. The speaker urges others to use Peruna to prevent colds and catarrh, touts Dr Hartman’s free book Winter Catarrh, and provides Columbus Ohio as the address for the doctor and information.
Mrs Archie Young of West Superior Wisconsin praises the 5 Drops remedy for neuralgia after five years of pain. She says the first dose helped and she is now free from pain. Swan son Rheumatic Cure Co offers sample bottles for 25 cents and large bottles for one dollar.
The International and Great Northern Railway promotes a large scale map of Texas Mexico and adjacent areas praised as an excellent map engraver's product. D J Price Palestine Texas general passenger and ticket agent offers copies on request with seven cents postage.
At a Rottingdean dinner a royal academician claimed the only English words with su pronounced shun are sugar and sumac. The remark drew interest as Rudyard Kipling at the other end of the table asked, Are you sure. Chicago Chronicle.
A collection of terse quips and adages from Chicago Daily News and Ram's Horn. Items urge happiness for married couples, promote exercise for individuals, tout Hale's Honey of Horehound and Pike's Toothache Drops, and advise liars to cultivate memories.
Advertisement offers a free sample of Allen's Foot Ease powder sent to Leroy N Y address for foot ailments and easy shoe fit. Claims cure for corns bunions chilblains sweating damp swollen feet and invites purchase from druggists and shoe stores. also includes a humorous father son cartoon caption from Detroit Free Press.
An advertising blurb highlights 81,000,000 in 13 years from seed crops such as pota to, bromus, speltz, and 3-eared corn. It promotes John A Salzer Seed Co La Crosse Wisconsin with seeds, samples, and a 10 cent postage offer. Also notes Elliott's Magazine quotes and T M Roberts Supply House propaganda.
Advertisement snippet touts Groor's Tasteless Cutt Tonic as a simple iron and quinine formula labeled tasteless. Claims no cure no pay and features endorsements and a modern quack-like cadence from Yale Record and Brooklyn figures. Includes unrelated quotes and a dye ad for Putnam Faceless Dyes.
A fragment from Harlem Life shows a speaker noting a father’s lack of wealth and another pondering risk versus personal fate. The brief exchange captures themes of poverty, risk, and dignity in a household dialogue.
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