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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1893
Page
3
An advertisement touts Doctor Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a cure for weak children, scrofula, and a range of ailments from grippe to pneumonia. It claims to purify blood, build flesh, aid digestion, and restore health, with a money back guarantee if no benefit is seen.
Leavenworth Kansas August 15 a discharged soldier praises Kickapoo Indian Sagwa claiming it cured chronic dyspepsia and heart enlargement after 1865 service. He credits doctors endorsement, urges others to buy, stating Sagwa restored health and appetite and that liver stomach and blood medicine sells one dollar a bottle six for five dollars.
A St Louis Republic recounts a tale from Dr Hume of Denver about Beta the elephant at Barnum's winter quarters. The story describes Beta swallowing a nine pound iron bar and a daring rescue by a boy named Joe sent by Barnum to retrieve the object from the elephant's stomach, saving the animal's life.
An essay extols women's quick perception and intuition in contrast to men. It argues that women endure and convene family stability amid hardship, urging counsel and confinement of women, and claiming women's instinct often decisively guides right and truth without deliberation.
Ohio schools report a seven year pupil in Alliance unable to read or write despite appearing highly intelligent. State Commissioner O T Carson receives a letter from Superintendent C C Davidson asking what measures can be taken. The item cites a Dorin anecdote about a five year old learning to walk after drum exposure.
A public health warning details the dangers of alum baking powders used in bread and baked goods. It warns of health harms from alum and alum-phosphate products, urges consumers to choose Royal Baking Powder, and notes cost and safety benefits. A Vienna medical claim about injections is briefly mentioned.
The piece extols Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a preventive shield against malaria dyspepsia constipation rheumatism and kidney and liver troubles. It argues precautionary use safeguards health in early symptoms and benefits nervous invalids and convalescents especially women in delicate health.
Italian railway officials explain women are chosen for switches and crossings because they are less prone to intoxication than men. The policy aims to improve safety and reliability on rail lines. This note reflects gendered workforce practices of the era and social attitudes toward women in heavy labor.
James Thom of the Beaver steamship Jine, active in Canada’s carrying trade, arrived in Winnipeg to discuss with the Manitoba Government the summer plan to bring Icelandic settlers. Officials reportedly aim to bring 2000 Icelanders next summer with a broader ambition to relocate 60,000 to 70,000 Icelanders if feasible.
The San Francisco Call claims electric roads would produce a plague of giant cats in New Orleans. Since the trolley's arrival, cats are described as unusually large and numerous, gathering nightly to lick rails, lie on them, and perform on the tracks for an hour. An electrician doubts the potential effects but notes the cats are said to be growing monstrously.
Famous Russian doctors are described as wealthy from high fees. Professor G A Sacharjin, based in Moscow, was summoned to visit Mme Tereschischenko in Skwira district. He earned about 7000 dollars for his advice and aid, while an accompanying assistant gained 1000 dollars. Terescht schenko arranged a special train later to transport medicines ordered by the professor to Kiev.
English novelist D Christie Murray writes to a London paper defending a controversial episode in his novel. He claims he heard the scene on the spot and used a genuine historical detail as the basis, mocking a reviewer who found it incredible.
A classic riddle asks how two fathers and two sons can fish and each catch a fish yet only three fish are caught. The answer: they are a grandfather, father, and son. The note promotes prizes and a soap offer, listing gifts and advertising incentives across papers.
A Montana electoral envelope with a red wax seal and a silver dollar imprint, held by Senate doorkeeper Sparr, hints at Montana’s early statehood. The item appears amid a miscellany of advertisements and quotes from period literature, including medical cures and moral maxims.
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