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Newspaper
Renwick Times
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1897
Page
6
A Warren Pennsylvania woman recounts fifteen years of womb trouble with inflammation enlargement and displacement. After trying doctors she began Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound and Donative Wash and reports full recovery, claiming she could not have lived without the medicine.
Mrs Paul becomes the world’s first female street inspector in a major city, supervising seventeen Italian crews in the district bordered by the river Adams Street Sta Avente and the lake. She commands and drives through the area while earning 1200 dollars yearly and paying for her own horse and carriage.
A sparrow in Scranton was drawn into a grinding wheel turning 180 rpm. Workers feared it died, but after the machine stopped the bird chirped and clung to a rod. Rescued and placed on a table the sparrow recovered and flew away. The wheel completed about 1,000 revolutions during the incident and the bird had traveled over seventy three miles.
An early 20th century ad urges readers to awaken to kidney and bladder threats and to take Hostet ter's Stomach Bitters immediately. It claims benefits for the kidneys when sluggish and for the bowels liver stomach and nervous system, warning of Bright's disease or paralysis if action is delayed.
The York Companion recounts Lorenzo Dow the itinerant Methodist preacher making a bold marital bid from the pulpit. He noted two women rising, then declared he would marry the nearer claimant who was in good standing and well endowed, and she soon became Mrs Dow.
The article compares river discharges stating the Yukon releases more water per hour than the Mississippi. It notes Yukon discharge exceeds Father of Waters by a third each hour.
A merchant invented a two pound br ounce combination scale scoop to measure exact amounts without repeated trips to scales. The device arose from frustration with boxes barrels and bins and the difficulty of striking the precise weight on first try.
A collection of practical advice on efficient kitchen work and home upkeep. Tips include a scale device for measuring, carpet care routines, making peach pie and chili sauce, tomato ketchup, snow cream, and pantry organization. Practical, old fashioned guidance with multiple recipes and household hacks.
A Chicago Recuri Berlin letter outlines that Emperor Wilhelm II maintains a large, underpaid staff of about 1,500 including 350 women and 500 men, serving 25 palaces. The crown owns farms forests and factories, with private fortune around 25 million dollars, much tied to estates and royal allowances. The Kaiser earns through land rents, noble titles, and numerous military and naval commissions across several countries.
The Charlotte Observer notes a pecan grafted into a hickory on John McKar's farm near Warettevile. Grafting occurred Feb 28, 1807 with bud opening May. Photo taken Aug ot Wish shows the tree five feet tall and 20 inches around at base. Scion growth reached five and a half feet by Aug 30 after ninety six days.
A Lake Region report describes Fannie Adams of Umatilla Florida overcoming six years of paralysis and convulsions after using Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People. Her parents credit the remedy and a local physician notes observed benefits in other children.
A lively night scene features a burglar plot described in a dialogue about a diamond necklace and a frightened victim. The piece promotes Allen's Foot-Ease with promotional tone and a marginal joke about oysters from a column of satire and local ads.
Travel notice from H C Cheyney General Agent Sioux City outlining ticket options. One way or round trip via New York route. limitada information provided.
The Detroit Free Press item has a playful exchange about learning and growing up, noting a question about how many bones are in the human body and a child’s quip about becoming a wheel someday.
An aggregation of vintage ad copy and testimonial lines promoting Hall's Catarrh Cure with price 73 cents. Includes a dated testimonial by Amos Kelner praising Piso's Cure for Consumption and a general remark on self-respect in a rugged era.
The article notes cold welding difficulty for most metals and claims gold silver and platinum weld well when cold. It ranks metals by ductility with gold as most malleable, cites gold leaf coverage of 100 square feet per ounce and a 2 wire length from a grain, and mentions platinum wires reaching 120000th inch diameter. It ends with a metaphor about daylight and character.
In Winamak Indiana a man's father suffered boils and carbuncles until Hood's Sarsaparilla cured him after using the medicine. The writer notes his mother also uses Hood's Sarsaparilla for rheumatism. A Sears mail address and product endorsements appear in this promotional fragment.
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