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Newspaper
The Greenville Journal
Location
Greenville, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1907
Page
7
A motivational piece urging business men to advertise boldly, cultivate pluck, and persevere. It stresses enthusiasm, persistence, and seizing opportunities, noting success comes from effort, not luck, and warns against waiting for the perfect moment or relying on others.
A fragmented column argues advertising as a wide, powerful engine of success. Push for customers in good times or bad, using newspapers, circulars, and direct talk to grow business. It notes the need for know how, the joy of business, and the competition shaping regional markets.
A humorous district column extols the paper's baldheaded editor as prime advertising. It mocks cures for baldness, reflects on editor’s prominence at receptions, White House events, and conventions, and notes his high salary and essential role in sales. It also mentions razor strops from linoleum and a warning about diamond dust toxicity.
A column fragment riffs on double ended matches from Mexico as a sign of modern industry and temptation, mixing travel anecdotes with satire. It lampoons reform talk, cigars, and social mores while interweaving quips from a retiree and a preacher, ending with a mix of ads and miscellaneous snippets.
Win J Walter of Chatsworth writes that kidney disease lurked for years causing torture in the back and abdomen and dark urine with sediment. After taking Doan's Kidney Pills he found quick relief and gradual cure. He notes weight increase from 40 to 200 pounds and praises dealers in Buffalo New York.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer report recounts an Indiana man seeking sketches from prominent newspaper artists and proposing a unique exchange. He claims to have drawings from many states and requests an Ohio artist’s work, offering to trade over ten dollar bills from Indiana in return.
A Selma Alabama reader claims Cuticura Remedies cured years of facial eczema after doctors failed. The letter also notes a post office scene where a man asks for string, a clerk cites department rules, and a string of comic exchanges ends with a witty retort about harsh gossip.
In a brief exchange, Meandering Mike argues honesty and thrift, claiming limited funds hinder hiring top talent. Plodding Pete counters that current transfers are insufficient to attract strong players, highlighting financial constraints.
An old advertisement extols Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a remedy for female ailments. It features testimonials from Mrs Sadie Abbott and others praising relief from painful symptoms and pregnancy recovery, urging women to seek free advice from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
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