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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1904
Page
7
Advertisement touts a secret compound that allegedly grows hair on any bald head and restores eyebrows and eyelashes. Free trial package offered by mail from a Cincinnati address with a penny stamp included. Also includes a domestic anecdote about a couple traveling to Washington and a rice prank from their children.
An AY Dene Ont ad touts Don's Kidney Pills by Jashu Weller claiming relief from kidney pain and backache. The notice states the pills were effective over two years and invites readers to buy from Milbank Co in Buffalo New York, price 2 cents per box, at druggists.
A fragment shows a rustic speaker mockingly praising idleness among people and satellites. Uncle Ebon derides a belief in universal standing and coins a jab at labor, reflecting a regional voice and humor.
A chemist at the Attenheim Medical Dispensary announces a new hair growth remedy. The letter explains the product may benefit bald and thinning heads and offers a free sample by sending a stump to the dispensary.
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Ric G Dun & Co Weekly Review of Trade notes overall improved activity with fewer labor disputes and steady wholesale demand. New building and lumber use rise while iron and steel mills resume, boosting employment prospects. livestock and grain markets show mixed results amid weather and price shifts. New York trade slows from holiday impact but wool and manufacturing show firmer tones as rail earnings rise.
The report lists buy and sell ranges by city for cattle hogs sheep and key grains. Prices cover Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee Toledo Buffalo New York and Buffalo markets with figures for corn oats wheat rye and butter eggs and creamery products.
Reports indicate a new revolution may erupt in San Domingo with tensions rising as Spain chooses to stay out of the St. Louis exposition. In Panama the English language is increasingly used, especially along the Atlantic shore.
From Kilkenny Castle archives a tale of James Earl of Ormond and Lady Elizabeth Preston. A guarded court intrigue prompts a London church pew meeting then a disguised peddler exchange in which a glove conceals a letter. They wed despite royal disapproval and bonds of £50 060, later seeking reconciliation in a Buckingham led raid on Re.
A fragment from a Philadelphia Press dialogue mentions Miss Farrasee and Miss Ascum discussing a preacher who speaks of eternal fire and brimstone. The exchange notes gloom and anticipation of what awaits certain people.
An advertisement urges farmers to plant Salzer seeds claiming extraordinary per acre yields across various crops including corn oats and potatoes. It invites readers to request the 1904 Salzer catalogue by sending ten cents and a stamped notice to John A Salzer Seed Co La Crosse Wisconsin.
Count William Bismarck who died recently was known as Count Bill among his friends a name his father also used for him.
A German chemist reports a healing agent in coal oil that cures muscular rheumatism neuralgia headaches tooth ear backache lameness sprains chilblains and other pains after a few applications. Sold as Dr Bayer's Penetrating Oil in 25c and 50c bottles with a money back warranty. Rascals have considerable difficulty gettin round a square man.
Mrs Col E J Gresham of Fairfax County Virginia praises Peruna Medicine Co Columbus Ohio in a letter from Herndon Village. She claims the product cured severe catarrh after doctors gave up and calls it worth a king's ransom.
A 1900s advertising claim warns that winter will cause widespread catarrh and illnesses among women, urging Peruna as a safeguard. It promotes Peruna as preventive and curative for catarrh, coughs, colds, and consumption and offers free medical advice from Dr. Hartman in Columbus, OC.
About 250000 canary birds are annually raised by German peasants. Of these, 100000 are shipped to the United States, 50000 go to England, and the best singers fetch higher prices in Germany than anywhere else.
An advertisement from Wisconsin Drug Co in La Crosse promotes 25 doses of cough care tablets for 25 cents. Postpaid delivery advertised as an absolutely guaranteed remedy for coughing.
A tense exchange aboard a moving vehicle ends with a passenger prompting the conductor for time and fare. The conductor replies that timing is tight on this trip, escalating the moment as the passenger seeks payment.
A promotional note touts Mrs. Austin's Buckwheat as the genuine article delivering real buckwheat flavor and urges readers to get the genuine product.
A man searching for a physician frames medical help as a remedy for his pattern of dissipating behavior seeking risk reduction and better control.
An advertisement notes new self inking dates and stamps with ink options. It invites readers to request a catalogue from Lock Box 219 in Fort Wanosne Indiana and mentions rubber stamps by Alipa.
An old remedy marketed for children’s teething pain claims to soften discomfort and reduce inflammation. It pledges to cure wind colic and promises relief with a bottle, typical of early pediatric tonics.
About half of U S manufacturing is produced in the 100 largest cities which house 28 percent of the population indicating a high concentration of industry in major urban centers.
Many school children are sickly. Mother Gray a nurse at the Children's Home New York markets her powder claimed to break up colds in four hours cure constipation feverishness headache stomach troubles teething disorders and to regulate bowels and destroy worms. Sold by druggists or by mail 25c sample free. Allen S Olmsted Roy N Y.
King Edward presents President Loubet with a shorthorn bull and heifer from the royal herd at Windsor, signaling a gesture of agrarian ties between Britain and France.
An advertisement from Buffalo dated Sept 24 1901 offers Piso's Cure for Consumption claiming two bottles cured a severe cough. The seller is Hermann at 209 Box Avenue.
A playful line notes the moon may look down on mortals and questions the moon’s attitude. It treats celestial imagery with humorous curiosity and whimsy.
A directive insists printers use Eagle Linen Paper for letter papers only. It states this is proper and requires no alternatives. The emphasis is on standardizing materials across correspondence. The message underlines adherence to a single, preferred paper choice.
The note asks readers to reference the paper when writing to advertisers and notes the column mark F W N U No 4 1904. It preserves a dated publication tone and directs engagement with advertisers through the newspaper.
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