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Newspaper
Rockport Democrat
Location
Rockport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1908
Page
8
The article extols American forests for valuable medicinal roots and credits Dr. Pierce with a heart tonic blood cleanser and stomach aid. It notes native knowledge predating Europeans and offers a free booklet explaining how these extracts cure various ailments, mailed on request.
The text touts Dr. Pierce’s Favorite prescriptions as curing numerous female complaints including catarrhal pelvic disorders irregularities prolapse and uterine ulceration after other medicines failed. It claims glyceric extract origins from native roots, no alcohol, and a full ingredient list on each bottle wrapper.
A collage of small items from Indiana towns includes population counts in Ferdinand, a four day cotton mill week, a three handed baby in Tennessee, a jewel exhibit, a Dale creamery update, strawberry crops in Skillman, flat dwelling calf debates, Republican platform critique, and gas finds near Winslow. Reports on prison sentences, Boonville horse show cancelation, failed bond sales in Floyd county, and a gas-rich oil region in Monroe township follow, with humorous anecdotes and a high alimony claim in a Pike county divorce suit.
French scientist Bouquet de La Grue proposes using the Paris tower to broadcast exact time by Hertzian waves so ships worldwide could set their chronometers and determine longitude without solar observations. Experiments, praise from Newcomb and Agassiz, and plans for a wireless post on a mountain peak are discussed alongside tower apparatus and Casabl nca links. Also noted is Branly’s wireless telephony and a San Francisco sanitary study using dyed rats to track citywide rodent migrations.
Minna Irving recalls a church Easter service where a luminous bonnet steals attention from a hidden ring. The speaker notes his modest writing income would not sustain those lavish Easter bonnets as he contemplates proposing after the ceremony.
The article extols Chamberlain's Pain Balm as a cure for rheumatism and its relief value. It notes temporary relief can become permanent for some, while old or weather affected sufferers may not achieve a permanent cure, yet the pain relief justifies the cost. Sold by T. C. Basye in 25 and 50 cent sizes.
A concise moral quote emphasizes that righteous living requires more than simply avoiding wrongdoing, urging pursuit of virtuous actions and principled conduct in daily life.
An advertisement claims stomach problems cause heart pains and urges trying Kodol sold by T. C. Basye. The copy asserts mood improves after meals and promises relief after several weeks. It ends with a light remark about people taking themselves too seriously.
A 19th century advertisement touts Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea as a stomach stimulant, liver energizer, and bowel facilitator. Marketed as the best tonic for the whole system, it is sold at 35 cents as tea or tablets.
An elderly town resident crediting Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy with a cure after a severe dysentery attack is quoted by Walcott VT druggist M J Leach. Other ads tout De Witts Kidney and Bladder Pills and Kodol Digestive Aid while a barber quips about West pride and shaving savings.
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