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Newspaper
Shoshone Journal
Location
Shoshone, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1913
Page
8
An advertisement touts Dan derine hair cleanser as a miracle for dull dry hair, promising shine, softness, and new growth after use. It urges readers to buy a 2 cent bottle at drug stores or jewelry counters and notes a hardware store offering cheap rent and assorted goods with personal service.
The article describes early experiments claiming electricity can substitute for food through diathermy currents, stating a patient gained weight and vigor after electric treatment. It also notes electricity used to promote plant growth in indoor setups with high frequency currents.
A Philadelphia reader reports diarrhoea relief after using Chamberlain's Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. One bottle cured one sufferer and others after receiving it. The letter notes that ordinary diarrhoea cannot be instantly cured by a single dose and mentions availability from all dealers.
Advertisement listing new motorcycles and motor boats for sale with monthly payment plans. Offers include various makes and a prompt written by mail, with reply enclosed and a P.O. Box address in Trenton, Michigan.
Conference rates via Oregon Short Line tickets on sale from Bale Oregon and Wyoming list October 1 to October 6 inclusive. Contact Guletia AN for rates and further particulars.
A fragment lists various inexpensive goods including an artives partive dnnying town, a Standard fewlag rmwehive, a child’s Deed tad niinivows, a child’s tuilet phale Kernaitin athidden ont be many, an oxeht owk, a carpet sweeper and a streight chair. Inquire at tort Dewler's readenee, ive.
An old advertisement extols California Syrup of Figs as a gentle, effective laxative for infants and children. It touts a pleasant taste and claims to ease stomach trouble, constipation, and foul digestion without griping. Warns to avoid counterfeit imitators and to ask for the genuine bottle.
Secretary of State Willow J. Bryan, famed for temperance, served nonalcoholic drinks to diplomats in Washington. A dinner hosted by Representative Robert N. Page featured a nonalcoholic wine substitute while other cabinets provided no wine. The administration emphasizes sobriety with alcoholic beverages largely absent from events.
Mrs Curie Chapman Catt, a leader in the votes for women movement, travels to attend an international conference on women’s suffrage. The meeting gathers delegates from twenty nine countries and runs from June 16 to December, held in Budapest.
A condensed look at ancient roads from 2000 BC through Roman times. Highlights include early Babylonian paving, Carthaginian influence, and the Appian Way known as the Queen of Roads. Details span bridges on the Euphrates, Chinese public works, and Rome’s network of military routes totaling about 60,000 miles.
A meeting of state highway commissioners and manufacturers of horse drawn wagons and motor trucks is urged by George C. Diehl of the A A A National Good Roads Board to weigh legislation on tire width and load limits. He notes enforcement gaps, warnings about narrow tires causing ruts and road damage, and the need for unified rules covering both horse drawn and motorized vehicles.
The article discusses total mileage by automobiles on New York state roads, estimating about 400,000,000 miles driven in a year. It mentions efforts to improve highways and the use of road drag after heavy rain to maintain road quality and longevity.
Mrs. C J Martin of Boone Mill Virginia says she suffered five years with stomach trouble and could not eat. After taking three bottles of Chamberlains Tablets she is now well, weighs 168 pounds, and can eat anything she wants. She invites locals to verify her claim and notes the product is sold by all dealers.
Mrs. Sarah E. Duncan of Tipton recalls last winter when her son suffered a severe cold with a dreadful cough. She claims one bottle of Chamber Twin Gough remedy stopped the cough and cured the cold, a claim she says was sold by all dealers.
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