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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1907
Page
3
In a cave prison a man and Psyche endure a harrowing escape attempt. They plan to tunnel or cut through chalk, endure hunger, and improvise tools while the old Peter looms, hoping water and light sustain them as they press toward a possible reach to the surface.
In a grim narrative the narrator and Psyche endure a thirsting ordeal while digging a deep hole. They seek water from a well and test a chalk filter but find brackish liquid. A brittle candle, a chalk filter, and careful waiting yield a glimmer of relief as Psyche signals thirst relief.
The piece recounts a fad of treasure hunting since the Boer War with reports that Kruger's hidden gold bars and sovereigns lie buried up country. Pretoria issued permits and police help to guides amid mounting gullibility, including a Boer man who sought £50 to fund a wagon and oxen to move the treasure.
The passage notes donkeys cost $100 in the country, with breeding possible to lower prices from $3 to $10. London uses them for huckster carts, as animals are bred in Ireland and Wales. Little donkeys can fetch $4 to $100, with the docile, intelligent animal described as ideal for children and a potential affordable pet if bred locally.
A fragment from a Philadelphia Ledger item features dialogue on vegetarianism versus carnivorism and a wry remark about why undertakers might prefer wisest life. The quotes suggest social observations about marriage grievances and widows.
A Longview Texas engine driver Herbert E. Spaulding describes years of severe sciatic pain from a knee and spine injury. After consulting doctors and Hot Springs, he attributes his cure to Dr Williams Pink Pills, noting six boxes cured him and he remained symptom free while continuing to work.
Mrs. Remnethe Myers of Ironton Ohio says five years of kidney pain and weakness ended after using four boxes of Dean’s Kidney Pills. She recalls sleepless nights and severe bloating improving, with ongoing good health since. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
The statement notes Indurite, invented by Charles and Monroe, an American, in 1889, and produced in Newport Rhode Island, as an early example of so called smoke less powder.
An advertisement offers one hundred dollars reward for any catarrh case cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. It cites E. J. Cheney & Co of Toledo and endorsements from WaLpinc Kinnan and Marvin. It describes the cure as an internal remedy affecting the blood and mucous surfaces, with testimonials available and price at 75 cents per bottle. Also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation. A Meridian public notice states the board of education will forbid high school activities.
A scatter of notes covers peanut production in Valencia Spain, monastic Altenberg Abbey near Cologne, Alfred C Haddon's visit to American museums, loans of silver in Paris, and curious tales from Elizabethan silk stockings to a Berlin toe graft. The piece also mentions Jam slips in Lyme Regia, Japanese women jockeys, and a dragon of varied anecdotes.
A well known specialist touts a home made mixture for kidney and bladder troubles using Fluid Extract Dandelion Compound Karyon Compound Syrup Sarsaparilla. It recommends a teaspoonful after meals and at night and claims affordability and high recommendation. The text also notes a London railway conductor funeral with a floral token, and mentions Garfield Tea as a health tonic. It ends with a stat about tourism spending in Italy.
A hospital article argues many surgeries target women for organic issues and urges early action. It promotes Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a preventative remedy drawing on letters from users like Mrs. C. A. Rockwood and Miss Margaret Tierney to claim success and avoidance of operations.
Mrs Pinkham invites women suffering from female weaknesses to write from Lynn Massachusetts. She promises to locate the trouble from symptoms and provide the quickest surest treatment. Her vast experience is said to guide recovery and her advice is free and helpful.
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