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Newspaper
Pratt City Herald
Location
Pratt City, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1900
Page
7
A historical letter illustrates a doctor advising a boy with bronchitis like symptoms to use Cherry Pectoral, cod liver oil, and proper diet, emphasizing fresh air. The piece notes the doctor’s aim to cure, not merely sell medicines, and promotes Ayer products as part of general guidance.
A British correspondent relays a tale of Oom Paul boasting he has read the Bible day and night for forty years, outreading Goethe and Shakespeare in wisdom and poetry, while praising King David and the Psalms as supreme literature. The anecdote contrasts the Boer leader with European authors.
Of the 260 stamps surveyed the values ranged from one cent to 5000 dollars. Five dollars is the highest value among postage stamps but newspaper stamps reach the 100 dollar mark while a revenue stamp may represent 5000 dollars.
Letters from women describe relief after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Testimonies cite long-standing kidney and menstrual disturbances, backache, and fatigue improving after treatment, with praise from customers in Troy Ohio New York and Ohio towns.
Paris notes Walter Baker & Co. of Dorchester Mass earned a Paris Exposition gold medal for cocoa and chocolate preparations. The company, already a world leader, has secured top awards from major expos in Europe and America, marking its continued prestige.
A notice from Goldsboro North Carolina attests Grove's Tonic cured a fever spell earlier than expected. The correspondent says three bottles halted a days long fever once predicted to last weeks and notes a strong sale of the Chill Tonic in the region.
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