Rapid Cure Reported for Rheumatism by Pink Pills
In winter 1902 03 Mr Schroeppel bedridden by rheumatism found relief after stopping a doctor and using Dr Williams Pink Pills. Within two weeks he could work on his farm, eight boxes completed, no relapse in 15 months. Captain George Balfour also found relief after trying the pills. Sold by druggists, claimed to cure neuralgia sciatica and partial paralysis. Women can manage a flirtation and avoid producing ugly complications.
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Schroeppel
Dr. Williams
China Township
St. Clair County
Mich
Menry Schroeppel
George Balfour
Mr. Schroeppel
Captain Balfour
Cure for Weeping Eczema with Cuticura Products
S B Hege, a passenger agent for B and O in Washington DC, reports dramatic relief after using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills. He describes a three year battle with painful itchy skin starting on the hand then spreading to ears and ankles. After the first day of treatment the burning and itching diminished and he sees a complete seeming cure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. B. Hege
Washington, D. C
Defiance Cold Water Starch Offers More for Less
Housekeepers are urged to buy Defiance Cold Water Starch for laundry use claiming it never sticks to the iron and comes in 16 oz packages, doubling the size of typical 12 to 14 oz rivals while costing the same 10 cents. Grocers may stock inferior sizes but Defiance prints 16 oz on every package.
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Defiance
Noble impulse walks a moment with God
A concise reflection notes that a person guided by noble impulses experiences a brief fellowship with the divine. The aphorism underscores virtue and moral action as paths to a transient, spiritual encounter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
God
Cure a Cold in One Day Warns of Refund Promise
A historical ad fragment promotes Luvative Bruma Quinine Tablets claiming a one day cure for a cold with a druggists refund if it fails. The garbled text references Grove's signature on each box and includes scattered branding cues.
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Grove
Swelling purse marks shrinking soul in public view
A sharp proverb notes how rising wealth reveals moral decline. The line traces concern that material gain exposes shallower character, suggesting society associates fortune with waning virtue and ethical standards.
Defiance Starch Promoted For More Starch Value
Advertisers urge customers to choose Defiance Starch saying it offers 16 ounces per package while competing brands carry 12 ounces, with no cooking required. The message emphasizes better value for the same price and urges shoppers to prefer Defiance.
Nebraska Legislature passes bulk sales law and debates bills
The Senate recommends SF 48 the bulk sales law and considers amendments on notices to county clerks. Other measures involve suspending sentences for wife abandonment, condemning private ditches, preventing illegal public funds spending, and hospital term changes. House debates Christian Science examination and parole for murderers, introduces bills on rail rates, tax collection, library boards, and court structures. Senate passes several bills including bulk sales law SF 48 and raises issues on bar admission and irrigation districts.
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Senate
Giffin
Judiciary Committee
Epperson
Clay
Dawson
Laverty
Williams
Otoe
Committee On
Hastings
Jones
Committee On Commerce and Manufactures
Jlarsh
Tucker
Richardson
Saunders
Douglas
Shreck
York
Reserve of
Knox
Supreme Court
Committee
Sheldon
Nebraska Senate Debates Tax Levy and Exposition Funding
The senate debated S F providing a 2 mill levy to pay state debt later amended to 1 mill and kept at head of general file. S. F. 1 by Thomas of Douglas would create two 12 hour shifts for Omaha firemen. House and senate advanced multiple bills including $15,000 for Lewis and Clark expo participation and $30,000 for Cobbey statutes. The chamber adjourned after a busy session with several measures moving to general file.
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Senate
Sheldon
S. F
Jennings
Thomas
Douglas
Omaha
Dimery
H. M. Eaton
Nebraska
St. Louis Exposition House
Ernst
Johnson
State Penitentiary
Kaley
Webster
Portland
Ore
Jahnes
Washington
Missouri River
Jahnel
Rouse
Hall
Nebraska Legislative Highlights on Referees and Public Bills
The House reviewed rules on appointing referees in visit actions and divorce residence requirements in Nebraska. It passed several measures including trimming the Norfolk Insane asylum funding, consolidating reinsurance, labeling convict made goods, and establishing a hospital for disabled children while adopting amendments to finance and public lands bills.
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House of the 10Th
Committee On Public Lands and Buildings
House
Hogrefe
Richardson
Norfolk Insane Asylum
Burns
Bartoo
Valley
Lee
Douglas
Johnel
Washington
Casebeer of
Gage
Freight Rate Bill in Nebraska House
The bill requires railroad companies in Nebraska to file sworn statements of rates between stations within ten days of enactment. It bans charging higher rates than 10 percent below the January 1 195 I rate for listed freight items and sets caps on distance-based charges. Perjury penalties apply to false statements and the Secretary of State would maintain filed records.
