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Newspaper
Renwick Times
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1898
Page
8
A 19 year old writer from Chambersburg Pa describes relief from painful menses via Lydia Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. The testimonial promotes tonics for new motherhood, urging women to seek Mrs Pinkham’s advice and highlighting a public letter from a suffering sister.
The report profiles Anthony Brafy, an Albany boy with no official residence, whose wealth is estimated at 25 to 30 million dollars while paying taxes neither in Albany nor New York. It notes his vast local interests, and contrasts John A. McCall, head of New York Life Insurance, with a past as Albany State House janitor.
Allen Olmsted advertises Foot Ease powder to soothe tight shoes curing corns bunions chilblains frost bites and swelling. Sample free at druggists and shoe stores 25c address Le Roy New York. Reporter notes practice game uneventful with injuries including a broken nose ear lost tooth and jaw fracture but no serious harm before tomorrow’s championship.
An old advertisement asserts deafness cannot be cured by local applications and must be treated constitutionally. It promises a $100 reward for any cure by remedies other than systemic treatment and cites catarrh as a common cause, urging readers to buy Halls Catarrh Cure. The text also includes a unrelated retail dialogue about glove sizing and purchase.
An assortment of short clippings: job ad for steady teaching work with P Drax Sioux City Iowa. a light exchange about Miss Cute in Philadelphia. an ad claim about Laxative Brome Quinine. a piano joke in Mrs Newworthy dialogue. testimonial claiming Piso's Cure cured cough. a Humorous scene from The Merry Homemaker noting a man biting a bottle.
A comic exchange unfolds as a mother questions a boy about striking his sister Elsie. The child deflects by recalling a game of Adam and Eve and an apple she supposedly ate, ending in a humorous retort.
Empire Manufacturing Co advertises the Farmer's Handy Feed Cooker at 12.50 for a 50 gallon capacity. It claims winter feed savings of at least one third, healthier stock, reduced log cholera risk, and eggs in winter. Catalogue on request from 61 H street, Quincy, Tr. Cooker offered in all sizes.
A hungry customer sprinted from a South Thirteenth Street lunch house with a ham sandwich and coffee snatched in a hurry to catch a trolley. He dropped the spoon and cup in the street during the escape, but the spoon was retrieved as police and bystanders pursued the car. The pair were worth about 14 1/4 cents.
A column of practical farming notes covers cheap warm shelter ideas using a pole framework and straw for poultry and stock, the shift from straw-stacking to stable housing, plus tips on improving soil fertility, winter work, and ashes with stable manure to boost ammonia retention and fertilizer value.
Warnings aside, many Americans head toward the Klondike. Readers are urged to use Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters for protection against malaria rheumatism kidney trouble and digestive complaints while seeking fortune in the north. A second note touts Allen’s Foot-Ease powder to keep feet dry warm and free from frost bites corns and bunions with sample requests offered.
A fragment depicts Mrs Housekeep scolding Soiled Sammy at the front door with sharp dialect and humor. The scene centers on family dialogue and a playful misunderstanding about finding a teddy in the kitchen.
An old advertisement touts Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children claiming to reduce inflammation ease pain and cure wind colic. The text promotes a scented bottle and medical-sounding benefits for young sufferers.
A Yonkers Statesman item notes a strange exchange as Egbert comments on his wife’s taste and Billy, after agreeing, smokes a cigar from a birthday gift. The scene hints at an unusual domestic moment with commentary on taste.
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