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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1906
Page
3
A Manchester New Hampshire woman details a severe apoplectic shock and sleepless period that ended after using Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People. The ad claims relief from nerve trouble headache neuralgia and blood diseases with pills sold by mail or at druggists.
A Punch cartoon caption asks what Noah and family did all day on the Ark. Dick and Mabel joke that they fished but only two worms were available, sparking humor about scarce resources aboard.
A Columbia Missouri woman Mrs J B Johnson shares her prior health struggles after an operation two years ago including dropsy heart pain and disordered kidney action. She credits Dean's Kidney Pills with restoring her health after two boxes and notes the product is sold for 60 cents a box by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
The narrator and Aunt Jane travel from St Jean Pied de Port toward Bourgette crossing into Spain. Their mule train journey climbs rugged passes past crosses marking murders, with rough innkeepers and a dramatic night rescue by the inn Boots after a mistaken alarm.
An elderly Newburg New York man describes severe blood poisoning and foot wounds cured after using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent. He faced months of pain, hospital stay, and loss of mobility before reporting complete healing after two weeks of treatment. August 21 1905.
A Berlin writer reports a wireless signal station is being erected at Norddeich for the German government postal authorities. It will have an effective radius of 932 miles, matching the Naples to St Petersburg distance, and comprises four iron towers each 213 feet high.
An old, vegetable Brandreth's Pill remedy is described as the safest world renown purifying laxative. The ad claims a constant dose effect, daily two pills aid constipation digestion dyspepsia and blood impurity, with usage spanning over a century and availability everywhere in plain or sugar-coated form.
English author Dr. Arthur Shadwell recalls a Massachusetts cotton strike parade where workers of many nationalities formed a vivid, diverse procession. He uses the sight to invoke the idea of the mythical average American workman and the nation’s varied industrial makeup.
A collage of late 19th or early 20th century ad style lines quotes and aphorisms. Mentions Mrs Winston's soothing syrup echoes patent medicines. References to carpets dyes Linum FadeImass dyes wasps terminal facilities and a five cent cigar Lewis' Single Binder and Walpole quotes appear as side notes.
The advertisement claims Hall's Catarrh Cure cures catarrh, a constitutional disease, by acting on the blood and mucous surfaces to strengthen the constitution. Proponents offer one hundred dollars for any case it fails to cure and invite testimonials, with sales through druggists. Also promotes Wall's Family Pills for constipation.
A midsummer sun causes the Washington Monument to bend slightly on its southern side, a copper wire 174 feet long with a plummet in water illustrating the shift. The note continues about laundering fine wash goods and praises starch for stiffening without thickening, recommending Defiance Starch.
Theatrical manager John Stetson, meeting a friend on the street, says he will name his yacht with an S starting name and cites Psyche or Cinch as possible options.
Public notice-style advertisement extols Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a remedy for painful periods and various female ailments. It quotes letters from Nellie Holmes of Buffalo and Tillie Hart of Larimore praising relief and regularity, urging women to seek advice from Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
An English church paper correspondent reports on a town meeting critiquing a movement described as a London invention. He remarks that organizers were disappointed, the movement is a false exotic, and locals value the bubble at its true worth.
A historical note reports that in Ireland 497 of every 1000 females over 18 are unmarried, while in India the figure is significantly lower. The text cuts off before a final India percentage is given.
An advertisement style discussion notes that coffee importers and roasters push Postum as a safer alternative. It claims coffee addiction harms nerves and organs, and that stopping coffee and using Postum for ten days cures nervous disorders, dyspepsia, bowel issues, heart weakness, and eye strain. There is a slogan There’s a reason for Postum.
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