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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1898
Page
7
A patent chuin agent visits a merchant and presents a card reading Barton Zebulon Day Agent for Cosmopolitan Novelty Company. The merchant, recognizing the name, replies that it is also his BZ Day and bids him farewell.
A Meaford Ontario report recounts Mr Petch once paralysed for five years after a spinal sclerosis diagnosis. After disability payments and years of decline he used Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People, markedly improving his condition and leading to a claimed permanent recovery. The Monitor notes public belief and urges consideration of the pills. Additional items mention unrelated ads and notices.
A compilation of early consumer notices includes Allen's Foot-Ease promising foot relief and shoe comfort, COSMO BUTTERMILE SOAP for clear skin, Educate Your Bowels with Candy Confections laxative, and a Chicago to New York rail ad from Michigan Central. Also a humorous room 1534 incident and a Water non-intoxicating beverage pitch.
A century of leaders including Lincoln, Napoleon, and Louis XI employed superstition and dreams to guide power. Lincoln’s visions spanned a mirror’s pale face in 1860, a 1864 renomination omen, and a fatal postwar dream. He cited Genesis as Bible support, while Lamon praised the depth of his thought on the matter.
Long Island trout fishing thrives at South Side Sportsmen's Club and Tuxedo Club with abundant catches and large ouananiche. Fly fishing challenges persist in open waters where wary fish resist flies, prompting some to use bait. Tuxedo hatcheries supply strong stock, including landlocked salmon, while deep lake pools maintain cool retreats for growth and activity.
Young Whirlem, eager for glory and social attention, announced intent to enlist in case of war. His family and eligible admirers spark a storm of consternation as he aims to bluff into service. A family physician finds him unfit, yet Whirlem passes an admirable exam and fantasizes gain from fakery of heroism.
An odd advertisement mocks a green dragon on yellow and touts Hostetter's Stomach Bitters to regulate the liver and ward off malaria. It also promotes Dee's Tonga Walanm as the oldest, best remedy for breaking up a cold and warns against buying a chainless wheel with a watchful chain.
An old advertisement touts Cand Cathartic Cascarets as a blood cleansing remedy. It claims to purify the liver and remove impurities, promising clearer skin and relief from pimples and bilious complexion. Sold by druggists with a small price and satisfaction guaranteed. Beware of infection warns men to avoid taint in words.
An ad claims internal use for a catarrh cure marketed with a generic price and a list of other products. The text mentions Mia and Winston's Soothing Syrup for teething gums, claiming pain relief and wind colic reduction, alongside fashion advice for women.
An editor lauds Dr Kay’s Renovator as best remedy for stomach troubles after four years of illness and failed treatments. The note promotes the product, its price, and ordering by mail from Dr. B J Kay Medical Co. Also references Cosmo Buttermilk Soap, Omaha Exposition of 1898, and travel tickets via a railroad line. Includes contact details for Heafford in Chicago.
A display ad at Vassar College extols a Standard Dictionary as the most complete scholarly work of its kind. It invites readers to obtain it with a small down payment and installments for the balance. The note adds a caution about self-made men and ends with a quip about gunplay.
A collection of letters from women across the United States praising Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Mrs A W Suitor of Biddeford Maine, Mrs Mellissa Pours of Lexington Indiana, and Mrs Motte E Herrer of Powell Station Tennessee report relief from back pain, fatigue, and other female health ailments after using the product.
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