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Newspaper
Perry Advertiser
Location
Perry, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1898
Page
7
A fragment describes a Dublin scene with a man boasting four ducks shot, a mysterious figure in a dressing gown at night, and a witty exchange about a clever hoax or hint to lovers. The quirky draft hints at a festive holiday mood and quirky local humor.
A letter from John S. Goode of Ohick Mo endorses Ayers Sarsaparilla as the best medicine, claiming it cured his daughter's illness and restored her eyesight after doctors offered no relief. The ad touts the remedy as a blood purifier that eliminates disease from the root and promises radical cures, offering free information from the FG Agency Co in Lowell, Massachusetts.
The article argues the trolley age will be remembered, as experts discuss aerial cableways and electric carriages on ropes as solutions to travel limits. It cites Richard Lamb praising the concept and notes high costs and technical hurdles in bridging roads and distances.
The article notes the need to wait for a safer season before crossing swamps with millions of feet of timber nearby. Roads are too costly due to miry soil, making logs hard to reach. An electric cableway was built to shorten distances and enable extraction.
The article surveys sleeping arrangements from England where four poster beds prevail to Germany with short beds and a prominent pillow. It contrasts tropical haramecks and mats, East Indian portable charpoys, Japanese matting with wooden neck rests, and Chinese low bedsteads. It notes ancient Greek and Roman beds on frames and Perotic Erotians with a couch resembling an easy chair.
In a quirky chapter a diner asks the judge to try the chicken soup. The judge replies that the chicken has proven an alibi, implying the meal is evidence in a humorous courtroom moment. The dialogue hinges on a pun linking soup to innocence.
The Salter Seed Co of La Crosse Wisconsin offers a $400 prize for naming their 17 inch Jong corn and White Oat prodigy. Request includes a seed catalogue and ten postage stamps for free samples and catalog. Also mentions seed potatoes and a note about mineral springs in the United States.
A collage of patent medicine pitches dominates the page. Cures for catarrh and coughs mix with coffee substitutes Grain-O and Mother Gray’s powders. Advertisements trumpet free trials, testimonials, and sensational claims. Also noted are travel pitches to Seattle and various generic household remedies. The text clusters reveal a bustling, frantically commercial period newspaper layout.
A Kentucky court acquitted Miss Alabama Grown, the so called Aierry Mountain Maid, who was arraigned for selling whisky without a license. The court noted her jaunty appearance and the court’s irony in the acquittal as the jurors bowed to traditional courtesy.
An advertisement-style piece urges women with nervous tension and uterine pain to seek Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. It cites Mrs. Pinkham's confidential guidance, claims many have benefited, and includes a testimonial praising relief from nervous prostration, backache, and menstrual pain after using the product.
A fragment from a social note recalls a quip about a wedding present sent by a self important man. The exchange references a paper of pins with the inscription I hope you appreciate my many fize points and hints at satirical social commentary.
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