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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1903
Page
3
A promotional pamphlet extols Missouri apple regions along the Katy line as attractive and instructive. It invites readers to request more pamphlets from Katy at 602 Wainwright Bldg., St. Louis, emphasizing human kindness and civic uplift in its prose.
The ad promotes Defiance Starch as the best cold water starch, offering 4 oz more for 10 cents than competitors. It ends with a reflection noting that most worry stems from anticipating things that never happen.
An eccentric British inventor unveils a fearsome automaton tomcat to deter night prowling cats. A tin frame covered in fur houses a four volt battery and clockwork activated by the tail. When triggered, eye lamps flare, a hammer erupts, and needle projectors drive intruding cats away, scattering them from back gardens.
A New Orleans Times-Democrat examination notes large perique style tobacco production tied to St James parish but confirms most imitations mimic flavor while not using genuine leaf or process. A drummer claims his house uses 208000 pounds yearly for mixtures and news suggests vast fake outputs eclipse authentic perique crops.
French physicians from Lille report to the Academy of Medic ine that X rays have cured several cancers including breast and stomach cases. A 65 year old woman healed after seven three minute sessions. No relapses observed in seven months but Pasteur Institute has not corroborated the findings.
Missouri education officials defend Boston hospitality for visiting teachers. W T Carrington states he found Missouri delegates praised Boston hosts and rejects a Boston Evening paper quote alleging a Missouri girl claimed Boston mistreatment. He calls the quote false and says Missourians do not wish to be misrepresented.
Physicians increasingly prescribe Peruna in regular practice and encourage women to use it. Dr M C Gee testifies to its value for regular menses, leucorrhoea, and ovarian troubles, while Mrs F T Gaddis credits Peruna with restoring her health and work ability. The ad asserts Peruna as a leading internal catarrh remedy trusted by the medical profession.
The ad urges readers to write to Dr Hartman president of the Hartman Sanitarium in Columbus Ohio for free medical guidance on their case regarding Peruna. It presents a full statement of the case and promises valuable advice gratis.
Doan's Kidney Pills claim to cure kidney neglect and urinary symptoms. An advertisement notes rapid relief from brick-dust urine, pain during urination, dribbling, frequency, bed wetting, and gravel, with added mentions of heart palpitations sleeplessness and dizziness. A Kansan reader cites stopping excessive flow of water as proof.
A Swedish missionary seeking foothold in Abyssinia is questioned by King Menelek about Jews in his homeland. The king orders the man carried beyond the frontier and forbidden to return until he converts all in the lands between their nations.
A fragment notes infection in disease and sorrow, yet praises irresistible laughter and good humor as a noble counterbalance in life.
The snippet mentions Defiance Cold Water Starch marketed to housekeepers, claiming more content for the price. It references fashion and glassware, and a casual remark about a tongue slip, indicating an eclectic, era-like advertisement tone. The fragmentary text hints at consumer goods and social imagery of domestic life.
A vintage ad urges buyers to choose Defiance Starch over rival brands by offering 16 oz for the price of 12 oz and claiming easier whitening without cooking. It touts Ball Blue as a superior laundry product and extols the virtue of the self made man assuming responsibility.
An assortment of ad copy and odds and ends includes Hall's Catarrh Cure pitched as a constitutional remedy with a 75 cent price, a slogan about roses and smell, clothing color tips with Red Cross Ball Blue, and notices about cigars grown in Texas with land sale opportunities noted alongside stray social remarks.
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