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Roberts
Dodge
Platte Valley
Hill
Hitchcock
Burns
Lancaster
Prout
Secretary of the
State Irrigation Board
Cass
McMullen
Gage
Christian Science
Nebraska
Cunningham
Wilson
Pawnee
Currie
Dawes
Doran of
Garfied
State of
Statens
Secretary of State
Amending Liquor Laws Introduced in 1906 Session
S F 182 from Gibson of Douglas proposes amendments to liquor licenses to separate licensing from social evil. It bans licenses for premises used for unlawful or immoral purposes after January 1 1906 and prohibits licenses within 500 feet of houses of ill repute. It requires revocation of licenses found tied to such activities or near houses of ill repute.
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Gibson
Douglas County
Granite Obelisk Pillar Erected for Gen John Wool Troy NY
In Oakwood cemetery Troy New York a granite monument in the form of an obelisk honors Gen John Wool. The needle is a single piece taller than the Central Park obelisk in New York. The note ends with a fragment about Maine.
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Oakwood
Troy
N. Y
John ¥. Wool
Centralpark
New York
Maina
Suppression of Consumption and Natural Living
The text argues tuberculosis can be suppressed by natural living and outdoor exposure. It cites cases of extreme outdoor sleeping to demonstrate resilience, claiming cold air and fresh air strengthen the body and lungs, with varied anecdotes from New York and New Jersey about sleeping outdoors through winter.
Child Labor in Factories and Tramp History
A Chicago municipal lodging house physician reports many tramps trace work in factories or harsh jobs to boyhood. He notes artificial modern life produces many human wrecks, including homelessness and disheartened men. He compares country children with nature to urban youth lacking such exposure.
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Chicago
How Do You Eat In The Modern Kitchen
The piece argues that modern cooking boosts business for both saloonkeepers and undertakers. It warns that spicy, highly seasoned foods create thirst leading to liquor or cigarettes and urges eating for strength rather than drunkenness. It laments loss of nutrition and rising vulnerability to illness.
Tent Life Cures Consumption
A Denver doctor conducted experiments with consumptives in a tent colony outside Denver. Early winter brought modest progress until a severe blizzard drove temperatures to 20 degrees below zero. Then one woman who had no appetite rapidly improved as the cold weather sparked natural body processes and sustained her recovery.
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Denver
Exercise and Use Prevent Rusting of Metal and Body
A proverb notes that metal rusts if unused and the body becomes diseased without exercise, urging regular activity and maintenance to stay sound.
Condiments Deemed Detrimental to Appetite and Health
The passage argues that mustard pepper ginger and spiced pickles lack real food value and can create a false appetite. It warns that appetite signals digestion and that condiments may mislead those without true hunger, labeling them enemies to health and advising avoidance.
Neighbor's Health Hazard Claimed to Threaten Public Safety
Professor Huxley warns that a neighbor's reckless brain state could create a foul environment risking typhus or diphtheria and erode personal freedom as surely as a pistol threat to life.
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Prof
Huxley
Swedish Doctor’s Cold Water Cure for Tuberculosis
A Swedish physician, about a decade and a half ago, treated terminal tuberculosis patients with daily cold-water rubdowns and ice bath immersions. The regimen began with towel rubs in cold water and progressed to thrice daily ice-water plunges, aiming to stimulate recovery in consumptives.
A National Error On Urban Growth And Tuberculosis
Dr Gould argues cities crowd out rural life and warns confinement harms health. He says land and opportunities could provide livelihoods for all and that proper exercise and lung development could prevent tuberculosis, especially if youth avoid excess lying down.
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Gould
Outside camps and rooftop huts aid tuberculosis recovery
Tuberculosis patients in New York and other cities are using rooftop huts and outdoor camps outside major towns to recover. Advocates argue city air is poorer than outdoor environments and that sunlit rooftops offer a healthier alternative to damp indoor housing.
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New York City
New York
Boston
Don'ts About Dress for Cold Weather
Advice warns against wrapping the neck too warmly as it can cause perspiration then rapid cooling leading to sore throat or nasal catarrh. It cautions indoors use of rubbers to prevent evaporation and damp feet, recommends drying rubbers and changing to dry footwear after wear.
Wholesome Recipes Feature Green Pea Soup and Pies
A vintage collection includes Green Pea Soup using canned peas and coconut butter, Hoccake batter with cornmeal and milk, Vegetable Salad with potatoes and celery, and a Mince Pie recipe combining apples protose marmalade prunes nuts malt honey and raisins. Recipes note long cooking times and preservation tips.
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Schroaeppel
Captain Laffour
Dr. Kline
BM. Klinx, Ltd
Arch Street
Iphie
Legislature of
State Board of Health
Friends of
Jackson
Antelope
Foster
Davis
Junkin
Smith
Burt
Dy Wnox
Buffalo
Burkett
E. A. Tucker
Richardson County
Arizona
Milford
Fries
Cady
Howard
Thomas of
Itvesee
Sheridan
Wall of Sherman
County Boards of Equalization
Foster. Davis
Klondike
New Jersey
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