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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1903
Page
5
A pamphlet appeals to Missourians to learn about the state apple industry along the Katy line. It promotes attractive and instructive material produced by Katy publishers in St Louis, inviting readers to request both pamphlets and urging the value of intellectual effort in uplifting society.
TheDefiance starch advertisement touts superior quality and 4 oz extra for 10 cents more than rivals. It implies consumer worry comes from anticipating unlikely events.
A British inventor unveils a tin framed fearsome automaton cat named Tom to deter nocturnal cats. Powered by clockwork and a four battery system, it triggers eyes lights, buzzing reeds, sharp needle points, and a cannonlike tail explosion. After an initial test the real cats fled and remained wary for weeks.
New Orleans Times-Democrat reports tobacco expert observations on perique. A drummer claims his house uses 200000 pounds yearly, far exceeding genuine perique crop output of 40000–50000 pounds. Experts note many imitations mimic flavor without using genuine leaf or processes.
Report from Lille doctors cited by Le Matin says X rays relieved several cancers including breast tumors. A 65 year old with stomach cancer reportedly cured after seven three minute sessions seven months ago with no relapse noted. Further results awaited to confirm deep seated cancers. Pasteur Institute has not corroborated the report.
Missouri representatives to the National Educational Association challenge a Boston paper report claiming a Missouri girl said she and visitors were patronized and unwelcome. W T Carrington investigated, finding Boston hosts praised and all attendees spoke highly of the hospitality. Missouri asserts no such statement was ever made by any girl from the state.
A rising number of physicians prescribe Peruna in regular practice. Dr M C Gee and Mrs E Gaddis praise its value for women including regulated menstruation and relief from leucorrhea and ovarian troubles. Mrs K T Gardis credits Peruna with broader health benefits and work capability. Catarrh is cited as a cause of many diseases and Peruna is described as a key internal remedy.
A direct appeal urges readers to write to Dr. Hartman President of the Hartman Sanitarium in Columbus Ohio for advice about using Peruna. It promises gratis evaluation and a full statement of the case.
Doan's Kidney Pills are marketed as a remedy for kidney issues including sediment in urine endurance and bed wetting. A customer named B C Jones reports relief after five months, noting improved urine flow and no headaches, and claims to have recommended the pills to about fifty people.
A Swedish missionary seeking to convert Abyssinia is brought before King Menelik. He admits Jews exist in his homeland and in lands he traversed. Menelik orders the envoy beyond the frontier and bids him not return until all Jews and heathens between their realms are converted.
A reflective piece argues laughter and good humor are aftereffects of fairness and balance. It contrasts disease and sorrow with the irresistible spread of cheerful mood across people and communities.
A fragment notes that some prefer the latest fashion and others prefer the uplifting effect of goods like Defiance Cold Water Starch praised for more starch per purchase. The text hints at consumer choices and reputational remarks amid a playful tone.
Grocers report stock on hand of rival brands while Defiance Starch offers 16 oz value for the same price. Advertised claims include no cooking required and whitening power for laundry, with Ball Blue suggested as Red Cross Ball Blue. Ends with a proverb about self reliance and responsibility.
A historical advertisement promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure as a constitutional remedy priced at 75c. The copy also includes a quip about a rose by any other name and a line about a man with a cold in his head.
An old advertisement notes yellow clothes are unsightly and suggests white with Red Cross Ball Blue as a stain solution. It mentions large 2 oz. packages and five cent Duck trousers, with a casual aside that they do not seem to be in the swim.
A letter from Rock Island Texas land agent Hawkins notes tobacco grown on Post Oak sandy land yields 80 pounds per acre. At 15 pounds per thousand cigars, selling price 30 per thousand with 13 manufacturing cost, net profit 17 per thousand. Land in Altair county offered at 4 to 6 per acre.
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