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Newspaper
Orange County Observer
Location
Hillsborough, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1906
Page
4
A brief notice states the item is sold by all druggists for 50 cents a box and can be enclosed by mail order.
After Nevada legalized slot machines, nickels dried up outside casino outlets. A six year old girl cannot buy five cents worth of gum. A RenC bank recently received a keg with 1500 nickels directly from the factory.
A Pennsylvania silk ribbon manufacturer reports his six month old son suffering severe eczema with crusted mouth and eyes. After three doctors failed, Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent were used, producing rapid improvement and full recovery within ten weeks. The testimony dates June 5, 1905.
The Montana senator's Fifth Avenue mansion is nearing completion with an estimated cost near 5 000 000 dollars. While not the largest in the neighborhood, it stands as the most expensive of the nearby skyscraper-like homes. A note adds a proverb: A hot scolding never made a warm meeting.
The article chronicles Lydia E Pinkham born 1819 in Lynn Massachusetts and her rise from schoolteacher to founder of Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. It notes her family, the financial crisis of 1873, the kitchen laboratory, early pamphlets, and the growth into a landmark women’s health remedy with extensive case records and ongoing guidance from her daughter in law and successors.
In a Seattle style scene, Mr Percival Fitzrusher and Footloose Freddy face speeding and vagrancy charges, both fined $20 plus costs. Fitzrusher laments the outrage as Freddy claims equal punishment while walking free after paying his own fine. The piece blends local courtroom humor with a critique of justice.
A historical notice notes a ten year drop in U S murders by over two thousand and lynchings by about half. It references medical quack cures for catarrh and advertisements for various remedies and religious poetry interspersed in the text.
A visitor asked Mayor McClellan to arrange an appointment and asked if the friend was honest. The visitor claimed the man would steal hinges from a safe yet called him a good fellow, which the mayor rejected as inappropriate.
In Leominster Massachusetts a robin killed an 14 inch adder in a garden at George S. Jones's residence. John A. Hannis and others witnessed the episode as the bird attacked the snake with claws and bill until its death amid a nest of young robins nearby.
A traveler recalls finding two large churches in a small Minnesota village of a few hundred people. He notes apparent intense piety and opinions diverging among natives, quoting a Swede describing religious beliefs in a colloquial, humorous manner.
A 1902 farmwoman recounts serious illness and recovery after quitting medicines and using Grape-Nuts and Postum. The testimonial credits improved strength, sleep, and stamina within six weeks, and notes ongoing household duties for a family of six. Read The Road to Wellville pamphlet from Postum Co. Battle Creek Mich.
Doan's Kidney Pills are promoted as a cure for kidney ailments. A Swainsboro Georgia merchant, John C Coleman, reports years of kidney trouble and nightly pain but says Doan's gave immediate relief and lasting improvement. Sold by dealers at 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
An advertisement touts Taylor's Cherokee Remedy of Sweet Gut and Mullen as a universal cure for coughs colds cronp and consumption. It claims relief for throat and lung troubles and lists price at druggists 25c 50c and 1.00 per bottle.
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