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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1908
Page
3
Fabian Dare is lured by Von Tarsenheim into daily two hour hypnotic sleeps in Leicester Square. The benefactor supplies clothes food and a magical tonic, pushing Fabian toward a blurred waking dream while he secretly journals the strange events.
Excerpts reveal Fabian Dare's diary notes on Elsa and a shared spiritual longing. The text contrasts his tortured nerves with Elsa's guarded self as they navigate attraction and the lure of a larger, experimental culture. The setting spans Vienna, New York, and London, hinting at isolation within a crowded world.
An ad offers a free Complete Handy Atlas of the World in exchange for sending the advertisement and the sender’s address and postage cents. The line lists the source as eriver T S ROWNE at 409 Pearl Street New York.
Public notice form advertises Pyramid Pile Cure claiming cures for bleeding itching and protruding piles. Testimonial from W B Langley of Atlanta asserts relief after a short trial. Ad states free trial package by mail and distribution through drug stores at fifty cents.
An exploded lamp in the music room of John Douglass's Scott township residence caused a fire that destroyed furnishings and endangered sleeping children above the blaze. The lamp was left burning on an organ by the Douglass boys the prior night, and the fire extinguished itself once fuel ran out.
An old medical advertisement touts Chamberlain's Salve as best for fever sores chronic sores and damaged skin. It claims the salve keeps sores healthy and also suits chapped hands sore nipples burns and other skin diseases. Available at all druggists.
Telegram to Major Charles Strant of the Fifty fourth Iowa announces the death of John W. Slater at Onida South Dakota a longtime Iowa City city solicitor The body will be brought here for burial
The ad touts Sealshipt Oysters as tasting like true oysters with sea tang and superior to tub oysters. A pint is recommended for value as the higher price yields more flavor and satisfaction. Sold from a white porcelain case with the blue Sealshipt trademark and guaranteed. George Ellman Ogilvie Caple Hinkel Flannery are named sellers.
In Omaha Nebraska on December 8 both prosecution and defense rested by noon in the Rustin murder case. Assistant County Attorney Ellick opened the argument for the prosecution.
Edina Mo resident J P Klote endorses Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets for stomach trouble after trying many medicines. For sale by all druggists.
Secretary Cortelyou announced the Panama canal bonds sold with 159 bids accepted totaling thirty million dollars. The average price was 102.4368 with the lowest bid at 102.2778.
More people are using Foley's Kidney Remedy annually. It is claimed to be the most effective kidney and bladder remedy devised by medical science. The product claims to correct irregularities, restore worn tissues, and renew vitality, with A. W. Morgan, druggist, endorsing it.
An advertisement states Bucklen's Arnica Salve should cover ugly gashes with clean bandages and saturated salve to heal burns wounds sores and piles. Product sold at Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store for 25 cents.
The advertisement claims ZEMO stops itching instantly and cures dandruff or an itchy scalp. It destroys the dandruff germ, prevents hair loss, and leaves hair glossy while cleaning and healing the scalp. For sale widely, sample by E. W. Rose Medicine Co. in St. Louis and A. W. Morgan on 2nd Street in town.
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