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Newspaper
Saco Independent
Location
Saco, Montana, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1916
Page
5
A health-advocacy snippet urges drinking hot water with limestone phosphate before breakfast to cleanse the stomach liver kidneys and bowels and keep body poisons flushed. It claims daily use prevents illness and restores youthful feeling as advised by a well known physician.
A practical philanthropist offers help and advises self reliance. A shabby visitor recalls trouble from a prior attempt to help himself by stealing another man's cash register, revealing he spent years in durance vile before.
Mr F C Case of Welcome Lake Pennsylvania writes of kidney and back troubles and relief from Dodds Kidney Pills. He endorses publishing the letter for skeptics, noting pills cost 50 cents per box from dealers or 60 cents for Dodds Dyspepsia Tablets. Adv.
A terse exchange shows a father asking for remorse after striking Willie Jones, while Bobby replies he is not as remorseful as Jones. The snippet captures a tense interpersonal dispute centered on accountability and injury.
A 10 to 16 cent box of Cascarets is advertised to cleanse the stomach and bowels overnight. The claim notes easing headaches, biliousness, sour stomach, and foul gases by removing bile and constipated waste, with a promise of a clear head and healthy liver by morning.
A judge quotes dialogue about a sister at home and someone named Bobbie. The exchange notes she wasn’t expecting the visitor, revealing a brief domestic scene in a legal setting.
A compact item based on a readable newspaper fragment. The piece identifies key players and the locality, presenting a brief narrative in period voice. It preserves names and places while avoiding speculative details.
Governor Stewart sets April 3 to 8 as Western Consumers Week backed by Montana clubwomen. The report notes 48 622 attendees at farm programs last year including farm institutes and home economics, with 413 boys and girls clubs forming for corn and potato projects under Mrs. Augusta Evans.
An old advertisement extols drinking water and using Jad Salts to flush the kidneys. It claims uric acid from meat irritates kidneys, causing backache and bladder issues, then touts four ounces of Jad Salts daily to restore kidney function and neutralize urine acids.
A Yale scientist estimates a radium particle will remain active for about 1650 years, indicating long lasting radioactivity and implications for lessons in nuclear science.
An old advertisement advises bathing infants in hot water and Cuticura Soap for itching skin. It suggests gentle application of Cuticura Ointment and promises better rest for fretful babies. Free samples by mail with a book, address Cuticura Dept. L Boston. sold everywhere. The ad ends with a quip about older men and papers.
The antiseptic powder relieves painful feet and bunions and soothes tired feet. Shaken into shoes or used in foot-bath, it claims instant relief from sting and soreness. Sold everywhere with a 2 cent price and a free trial package offered by Allen 8 Olmsted LeRoy NY.
The Baltimore Sun notes Alexander the Great ordered his phalanx to shave to prevent enemies from grabbing beards in close combat. In World War I trenches soldiers grow beards for protection against cold, suggesting a revival of beard wearing as a wartime necessity.
Charles F. Murphy Tammany leader recalls a street musician playing Christmas Awake in a snowstorm on a corner. He notes the musician’s shoes full of holes but says the snow hides it, framing the scene as bracing optimism. Washington Star attribution.
A Wisconsin woman describes ending reliance on tonics after overwork and illness. She adopted Grape Nuts with cream and milk, sleeping better within two weeks and gaining weight, crediting the diet change as the reason for her recovery, per Possum Cos Battle Creek Michigan River.
Alla Mallad testified in a divorce case after marrying May Hassan in Highland Park. He wore a red wig that looked like his own hair, revealing the disguise during a first kiss to shocked friends. He claimed the wedding was expensive and that the bride refused to discuss the marriage. a decree was granted.
In St. Joseph Missouri Elias Chute kept a horse confined in a barn for over a year. Humane Officer Ziemendorff found the neglect and freed the animal from its stall. Hoofs trimmed and a vow of daily exercise were imposed on the owner.
Joliet Illinois reports Edward Roebeck a life-term prisoner who escaped from Joliet penitentiary with three companions. They fled in horse and wagon toward a farm four miles away but were spotted by farmer Hugh Thompson due to a noisy henhouse disturbance and Roebeck was captured.
Andrew J. Tice spent fifteen days in jail after pleading guilty to a disorderly conduct charge for taking the family turkey and feeding it to his dog, depriving his wife and three children of dinner in Middletown N Y.
An old advertisement touts ethine double strength as a guaranteed treatment to remove freckles. Instructions urge applying a small amount nightly and morning, claiming even heavy freckles fade and lighter ones disappear. The ad guarantees a refund if the product fails.
A humorous contrasting note on outdoor work and rest states that outdoor idleness is healthier than labor. Mentions eye health and aging effects, urging readers to consider eye remedies and age signals, with a brief nod to a Chicago company and an eye remedy pamphlet.
An unreadable OCR fragment hints at marital tension showing harsh dialogue and strained interactions. The text mentions anger, blame, and a reference to husbands and wives in a troubled domestic setting.
Fragmentary notes discuss how the amount involved in embezzling alters allowed penalties and outcomes. The text references green chauffeurs and shops, but details are unclear and fragmented.
An ad style item touts Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a pure vegetable remedy to cleanse blood and drive out poisonous matter. It claims to revitalize vital force and cure ailments linked to bad blood without alcohol or narcotics.
A fragment discusses an Anuric director Pierce, head of a hotel in Buffalo New York, claiming the remedy eliminates inflammatory symptoms and urinary issues. It asserts relief from back pains and urinary sediment, urging readers to visit a nearby source for the product.
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