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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1903
Page
6
A court case questions liability when a protruding nail in a market floor tears a woman's gown and suit. The magistrate says she should have held up her skirt. judges note moral debate but say law may differ. The piece critiques gender expectations and safety for shoppers.
An old advertisement promotes Cure a Goldfin with Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets offered at 25¢. It claims refunds if it fails and includes endorsements from W. Q. Endsley of Van Buren Indiana dated February 10, 1900. It makes an ironic remark about debt and finance.
An old ad urges readers to keep yellowed clothes bright with Red Cross Ball Blue. It promotes a 2 oz package sold by grocers for 5 cents and adds a moral line about not drowning sorrows in drink, warning that sorrow swims well.
A Tacoma dispatch relayed by the Francisco Bulletin describes a Clarke county lake, one acre in size, filled with carcasses of deer, bears, wolves, foxes, and other wildlife driven into the water by surrounding forest fires. The account notes bears and other animals crowding onto the mass as heat roasted them, while onlookers from distant regions visited the scene.
A period advertisement features letters praising Peruna as a cure for la grippe from multiple readers across the United States and excerpts by notable users. They claim rapid recovery after using Peruna and invite readers to write to Dr Hartman for free advice.
An elderly man named Ephraim fished daily in a small river long after fish were gone. A large catfish chomped his lure, waking him with a strong jerk. he seized the fish and warned it to beware his eyes always closed, or risk being found with them shut.
The ad offers one hundred dollars for a catarrh cure case Hall's Catarrh Cure cannot treat. It cites J Cheney & Co as proprietors and includes endorsements from West Truax Walding Kinnan Marvin as Toledo wholesale druggists. Claims the remedy acts on blood and mucous surfaces and notes price.
A nurse at a New York Children’s Home promotes Mother Gray’s Sweet Powders for Children. Claims include breaking up colds in 24 hours and curing feverishness headache stomach troubles teething disorders and destroying worms. Sold by druggists 25 cents. Free sample by mail from Allen S. Olmsted Le Roy New York.
The article reports Miss Henrietta Thomas of the Women's Medical College of Baltimore testing cheap ice cream and claiming 36 million bacteria per cubic centimeter. It questions the certainty of such figures and notes a guinea pig death from a bacillus Thomas isolated, prompting skepticism over health warnings and the role of science in everyday foods.
The Philadelphia Inquirer notes a Danish origin for reproducing portraits on tombstones using artificial marble. Local dealers eye the enterprise as the trend spreads to America. The imitation marble matches natural marble in tint and durability and enables cheaper carving of a deceased’s portrait.
A London note highlights recent fascination with thimbles once owned by royalty and famous women. Queen Elizabeth I’s diminutive thimble is cited as solid and useful though small, while Queen Victoria’s teenaged thimble and Princess Alice’s larger piece are mentioned, along with a dainty gold and enamel thimble linked to the Princess of Wales.
A broad notice describes la grippe as an all encompassing epidemic sparing no class or nationality. It portrays grip as a fearsome giant gripping men, women, and children across towns and cities. Peruna is promoted as a remedy, citing Mrs Theophile Schmitt, wife of the Ex Secretary of the German Consulate.
A jumble of advertisements touts a Peruna Almanac and Lewis Single Binder cigars with claims of sales surpassing four midwest states. It promotes butter color, M K and T railway notices, and homeseeker prospects in Indian Territory, finishing with a quip about a man with one suit facing a moth.
Grocers say they do not stock Defiance starch in 16 oz packages because once used by a customer they cannot sell 12 oz brands as replacements. A merchant laments laziness and quotes a proverb about mending past inaction.
The remark suggests men miss key insights about women when they fail to grasp the significance of clothing. It frames attire as essential to understanding gender relations and social cues.
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