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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Herald
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1905
Page
7
Mrs Carrie King of Darlington Mac describes years of biliousness kidney and liver trouble with frequent backache and headache. She credits Peruna with relief after taking twelve bottles and calls herself healthy again.
Mrs Minnie I McAllister of Minneapolis describes years of back and side pain solved by a seven week Peruna course. The letter touts pelvic and abdominal catarrh as the cause, claims Peruna cures internal catarrh, and asserts thousands of testimonials support Dr Hartman’s remedy.
The article argues appearance matters in selling farm produce. It criticizes deceptive placement of items to mislead buyers and stresses that marketing effort is as vital as production. Emphasizes that time and labor spent on improving presentation helps realize full value.
Instructions from J. J. Edgerton in Farmers' Review describe building a simple wool tying box from a 16 foot board, two 2x4s, nails and hinges. The design folds, cracks twine slots, holds fleece with a center string, and keeps wool neat for sale.
Ontario Station reports experiments comparing feeding steers in loose boxes versus tied stalls. Loose feeding generally improves appetite and reduces off-feed risk, but cheaper gains over a year remain uncertain. Dehorning after purchase can delay full recovery. small barrel-shaped animals tend to be unprofitable for market.
Mira Pare of Glasgow Kentucky says kidney troubles caused back pain and nervous issues with scalding urine. Dean's Kidney Pills regulated kidney secretions and cleared inflammation, restoring rest and strength. Sold by Foster Miles Burn Co Buffalo N Y 60 cents a box.
Captain W. S. Graham of Wheeling West Virginia praises Cuticura Soap and Ointment after long illness with facial sores back sores and blood poison. He credits friends and the products for clear skin and thanks God in a June 14 1904 letter. Includes other brief items on land for sale and a few jokes.
Promote Dr Caldwell Syrup Pepsin as a preventive laxative. Claims chronic dyspepsia weakens the system and Syrup Pepsin cures quickly and pleasantly. Sold by all druggists at 60c and 1. Mone back if it falls.
A somber undertaker attends a funeral with a grave look, fearing he will not receive the money owed. The mood is austere as patrons gather, and the detail hints at financial strain in a small town equilibrium.
Letter from KONINS, Norwich N Y, Feb 17 1900, argues under the Townsend rate bill no room for rate cuts. If the Commission fixes a rate it cannot be severed, emergency decreases would force appeals back to the Commission. Critics say the proposed bill offers no maximum rate concession. Also mentions odd items like an earnest green eating onion and Samstro Pigo's Cure for Consumption claimed to save a life three years ago.
The article reflects on Hudson River navigation resuming each May with pleasure boats and liners offering elegant travel. It mentions ship lines, the gay line, night boats, and the river’s enduring beauty. It also includes a quotation from West Pocket Confidences describing peaceful river scenery and lingering echoes of war.
An advertisement offers one hundred dollars for any case of catarrh not cured by Sally Catarrh Cure from Cheney and Co Toledo. The notice claims testimonials are free and lists sales through dealers. A stray sentence about marrying a boarding-house landlady appears as part of the fragment.
Manning town woman Mrs Willadsen writes that Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound saved her life after two years of failed treatments for painful irregular periods and related symptoms. She credits relief from bleeding, pain, weakness, and distress to the remedy and urges others to seek Mrs Pinkham's guidance. Des Moines Iowa No. 19 1905.
A marketing notice extols Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a female health remedy from Buffalo New York. It claims to aid nervous exhaustion hysteria and womb disorders, offers testimonials from patients and physicians, and promotes accompanying tonics pills and a free medical adviser book for women seeking guidance.
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