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Newspaper
Rocky Ford Enterprise
Location
Rocky Ford, Colorado, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1903
Page
3
A broad Peruna advertisement asserts catarrh of the pelvic organs causes barrenness and that the medicine cures this condition. It cites biblical praise of motherhood and features a grateful Idaho reader, Mrs. L. M. Griffith of Arco, claiming she became fertile after using the remedy.
A letter from Mrs W McRoberts and others praises Peruna and Manalin as life saving and life changing cures. The notes claim postpartum strength, rapid weight gain in a baby, and renewed health for the mother after using the remedies. Several testimonials describe overcoming la grippe and long illness with the products and invite readers to write for Dr Hartman’s advice.
A humorous exchange mentions a girl described as a wild animal trainer who supposedly teaches fifth grade boys in a grammar school. The fragmentary text weaves in ads and quirks about starch, dyes, doctors, and a mix of unrelated lines, reflecting a miscellaneous page from a historical newspaper.
A French student’s investigation analyzes suicides by soldiers across European militaries. Russia remains high at 133 per 100000, France 18, Italy 24, Germany 36, Austria 1. German civilians show higher rates. Austrian and Russian soldiers lead in Europe. In France, Foreign Legion rate is 99 per 100000. Garde Republicaine 14. British rates are 23 at home and 30 in India. 1898-99 regular army around 47, now lower due to war strain.
The article extols walking as the simplest natural exercise for all classes and stresses learning proper technique. It warns against aimless walking and advises directing movement to engage all muscles with normal breathing and erect posture.
Baker extols North American forests as unmatched, spanning from British possessions to Alaska north and California sequoias to Mexican deserts. He notes ancient trees, storms, fires, and the vast, enduring woods while acknowledging the small, recent logging compared to the continent’s immense evergreen bulk.
A fragmented old advertisement page touts Defiance Starch as superior and higher in quantity, along with Allen's Foot Ease and Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. It mangles product claims, includes stray dialogues, and mixes trivial anecdotes about shoes, cigars, goats, and a cold cure with scattered branding rather than a coherent offer.
A Calcutta contemporary reports a new Indian industry supplying frog skins for bookbinding. Demand rises as the skin yields fine leather and takes delicate dyes, used in calf and levant covers for striking decoration. In Congress, Vandiver ridicules misquotations of scripture during speeches.
The Lake Superior area contains the richest copper in native state. A Minnesota mine yielded a mass about forty five by twenty two by over eight feet, weighing around 420 tons and more than eighty percent copper content.
Testimonials from Garo A Bunonss of 168 Belmont Street and EK Stevixson of 5051 Easton Ave claim relief from back pain and urinary issues after using Doan's Kidney Pills. A third note from D L Starron of Asrex Coro praises rapid relief and natural, free urination after starting the remedy in April 1903.
Humorous dialogue hints at brand popularity with jokes about steel plants and braces. The piece mentions Taxter’s Hullhead cigar and Defiance Starch claiming lasting results. It reflects early 20th century ad style and product blurbs.
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