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Newspaper
Potosi Journal
Location
Potosi, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1909
Page
3
A letter from Mrs. Will Youne of Rockland Maine praises Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for backache linked to female weakness. The testimonial claims the product reaches the root of trouble and restores health, inviting other sick women to write for advice.
A humorous exchange shows a wife reading in a paper that a man in America sold his wife for a shilling. The husband retorts that if she was good, she was worth it.
A young woman reporter seeks political allegiance from locals when a stern matron answers, refusing access and declaring, take a good look at me, I’m the party he belongs to. The moment captures bold local resistance and party loyalty in a single exchange.
A tiny Bank of England 1 penny note, issued in 1828, circulated for years annoyingly. The holder finally brought it to the bank and, after long arguing, received £5 for the obsolete note from the authorities.
A carrier pigeon marked S. A. 66 386 appeared on the police blotter in Milwaukee Wisconsin amid a string of thefts in an exclusive building. The bird allegedly entered homes and helped itself to food and a gold chain for a nest.
Prominent men testify to Postum's health benefits after coffee harms. A Southern public schools superintendent recalls his mother suffering heart trouble and stomach issues from coffee, then improving after switching to Postum. The family’s well being strengthened. the mother notably recovered from long standing illness. Read The Road to Wellville, a print in The Postum.
A 1909 Rexford essay advises placing low, non tall plants around houses to soften exteriors without blocking light. It details vine use, edge plantings, and selections like Dicentra, phlox varieties, spireas, nasturtium, nicotiana, asters, and gladiolus to create year round appeal and fragrance.
A Delineator essay urges women to learn color and cut to flatter figures. It warns that small budget shoppers risk lasting harm from ill chosen gowns, and advocates careful, slow buying to avoid costly fashion missteps.
A new toilet novelty launches nail polish in a pressable tube. The polish has a cream to liquid consistency, easy to apply. The nickel plated case features a pull off top and an ejector to dispense the enamel.
Rugs for summer cottages and porches come in blue and white old rose and white green and white with landscape borders in Japanese style. Borders feature gnarled trees or wave-like patterns woven on white backgrounds. The rugs are very inexpensive.
These rain capes are circular pongee garments treated with a secret process to shed showers without stiffness. They feature high standup collars and a few shining jet buttons for a touch of distinction, offering a graceful alternative to clumsy past rain gear.
When suitcases and purses show wear coat spots with tan water color paint then air dry. After an hour rub with a woolen cloth to finish. Tan and brown shoes that are scuffed can be treated the same way for a refreshed look.
A fashion note on morning walk hats describing coarse straw shapes trimmed with bird wing plumes in bold color contrasts. Most hats favor half tones with wings as the color highlight. corn shades dominate straw patterns and black satin and mauve pansy trim provide chic accents.
A small millinery piece showcases a tailleur style helmet hat crafted in empire green straw. It features white mercury wings as a striking decorative element.
A long standing fashion of dressing two sisters of similar age alike is rising in America this winter. Not limited to twins, pairs debut together with matching outfits, deemed pretty and practical. The uniform gowns save effort amid bold color trends and provide coordinated elegance for simultaneous wear.
The text describes fashion gowns made of gauze and net, often lined with contrasting colors. When white isn’t used, harmonizing tones appear with the face and lining in different colors such as plum cerise gold blue pale and pistache.
A Philadelphia Sunday school tale shows a teacher assigning coins to faith hope and charity. A pupil cannot recall all three names after a week, confessing that charity was spent by his mother on meat to make hamburg steak, leaving only faith.
Henry Searle of Little Rock Arkansas describes twelve months of agonizing itching and scaly eczema. After refusing little relief from a skin hospital and several remedies, two to three applications of Cuticura Ointment with Cuticura Soap and Pills ended in a complete cure. Boston based Potter Drug & Chem Co promotes the remedies.
A feeble Irish woman seeks aid for her ill husband and starving children. She says she asked the church and others without success and finally went to a steam engine plant, joking that her husband pays locomotive taxes at the loco motive works.
Co J Hammonds of Fort Scott Kansas reports relief after using Dozin's Kidney Pills for kidney stones. He states sediment and stones passed, symptoms vanished, and he gained about 50 pounds. Sold by dealers for 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
Dr William Osler discusses tuberculosis as a persistent foe In his view eradication remains uncertain Yet he notes substantial mortality reductions in many areas during one generation and calls the battle a fight of hope with victory in sight based on continued effort and progress.
Gen Adalbert R Buffington relays Civil War stories at a Madison New Jersey dinner. He recalls Gen Mahone thin and chased by his servant Davy in a December dawn, the nightshirt flapping as he lunged with a scabbard. A Mohawk Malone train tale follows about an Italian aboard who ate a chick with the big eyes and then sickened greatly.
A New York scientist receives government protection for a lamp burner that turns oil into hydrogen gas to fuel a mantle, delivering eighty candle power with less consumption, no mantle carbonization, and no smoke. The Union Light Co. has bought selling rights and plans discounts to recruit local representatives while promoting the invention under the name Herzog.
A jumble of quoted lines and baffling phrases notes pugilists, pride, and lovers. It blends literary quips with odd garbled text about chi softens gurus and Seabee Pride before romance, ending with a mention of a ballet girl and squeeze.
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