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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1908
Page
4
William Wahlberg of Oklahoma City declares one bottle of Peruna relieved his stomach catarrh more than years of treatment. He says he will continue use, plans to recommend Peruna to readers, and calls relief a lasting cure.
In a terse exchange a speaker called a listener out for tolerating harsh speech. The retort asserts defiance, claiming desensitization and a “wolf cadile” stance as a self defense.
An ad extols Mitchell Eye Salve for headaches from shifting faze and motion, claiming it strengthens eyes and relieves burning. It cites automobilists as users and markets the product nationwide. Also notes immigration figures: 316 000 aliens arrived in the current year period and 570 000 foreign-born returned to Europe, compared with 1 195 000 arrivals and 320 000 departures last year.
A Kansas City Times excerpt touts Johnson's Tonic as the sole cure for malaria and related ailments, claiming it erases all traces of the disease. The piece mixes quackish rhetoric with a humorous exchange about a “fat part” in acting.
An advertisement promotes Capudine at Drug Stores claiming fast relief from headaches linked to colds meats stomach or nerves. The copy urges purchase at participating stores and closes with a Henry Van Dyke quote about identity and legacy.
A critique tracing mendacity in leaders from Napoleon to Bismarck, praising frank lying as a robust art. It notes Prince Bismarck’s early century charm with duplicity, contrasts public belief with veracity, and argues modern outlets overstate decay in truthfulness while defending the practice as enduring.
A Scientific American correspondent reports a simple wax coating method to waterproof matches. Ordinary parlor matches dipped in cooled melted paraffin light after immersion, and even after hours underwater they strike and burn normally. The wax adds moisture resistance and reduces ignition risk from accidental drops, aiding camping or canoeing use.
A Vienna census report from 1900 notes 1,635,447 residents, ranking Vienna behind London Paris and Berlin but larger than all U S cities except New York and Chicago. The decade shows a 21.9 percent gain, slower than Chicago's 54.4 percent and behind New York's 17.8 percent increase. A separate item recalls a Black preacher in Georgia whose visit to Dooly County ends with a fervent church service and a deacon’s prayer.
A witty quip notes that when all members gather they end up talking about Chaucer. the Pursuit of Literature sketches a humorous scene of literary discussion and self reference among club members.
A seed restaurant patron asked for breakfast and was told by the waiter there is nothing available. The waiter offered steak and eggs for a quarter instead, implying a humorous or unusual menu bargain at the establishment.
The excerpt imagines a poor nephew urging an uncle to see a new play and laugh. The old man reacts with blare, then a scratching pen signals him altering his will in a Stray Stories vignette.
A quote from Franc is de Sales extols tenderness as a remedy for anger and drought of spirit. The author likens gentle speech to water quenching flames and yielding fruit from barren soil.
Norristown Georgia resident Lena Y Henry writes of relief from female troubles after trying Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The letter, featured as a testimonial, urges all sick women to try the herbal remedy and asks them to write Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts for advice.
A woman named Agnes reveals she is married, implying the union runs in her family as her mother was married before. A bystander congratulates the bride as she explains the family pattern and her new status.
Vignettes from school days showing a proud mother praising her son for being among three who answered a question, a naughty child jailed in a closet until remorse, and a ten year old reader seeking literary impact even as his congressman father objects.
A mother and her young son describe months of sour stomach and poor digestion. After consulting a stomach specialist, they start eating Grape-Nuts and recover quickly, regaining weight, energy, and appetite. They credit the cereal for relief and renewed well being.
Doctors urge a shock approach over sympathy in hysteria cases. Dr. A Morgan Vance recalls applying force to a bedridden patient to induce movement as a cure. Other anecdotes discuss imagined motherhood and treatment ethics. The report also cites opinions on unemployment from Freeman's Journal and Town and Country.
Consul Baker reports large poisonous snakes and antarctic sooty petrels sharing rookeries northeast of Tasmania. Hunters grab snakes, not birds, while a Royal Navy captain notes a single flock extending forty miles. Goose Island lighthouse evades the birds with iron screens as hundreds are killed yearly. The birds arrive around September 20 and hatch in turns while foraging.
A reflection on self love as a universal impulse within the gifted, noting Disraeli’s assertion that nature abundantly distributes this principle across the sensitive family of genius. The piece underscores self regard as a driver of behavior among creative minds.
A reader quote from Hugh Black questions whether people possess steadfast resolve to endure hardship and stay alert at the post until relief arrives, urging faithfulness and perseverance.
Sylvanus Verrill of Milford Maine recounts five years of kidney injury pain and paralysis. Doctors claimed the right kidney was dead and he could not walk again. He credits Doctor’s Kidney Pills with restoring function, reducing pain, and enabling crutch-free movement. Sold by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY for 50 cents a box.
In a brief exchange a speaker notes a doctor’s advice for a climate change while the weather forecast predicts colder conditions tomorrow for She John and her husband. The tone mirrors a small town column noting daily weather impacts.
A Virginia couple recounts their infant daughter's severe eczema. After doctors gave up, they used Cuticura Soap and Ointment and the child recovered with no relapse. They cite testimonials dated October 1906 from Darmid.
Frank J. Cheney swears before me that his firm FJ. Caxsky & Co of Toledo will pay one hundred dollars for each case of consumption not cured by Hall’s Cavanan Cros. The oath sworn December 4, 58?6, before A. W. Gleason. Hall’s Catarrh Cure is taken internally.
A collage of 1907 London bird skin sales and plumes with stray ads and quack remedies. Includes a list of bird skins and plumes for sale, testimonial notes on Simmons Liver Purifier, city school spending figures, and brief jokes and ad blurbs from period newspapers.
Hicks Capudine is advertised as the beat remedy for grippe and colds relieving ache feverishness and headaches with immediate liquid effects. Sand Sheat Drug Stores promotes the product amid sensational regional crime notes.
A patent cure mixes glycerine Virgin Oil of Pine compound pure and whisky for a cough with dosing every four hours. The Leach Chemical Co Cincinnati advertises its pine oil product in sealed half ounce vials. A train journey features Prof Hadley rehearsing a speech while a matron jokes about a spouse.
A bystander recalls a boy scolding his grandchild about scissors. The grandmother warns of a boy who injured his eye with a similar pair and lost sight. The child asks a pointed follow-up about the other eye, highlighting curiosity and a grim moral.
Vignettes mix college humor and a tramp anecdote from student life with quips about drinking and cooking. Includes a candy box cure ad claim and a Harvard joke about streets and truth.
Fragments advertise Johnson's Tonic and Pettit's Eye Salve with health claims. Mentions Derby's Quaker cen tennial and a St Anthony chapel car tour. Includes assorted brand pitches for eyewash teething products and tonic elixirs with bold promises.
A satirical ad copy implies Hunt's Cure relieves itching instantly and promises relief from scratching. The text flips between colorful quotes and humorous lines about money, manners, and social norms from a 19th or early 20th century style bazaar page.
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