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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1908
Page
6
The piece traces how early households made their own cures with teas tonics and bitters then adapted by enterprising doctors into mass market remedies. It highlights Peruna as a case of a home remedy expanded by Dr Hartman into a nationwide product trusted by thousands for coughs colds throat and bronchial issues.
A vignette features Tired Tiffin and Weary Wigs trading quips about being expelled from saloons and other places while noting the durable Lewis' Single Binder cigar. The exchange mocks laziness and praises steady labor as a virtue. The ad hints Peoria factory origins.
May Windom leads the Windom ranch sheep herd against Lew Madden’s outfit in a dramatic spring drive. A wild mix-up of Mer and Was flocks erupts on the ridge as May and Lew confront fate and end with a kiss and a plan for a future together.
The article argues that the universe and life are one, with love as the guiding force. It contends science and spirituality converge, with evolution shaped by humane feelings and motherhood as civilization’s crown. It asserts justice and love are innate to human nature and scripture.
The survey lists fifteen boiler explosions in Germany for 1906. Three stem from low water, one from a bottom failure in a vertical boiler in service 28 years, and one from external inward corrosion at a spot where 32 year old boiler metal touched an outer wall.
Mrs. Marie Lipsie of Helena Montana reports three years of back pain and kidney trouble ending after using Dean's Kidney Pills. She says four boxes provided a complete lasting cure and notes the product was available from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo New York and sold by all dealers at 50 cents a box.
Classified note indicates the retirement of Alderman Dodger. Editor suggests placing the announcement under Public Improvements.
A mother from Alton Kansas reports her baby developed eczema on the face at one month old. Three months of other medical care failed, but after using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent the skin cleared and has remained smooth for two and a half years.
A worker named Pat sustains a minor cut prompting his employer to send him to a hospital. The house surgeon jokes about the wound and asks Pat for his opinion. Pat agrees with the doctor, claiming the physician read his mind by echoing his own words.
Mrs K M Fisher of Dillsburg Pennsylvania recalls how a copperhead bite on August 29 1906 nearly killed her. With no medical help nearby she used Sloan s Liniment which relieved pain and she credits it with saving her life. She is mother of four and keeps the Liniment on hand.
Emperor William has welcomed Prof. Schott and Prof. Rheinhold Begas as they promote a German sculpture exhibition in New York. The emperor approved the exhibit and statuary valued at 750000 dollars has already been pledged.
In this promotional item, Allen's Foot-Ease powder promises relief for painful or nervous feet and growing nails, claiming it makes new shoes comfortable and cures sweating feet. Sold by druggists for 25c with a free trial package, address A S Olmsted Le Roy NY.
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