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Newspaper
Renwick Times
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1897
Page
8
Japanese critics oppose a proposed trolley road in Japan claiming it would abandon traditional transport methods. Local promoters defend the project as modernization though opposition centers on cultural and practical concerns.
An 1898 issue advertises Cascarets for digestion and health, cites Richardson Teather of Newcastle, Kipling contribution to The Youths Companion, and a Boston address for subscriptions. Also mentions Allen’s Foot-Ease and a note on child marriages in India with age figures.
Beware of ointments for catarrh containing mercury as they destroy the sense of smell and upset the system. The ad promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure from F. L. Cheney Co Toledo Ohio and Wall's Catarrh Cure made in Toledo Ohio, sold by druggists at 75 cents per bottle. It ends with an unrelated astronomy note about sunlight and moons.
A shipbuilder notes that small propeller screws perform better than large ones. Early practice favored large diameters to boost speed, but trials showed breaking blades and welded joints reduced diameter yet increased forward speed, leading engineers to favor small propellers.
The ten year old Louise Rybolt of Harteville Indiana recovered from a severe illness after her family used Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People. Her parents praise the remedy noting rapid health restoration and renewed school attendance. The advertisement claims the pills boost blood and nerves and are sold by dealers or by mail at 30 cents per box or six boxes for 2.50.
An elderly man in east London reportedly the last in England to wear a George III era pig tail hairstyle with blue ribbon, knee breeches, plum coat, and frilled waistcoat. Once a dandy and noted for vanity about his appearance, he remained a picturesque figure amid squalor and old fashion pride.
A 1910s style plea promotes Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for female weakness and womb issues. A letter from a anonymous young woman in Indianapolis testifies to relief after prolonged illness and impaired mobility, praising the remedy and urging others to seek treatment.
Wisconsin veteran and Union scout Thomas W Burton recounts his near shooting of Robert E Lee and Nathaniel P. Smith during the Seven Pines area skirmishes. He kept the event secret until a letter from Lee confirms the moment and his mercy. The tale mixes battlefield memory and personal reflections from veteran life.
The passage portrays Hitters Stomgek Bitters as a powerful remedy for invalids of the Regular Army, claiming it strengthens the body, stimulates bile flow, and improves digestion. It asserts relief from grippe, dyspepsia, and reduced kidney activity through use of the bitters.
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