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Newspaper
Sumner Press
Location
Sumner, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1901
Page
8
An advertisement fragment extols Cuticura products for skin and hair care, claiming hair growth, dandruff removal, and scalp purification. It mentions Cuticura Soap, Comcura OrntTvent, and related items with pricing and alleged benefits. The piece also includes unrelated witty snippets and consumer tips.
A miscellany of advice and curiosities: mothers urged to seek medical guidance for daughters’ irregular menses, a testimonial of Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound, notes on the life plant of Guadeloupe and the imperial eagle. Short anecdotes mix with tall height statistics and an ad for Putnam dye.
A fragmented advertisement lists an illustrated pamphlet on mining life and health cures, offered by the Superintendent of Immigration in Ottawa and various U S addresses. It mentions Canada and promises independence after a few years, with contact details for applications and inquiries.
A collection of curious notes includes meridian ants building north south mounds like cathedral spires in Australia, mixed with brief mentions of catarrh cures, high speed train records on French rails, a child’s reluctance to wear new clothes, and assorted period observations without cohesive story.
In a period piece praising Peruna, a Presbyterian pastor from Greensboro Georgia testifies the remedy cured his family catarrh and labels it a superior tonic. Letters from church elders and a Greensboro merchant join in citing Peruna’s benefit and urging others to seek prompt results.
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