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Newspaper
Rock Island Argus
Location
Rock Island, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1901
Page
2
A hale traveling man with pink skin and white hair recalls a retro toast at the old American House. Five young men drank to an early grave, but only one survived to tell the tale. The white haired storyteller says the man who refused to drink survived while the others perished.
A narrator recalls a social tableau at the Salamander where Daisy Porchester and Gilbert Vane confess their love and marry. The Salamander, shocked yet calm, declares she will see Daisy again as the couple face family tension and acceptance. Daisy’s aunt, the Salamander, reacts with stern disapproval before the swift marriage is revealed.
A lengthy syndicated excerpt details the history of the Sancy diamond, its 54 carat size, and its journey through European royal and noble hands before ending with William Waldorf Astor via private purchase. It notes Pauline Astor as eventual possessor and mentions related anecdotes and minor notices from American papers.
An eyewitness recounts a railroad wreck at a circus site where Monarch the lion, bruised and cowed, hides in a broken den while workers and a blackyardman engage with the panic. The scene shifts to a derailed show, a darky keeper, and the dramatic rescue as Monarch is lured back into his cage amid the wreckage. The piece ends with a note on cruelty, contrasting brutal acts against the refined cruelty of harsh speech nonphysical harm.
A patient recalls severe typhoid fever leaving an ankle ulcer. After consulting multiple doctors in Rock Island Davenport and Chicago, Dr J Alvin Horne of the Milnois Infirmary and School of Natural Healing claimed a two to three month cure. He finished in one month and the patient now reports full use of leg and foot and endorses the treatment.
An advertisement asserts complete removal of reflex complications when curing any ailment. It claims varicocele cures erase weakness and that strictures leading to prostatic, bladder, or kidney issues are addressed, promising recovery by treating the root problem.
The passage asserts that if the ailment is Syphilis, all related skin, blood, and bone diseases are eliminated from the system. It also promises that impotence and its distressing symptoms vanish, replaced by youthful energy, with all associated complications disappearing permanently after the main illness is cured.
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