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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1908
Page
4
David Meekison reports using several bottles of Peruna for catarrh of the head and feels greatly benefited. He believes continued use will erase a thirty year disease and expresses encouragement to continue the remedy.
Letters from Jacob L. Davis in Missouri and C N Peterson in Iowa praise Peruna for transforming long standing health issues. D C Prosser from Michigan credits three to four bottles with curing stomach catarrh after typhoid, while notes on hunting lore and a humorous tale about a dirty faced boy add lighter regional color. Manufactured by Peruna Drug Manufacturing Company in Columbus Ohio.
The article explains how to spot adulteration in paint oils and white lead. It notes that cheapened petroleum oils show iridescence on black paint, corn and fish oils smell, and that a blow pipe test from National Lead Company can reveal white lead adulteration with free instructions sent to anyone interested. Address: National Lead Company Woodbridge Building New York.
Four year old Margaret of Alhambra sits with her grandmother and watches mountains. Clouds drift over the range revealing a peak while she declares the mountains are wiping their noses. A separate note touts Defiance Starch offering one third more starch for the same price, promising both quality and value.
An advert shows Capuchine cures headache with a liquid formula for various ailments including colds heat stomach and nervous troubles. It promises immediate action with trial bottle 10c and regular 25c available at all druggists.
A brief aphorism notes that clever men, focused on intellect, lack time to seek cosmetic help from a beauty doctor. It humorously contrasts intellect with vanity.
Readers are told Hal’s Catarrh Cure cures all stages of catarrh, a constitutional disease. The remedy is taken internally and claimed to heal by addressing blood and mucous surfaces, with a $100 promise to prove its efficacy. Testimonials offered. Toledo, Ohio, address given. price 75 cents. Hallo’s Pills suggested for constipation.
From Paris comes a decorative card rack and tray of artificial flowers that can be changed to match dinner colors. The rack holds a plain card with the guest's name, enabling reuse for many dinners and avoiding the cost of new decorated cards.
A Texas reader describes severe itching on a nail that he suffered with for years. One application of Hunt's Cure relieved the itch and less than a box cured him entirely, highlighting the product's effectiveness.
A fragmentary satirical dialogue features a man in the stern declaring intent to rock the boat while a man in the bow cautions against it. The speaker claims to carry an unloaded pistol as a deterrent. The text mentions Garfield Tea as a natural laxative promoting digestion and health benefits.
A moral maxim attributed to Lord Bacon urges prudent riches. It advocates earning fairly using soberly, sharing cheerfully, and leaving contentedly as a guiding ethic.
Pettit's Eye Salve offers instant relief for irritated eyes from dust heat sun or wind. 25c, distributed by Howard Bros druggists of Buffalo New York. The ad notes one regrets polite attention after knowing some people well.
An early 20th century medicine ad promotes Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for teething pain and wind colic in children. It claims gum relief and reduced inflammation, priced at 25 cents per bottle.
A concise adage reflects on the inevitability of trouble seekers facing consequences, urging caution and vigilance for those who pursue conflict. The saying emphasizes cause and effect in social behavior.
The author argues the Bible is literature written by divine command under guidance and preserved by providence. He cites Moses, John, and prophets, and surveys ancient manuscripts Vatican Sinaitic Alexandrian, noting their ages and influence on the 1611 King James Version.
Records from New York City public libraries show a marked rise in reading on sociology political economy and related subjects over the past five years. Book usage in these areas has more than doubled since fifteen years ago.
A loafer found in railroad yards pinned a small glittering object to his coat and was fatally struck by a freight train. The dispatcher named Patrick Doyle to search the victim and confirm identity. the badge on the coat revealed he was a Lady Maccabee.
Mrs. William Geeding of Attica Indiana says her infant’s itching sores cleared after using Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment. After three applications the sores began to heal, leaving no scars and no further problems. She endorses Cuticura Remedies for others with similar symptoms.
In a Pennsylvania town a colored wash lady explains she stayed away from her weekly duties to receive her diseased brother’s belongings sent from Pittsburg. The mistress learns of the unusual reason, exposing the unexpected burden behind the delay.
A missive from H. H. Meyers of Stuttgart Arkansas requests introduction of Hunt's Lightning Oil in Milledgeville Illinois. He praises the product as the best medicine he has used and claims rapid cures for Bloody Flux and Cholera Morbus in his family.
A wife questions the abundance of plain-clothes officers and the husband quips that they are no different from others as pay keeps their wives from being plain-clothes women. An ad for Hunt's Cure promises a universal cure for skin diseases with one application and one box.
An elder visitor notes the young man practicing law while his father still pays the office rent. The reply follows with a wry quip that he is not practicing law but economy, reflecting modest ambitions in a family business context.
A vintage ad touts Allen's Foot-Ease powder curing painful sweating and smarting feet and helping with growing nails. Promises comfort, eases new shoes, and offers a free trial package. Sold by all druggists for 25 cents. No substitutes. Address A S Olmsted Le Roy New York.
A lighthearted chat centers on Gaily's mood and jokes. The banter twists money as the source of happiness, with one saying wealth would dull his cheer and another joking about cracking bottles.
Periodic vis, backache, nervousness and headache relieved immediately and assists nature. Prescribed by physicians with best results. Trial bottle 10c. Regular size 2c and Sic at all druggists.
A quip notes that pursuing a woman's affection is tied to money, while leaving her behind is marked by regret. The proverb contrasts material pursuit with emotional consequences and reflects social sentiment.
Gelett Burgess spoke in New York at a theatrical supper about the Lark, a once delightful but failed paper. He told of a western village editor whose last issue carried a blue penciled note about burglars breaking in and finding nothing, condemning the community for their 38 years of effort.
An advert extols Hunt's Lightning Oil as a universal remedy used by the entire family for rheumatism cuts sprains burns and aches. It claims to quickly relieve pain by “yanking” it from the roots and concludes with a humorous line about a man’s dog turning on him and his wife returning to mother.
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