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Newspaper
The Jefferson County Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1899
Page
7
A remark on how women describe innate refinement as natural ease in etiquette such as place settings. The statement links polite behavior to inborn difference among people, implying some find table manners instinctive while others must learn.
An old advertisement touts Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething children easing gum irritation and pain. Other lines mention carpet repairs and readiness to celebrate, reflecting quirky ad copy of the era.
For Easy Ironing use Faultless Starch. No sticking blistering or breaking. It leaves a beautiful finish and does not injure the most delicate fabrics. All grocers sell it, buy a package. No man who has never been tempted is sure of his honesty.
Prominent advertisement for Allen's Foot-Ease powder to treat swollen smarting burning feet and bunions. Claims cure and urges purchase at druggists and shoe stores for 25 cents with free sample offer. Mail sample requests to Allen S. Olmsted LeRoy New York.
A historical note states the queen's household spends nearly £500 yearly on soap. The remark also criticizes foolish individuals who are rarely satisfied with themselves.
Reed writes home praising the trip as a rare vacation not felt since his school days, expressing enjoyment of travel and leisure across Europe.
U S Patent Office notices allow three inventors Pelmuder Fisher and Miller from Grant City Des Moines and Marshalltown to patent an automatic stock watering valve a mine and building elevator door latch and an elliptic spring with overlapping leaf chambers. Correspondence solicited with Thomas G Orwig & Co. Des Moines. June 10 1899. Bargain travel options from Richmond via rail July 11 12 13 and return by July 31 with extensions.
Advertisement urging inventors to write Sues & Co patent lawyers in Bee Building Omaha Nebraska for a free pamphlet on patent property and selling patents. It declares that no man who is an enemy of God is a friend of society.
A collection of short advertisements and notices includes Allen's Foot-Ease powder for foot comfort and shoe fitting, Cough Balsam claims, tips on summer baths for health and beauty, Eliza R Parker prose, prudence quip, Piso's Cure for Consumption, Omaha Bicycle Co. price savings, and Baltimore and Ohio Railroad trip pass endorsements for station stops with conductor-noted endorsements.
Hayden Bros in Omaha popularized the motto betting down the prices and extend it through free catalogs sent nationwide. The store ships large and small orders by freight to hundreds of customers and leverages spot cash buying for wide assortments. They anticipate thousands of visitors during the Greater America Exposition as part of their mail order expansion.
Captain Frederick Watkins remains aboard the wrecked steamship Paris and refuses to leave the vessel. He is seized by grief over the disaster and his friends fear the mental strain may be overwhelming for him.
Browning King & Co of Omaha Nebraska promotes a large order of navy blue serge suits at eight dollars each, clearly a promotional move to attract customers to their fourteen retail stores. The offer markets a regular twelve fifty nine dollar value as a loss leader to generate traffic and sales.
An old style advertisement promotes Cascarets Candy Cathartic as a tonic for life and liver health. It claims leaden livers cause most deaths and urges readers to lift their liver with the product. The copy targets druggists and customers with a price point of two cents.
Mrs Anna Eva Gunnter of Higginsville Missouri writes that after being told she would die by doctors she used Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with Liver Pills and Sanative Wash. She was bedridden ten weeks with suspected womb ulceration but after two months and four bottles she improved weight rose from 138 to 155 pounds and she now recommends the medicine to friends.
Mrs Barnhart of New Castle Pennsylvania writes of seven years of illness after marriage with four children and two miscarriages. She describes womb falling leucorrhea back pain dyspepsia and nervous stomach tremors, then says she now has none of these troubles and enjoys life thanks to the medicine.
A curious ad requests 5 cents sent to Ripans Chemical Co New York to obtain 10 samples and 1 000 estimoniails in a bid tied to M I P A N 8 not benefiting. The text reads as a promotional or mysterious chemical product solicitation with contact details.
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