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Newspaper
The Jefferson County Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1899
Page
3
The former express messenger and soldier says he would be perfectly happy painting one picture a year and destroying it if not satisfied with the result. He notes his Civil War service and current pursuit of painting.
An advertisement promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure taken internally with price five cents. It also claims Dr. King’s Great Nerve Restorer cures fits and nervousness after 61 days, offering a free trial bottle and treatise from Dr. R. H. King in Philadelphia. The text also includes a vague reflection on difficulties of thought in systems of thinking.
The Hayden Bros mercantile firm in Omaha invites requests for its fall lists and free clothing circulars. With high volume purchasing they offer low prices on books, harness, whips and horse supplies. Visit the big store in Omaha for samples and free visitor conveniences.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad arranges ten day stopovers at Washington Baltimore and Philadelphia upon arrival. The plan responds to requests from local business groups and uses the standard ticket deposit procedure with ticket agents. A note advertises Faultless Starch for well groomed shirts and a Wall Street joke about optimists and pessimists.
Des Moines July 15 1899 M M Ferguson granted a copyright for an engraving of his Sunshine Hog House invention plans and specifications J Schooner receives a patent for a folding buggy top window with hinged sections that can fold into the top and unfold to close the front wind shield W Ildham awarded a patent for a pioneer style compound rotary engine Our firm Thomas G Orwig Co offers patent drawings and filings consultation free.
A Freeport Journal item recounts a barber questioning a customer about thinning hair. The man replies he uses anti-fat and that he wears a hat each morning, prompting a brief, stilled exchange.
A $2 500 volume of clippings will be presented to Admiral Dewey on arrival. The book gathers editorials on the admiral, humorous poetry, and notes from the president and cabinet, along with street jokes. It includes a comic exchange between Little Clarence and Mr. Callipers from Puck.
A reflective aphorism contrasts the true builders of society with those chasing personal gain, implying virtue lies in constructive work rather than self serving ambition. The quotation elevates steady contribution over flashy immediate rewards.
A Windsor Ontario reader notes the room for improvement in the Lung and Chest department. The message references Mrs J L Northcott and emphasizes balance between opportunity and obligation.
Piles of Pain describes various pile ailments and urges relief with Cathartic candy sold by druggists. An unrelated line promotes rail cut rates via P H Philbin Ticket Broker in Omaha with a contact at 1505 Farnam. A final line suggests heroism belongs beyond history.
Last week 435 patents were issued to U S citizens of which 140 sold before issue. This suggests over a quarter of inventors found buyers prior to title and may boost future filings. Major buyers included Lanston Monotype Machine Co Washington Light Co Gloucester City Boltz Typesetting Machine Co Herman Bradley Stencil Machine Co Ansonia Pratt & Whitney Co Hartford. Inventors seeking purchase or sale guidance may write Sues & Co Bee Building Omaha Neb.
Wanted cash buyer with about $3000 to purchase a ten year old grocery business with large cash trade well selected stock fur niture and fixtures horses and delivery wagons at invoice or wholesale price good will included health reason for sale sole agent H Rus sell 616 New York Life Bldg Omaha Neb Five year loans real estate rentals University of Michigan to build a $200000 general laboratory and science building to house ten laboratories now scattered on campus intended as the largest in the country
Advertises 615.0 weekly salary for a man with a rig to market Perfection Poultry Mixture and Insect Destroyer across the country or liberal commission for local agents. Address with stamp to Parson s Kan. Also mentions Mrs Winslow s Soothing Syrup and other ads.
Fragmentary dialogue shows Jones pressing for payment while Smith denies and the exchange hints at a broader collection of stray stories. The page captures a tense moment with unclear context and names without full clarity.
An old ad promotes Allen's Foot-Ease powder to cure swollen smarting burning feet and bunions. It urges shaking into shoes with 25c price and a free sample offer from Allen B. Olmsted, LeRoy New York. Also mentions Coe's Cough Balsam as a cold remedy and a moral maxim about conscience.
Mrs J F Strercu of 461 Megoniano St Camden N J credits Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound with curing long standing female weakness and menstrual pains after a severe illness and near death. She reports renewed health and energy following treatment.
Mrs Macoizy A Brown of West Pr Prvanant New Jersey reports irregular menstruation improved after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She says two bottles restored regular cycles and she recommends the medicine to others.
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