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Newspaper
Orange County Observer
Location
Hillsborough, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1908
Page
4
La Hicks offers Capuchine in liquid form claimed to cure monthly pains, backache, nervousness, and headaches with immediate effects. Prescribed by physicians and sold at drug stores in 10c 26c and 50c sizes.
A collection of curio lines and wry exchanges from New York Press Dallas News Houston Post Indianapolis News and a brief humorous dialogue about a bald uncle and a tall tale. The items reflect era voice and media ripples across cities.
A little girl, while her mother attends several card parties, spots a plaintive calf crying at the window. She asks the nurse if the calf’s mother has gone to the card party and left it too, showing a child's innocent mischief.
October Delineator notes Laura on the porch alarmed by a loud locust song from a nearby tree. She rushes to the tree and cries Ring off bird as she tries to quiet the disturbance.
A Me girl recounts years of indigestion and starvation until she tried Grape-Nuts. She says the cereal restored appetite without distress and became a staple in her diet, noting improved health and strength. The letter is presented as a genuine testimonial from Postum Co. and invites readers to read more.
Practical instructions on repairing tablecloths with linen thread and stiff paper patches, plus methods for cleaning mahogany, polishing tables, and preserving sofa cushions with embroidered covers and rib bon work. Includes tips from New York World and Indianapolis News on household upkeep.
Parboil carrots then sauce with butter and lemon juice. Mock Mince Pie uses raisins eggs sour milk and spices to yield two pies. Lemon Raisin Pie blends lemon rind and juice with sugar raisins and flour. Cocoanut Cones combine grated coconut and sugar with egg white, baked into cones. Raisin Sponge Cake uses eggs sugar water flour and raisins to bake in a slow oven.
October Delineator advises autumn bed preparation to save spring work and improve blooms. Dig two feet deep, invert sod, fill with manure and light soil, then mulch or fertilize as needed. Clear debris, lift weed roots, and spread manure for a ready lawn bed next spring. The Washington Herald notes whiskey labeling reforms.
Sylvanus O Verrill of Milford Maine describes a five year ordeal from a kidney injury to paralysis and failing kidneys. After using Dean's Kidney Pills he gained strength, walked with crutches briefly, then discarded them as his kidney function improved and he recovered.
An ad promotes Hicks Capuchine Cures Headache with claims it relieves colds heat stomach or nervous troubles without dangerous drugs. Liquid form acts immediately with bottle sizes 10¢ 25¢ and 50¢ available at druggists. A literary quote and a Washington Star line appear among the snippet text.
A Newark Delaware man says seven years of eczema on his hands ended after using Cuticura Ointment and Soap. He notes initial relief from various remedies but full cure came after two boxes of ointment and one cake of soap. March 28, 1907.
Hazardous catarrh remedies warned against mercury in ointments that can destroy smell and upset the system. Hall's Pills cure, claimed to contain no mercury, is advertised as a safe alternative. Toledo based manufacturers, distributors, and testimonials listed.
In a report from October Delineator, Henry aged three admits choking his three month old brother while alone. The mother returned after hearing the baby cry and confronted the scene. Henry stated, Oh, I choked him a little, but I asked him to sense me.
Do not buy white lead without assurance of purity. Adulteration is common, but the Dutch Boy Painter trademark from National Lead Company guarantees quality. Write to National Lead Company New York for a testing outfit and a free book on paint.
Advertisement extols Turtznineg for eczema tetter ground itch erys las infant-sore head chaps chafes and skin diseases. Claims marav elous cures in aggravated cases with thousands praising it. Offers by mail from Savannah Georgia and cites a quote about quick gifts.
A fragment item promotes malaria eradication and systemic health efforts. It references old product slogans and a mysterious formula claim. The text mentions adults and children and suggests a broad public health aim.
Helpfully presented letters show grateful women seeking medical guidance that their doctors would not receive directly. The long correspondence over thirty years suggests personal insight and confidence in the confidential exchange for better medical care.
A reader from Allen Town, Pa. shares relief after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for long standing female troubles. The ad touts the product as a standard remedy for displacements inflammation ulcers fibroid tumors irregularities and nervous symptoms based on thirty years of use.
H. H. Green's Sons of Atlanta Georgia claim to be the only successful Dropsy Specialists in the world and invite readers to see their libel offer in another column. The campaign begins when money rattles in the tin cup.
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