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Newspaper
Rocky Ford Enterprise
Location
Rocky Ford, Colorado, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1903
Page
4
An expedition into shrub growth near Denver shows a plant resembling rubber has the potential to yield crude rubber, potentially turning Colorado into a rubber producer. The report notes Defiance Starch promotes quality and quantity, substituting for other starches as a price equivalent.
A Lebanon Kentucky city official testifies that Dean's Kidney Pills relieved severe back pains and urinary irregularities after other doctors failed. He bought the remedy from Hugh Murray Drug Co. and found quick lasting relief. A free trial offer and nationwide mail order are provided by the Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY. Sold by druggists for 50 cents a box.
A physician claims a keen sense of smell can predict death within forty eight hours aided by an earthy odor before demise. The article pivots to a product pitch for Defiance Cold Water Starch, touting superior quality and larger 10 cent packs claiming customers will never switch.
Among the Fifty-eighth Congress are at least eighteen University of Michigan alumni. Two are senators Joseph V. Quarles of Wisconsin and Porter J. McCumber of North Dakota, while the other sixteen serve as representatives. Quarles and McCumber have served in Congress since 1899.
A collage of humorous quips and brief notices in a Denver area clippings page. It references Basters Mullhead scent humor, Ham troubles, a debt theme about a bonnet, deafness cures, Drake and Hall's Catarrh pills, statues of William II, and light jokes about a teacher, dye, butter, cigars, and a retired hoseman.
A new account of the 1896 Adowa battle describes King Menelik rallying Abyssinian forces to defeat 18,000 Italian troops. The Ottoman era clash left 20,000 Africans dead and as many Italians. hundreds of prisoners were taken amid post battle mutilations of native Italian allies.
A Washington Star reprint describes pulque shops in Mexico City as tourist sights with lively names like Delights of Life and The Smile. It notes pulque is made from cactus sap, yields three to ten gallons per plant, and is a strong intoxicant with a sour milk odor.
The advertisement cites Dr. Robert R. Roberts of Washington DC and other physicians endorsing Peruna as a cure for catarrh in multiple organs. It claims widespread doctor support, detailing patient recoveries, pelvic and gastric benefits, and calls to request Health and Beauty and Facts and Faces booklets.
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