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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1908
Page
6
Prof John Duncan Quackenbush warns in New York that women increasingly drink, many from elite circles, with some not wanting cure. He cites adulterated liquor, counterfeit products, and rising cocaine use among shop girls, noting broader social and health impacts across various groups.
Dr. 8, T. Armstrong of Bellevue Hospital asserts New Yorkers show rising hysteria and reduced self control reflected in celebrations and drunkenness. He notes lack of official data, cites Bellevue admissions declining but indicating a broader drift, and argues for citywide study and measures to ease restless urban life.
A physician warns that many women and girls are indulging in liquor, with teens and debutantes among the drinkers. He cites excessive champagne use, nightly highball and cocktail consumption, and widespread counterfeit whisky that deceives club tasters. He notes one woman drank a quart of champagne daily and that 24 debutantes reportedly drank 36 bottles at a luncheon.
A long-missed letter carried across the Atlantic to Capt. Thomas Nielsen, now 68 and retired, recounts old friends and family in Norway. The missive from his wife Alviner and brother John notes an accident, with concerns over drug use and illness described in aging handwriting.
In a Success Magazine excerpt a husband confronts his wife over buying Z X and Y stock at 14 after it had fallen. She defends the purchase claiming she saw the broker mark the price down from 45 during a brief office visit.
Reverend Charles Parkhurst quotes Dr. Quackenbos on rising female drinkers in New York. He blames prosperity, idleness, lax social norms, and adulterated whisky, then criticizes lax enforcement of laws and political incompetence in Albany and city government.
A boy named Ralph mourns the sale of his beloved Shetland pony after a five year old buyer acquires it. He prays nightly for blessings on the pony but asks God not to bless the girl who owns it, reflecting his sorrow and attachment.
A Kokomo Indiana mother describes her boy breaking out with itching sores starting on his hands. After using Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment, washed nightly and applied ointment, the child was fully cured in four days.
A fragment hints at a juvenile drummer described as a potential standout. The brief text suggests optimism about a young performer making an impact in the country’s music scene.
The clippings promote the Peruna Almanac reaching millions of homes and a dubious miracle nerve restorer from Dr. Kline, along with a newborn in Brookline Pennsylvania and assorted ad-like quotes and quack cures. The items read like a mixed wartime style roundup of promotional blurbs and personal notices without cohesive news.
Denver resident Mrs A Gregory describes a six year decline due to female troubles. After an operation and worsening condition a friend recommended Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She reports restored health and urges other women with backache bearing down and periodic pains to use it.
Lacking medical advice, the ad promotes Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound as a standard remedy for female illnesses. It claims to cure displacements inflammation ulcers fibroid tumors irregularities and various pains. Mrs Pinkham invites sick women to write for guidance and provides her Lynn Massachusetts address.
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