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Newspaper
Renwick Times
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1899
Page
8
In a light exchange Mrs Youngwife recounts enlisting her husband for spring cleaning. He stayed home after feeling ill, so she kept him from the office while they beat carpets, disassembled beds, and polished furniture, highlighting goofiness and household roles.
A farmer and his wife debate their son Josiah's late hours and his English-leaning mind. The mother explains time zones from an almanac to justify his 9 PM bedtime as suitable for a lively temperament. She argues mortgage worries and moving away would not help.
A sensational survey claims Uncle Sam and England top pill consumption with millions of weekly doses in the United States and Britain. It cites vast machinery in pill making, heavy advertising, and high profits while noting many pills target incurable ailments and pain. Sam Jones recounts a pastor anecdote about a Georgia colonel’s generosity and a surprising cash gift.
Two prominent Louisiana State Legislature members including Hon J H Caldwell endorse Peruna for catarrh and related kidney disease. Letters from Robeline Louisiana and Grays Kentucky recount prolonged illness, cataracts and Bright's disease improvement after using four bottles. Free catarrh book offered.
A Windsor Magazine piece describes new Commons members taking private lessons from ex doorkeeper Simpkinson. He stresses that success hinges on delivery and timing, teaching formulas like I venture to say and I have yet to learn to craft effective parliamentary responses.
A garbled mix of quotes and medical pitches appears, promoting Hall’s Catarrh Cure from F J Cheney & Co of Toledo, plus various testimonials and rhymed witticisms. The fragmentary text includes medical patent tone lines, price hints, and a Ripans chemical request, ending with a quip about gallows.
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