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Newspaper
Nutley Sun
Location
Nutley, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1909
Page
3
A confusing reminiscence discusses health remedies and coffee habits. It mentions Peruna, liquid medicines, and a nurselike teacher recounting drinking and nervous troubles. The writer recalls quitting coffee after bad health and credits Postum with clearer skin and better digestion.
Plans for a monumental reinforced concrete bridge connect New York to Spuyten Duyvil and recall Hudson’s 17th century voyage. The structure features arches and a main span of 700 feet, with a 186 foot crown over Spuyten Duyvil Creek, promising a landmark crossing.
Rockefeller recounted a driver Timothy who earned an annual prize for best kept horses stalls and harness. An inspector’s cobweb discovery nearly cost Timothy the prize, but he explained the web was to catch flies in the gray mare’s stall.
The school board asked the park commission for temporary use of part of the Franklin territory to house the Outdoor School. It may use the building at 20 o'clock to shelter and support the special class and provide a room and shelter for students during the season. Cleveland and Newark observers show interest as Jefferson and Parker HID references appear in the account.
A painting of a Delaware waterfall sparked clash between painter and Western critics. The piece, meant for the State capital, was rejected by the art committee for implying a stormy locale, yet the artist refused to alter the sky and kept the work on display, per the New York Sun.
Commuters on a Lackawanna line near New York clash over coal costs versus doctor visits. One man notes coal at about two tons monthly for 12 dollars, while another cites a doctor’s two dollar visit and frequent illnesses. The exchange ends with a warning that heat and coal may save more lives than frequent medical care.
The city raised about 28000 in a single day for the Children's Hospital and Red Cross stamps sold out. Amid global calamity San Francisco donors remain generous, despite local needs. Also quoted are humorous and pointed samples from national papers, including anecdotes about small towns and church reform debates.
An old advertisement from Houston Texas touts Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a cure for female troubles citing letters from grateful women. It includes Mrs Bessie L Hicks of Houston who says three years of illness improved after using the remedy and urges others to try it.
A London Daily Mail note highlights Laxative Bromo Quinine ads promising one day cold cure with BE Grove signature and offers for free books. It also recalls a Duke of York's Theatre patron who bought three stalls for comfort, keeping belongings and biscuits in place while others sat elsewhere.
A Gallatin resident claims fifteen years of kidney disease ended after using Dolan's Kidney Pills. The letter describes back pain, gravel attacks, and multiple kidney stones with ongoing weakness prior to treatment. Sold widely, at 50 cents a box, by Foster-Milburn Co. in Buffalo.
The Pernna almanac for 1909 is distributed to druggists and social circles with astronomy articles and astrology notes. It promises accurate mental character readings and lists lucky and unlucky days free of charge to purchasers, with address to The Peruna Co. in Columbus.
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