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Newspaper
Newton Record
Location
Newton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1895
Page
3
A young physician recounts attending a woman overcome by an unusual flood of blood to the head. He explains tears result from congested hypertrophied tissue closing tear ducts, exciting tear glands and causing excessive secretions. A young woman questions whether emotion in the era's play caused the condition.
A garbled OCR tease advertises Hostetver remedies for rheumatic blood and malarial complaints. It mentions kidney issues constipation and neuralgia with a push to keep this “comprehensive family medicine” on hand. A brief domestic scene interrupts with a pet in a room and a visitor’s fear of the dog.
The advertisement touts Syrup of Figs as a pure, pleasant tasting laxative that cleanses the system and aids the eyes, liver, and bowels. It claims millions are satisfied, notes no objectionable substances, and warns buyers to seek the package labeled Syrup of Figs with the maker’s name.
The Talmage sermon expounds on angels food from manna to celestial feasting. It blends biblical imagery, music, repentance, and heavenly banquet scenes, noting angels’ joy at earthly sinners turning to grace and the joining of mortal and celestial feasts.
The article reflects on doctors and medical students risking their lives in outbreaks such as cholera and contagious diseases. It honors their devotion and notes how physicians repeatedly attend the afflicted, including a late case of a Chinese leper, illustrating public gratitude for the profession’s sacrifices.
A Pittsburger patient complains of left arm pain and discovers the ache stems from a habit of hanging by a strap on street cars. The physician explains the arm is held unnaturally upward for about an hour daily, causing the discomfort, and advises ceasing to support himself by the strap for a cure.
A five year old boy suddenly grew facial hair and a deep voice resembling a man of thirty. By six he stood five feet six and could carry two hundred pound grain bags. At eight his hair gray, by ten his teeth fell out and limbs palsied, and at twelve he died.
Fragmentary 1904 newspaper item shows a dialog about a romance and remedies, notices on railway excursion tickets from Chicago Great Western and Wabash lines, promotional maps for “A New Empire” about Sheridan county and Big Horn Basin, plus various medical and random anecdotes. The text mentions tickets to western points, stopovers, and addresses for agents, with scattered voter and local interest notes.
In a Broadway style exchange Mrs. Jones explains naming their new maid Japan, noting the worker is Irish named Mary Ann but the nickname sticks as more appropriate, reflecting a light hearted domestic scene.
A French printer's society enforces a rule banning handshakes without gloves, claiming the practice is unhealthy. The article notes the strange customs and hints at broader social tensions as members vow to hold to this hygienic policy.
An advertisement proclaims the Golden Medical Discovery from the World’s Dispensary Medical Association in Buffalo New York as a remedy for consumption and general debility. It claims to strengthen the blood, halt tissue waste, and rejuvenate the body, offering a free 160 page book on respiratory and skin ailments upon request with a small six cent postage stamp.
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