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Newspaper
The Jefferson County Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1899
Page
3
A Tennessee court notes a lady eulogist quotes Benton McMillin who said two strawberries would not leave room for a stick in a tumbler. The judge adds that the remark hints mint is native to the area and one strawberry with a stick could suffice.
The note explains that Kalsomines are cheap chalk and clay mixes applied with animal glue and decay over time. Alabastine is a cement that sets and hardens with age, offering lasting durability. Consumers should require labeled packages and beware imitators that promise equal quality.
In a photograph studio dry plates prove reliable but ministers distrust them for church use. The note contrasts studio practicality with reservations about applying the same technology in religious settings.
A vintage advertisement claims Allen's Foot-Ease relieves tight shoes burning feet and foot ailments. It promises quick comfort for corns bunions swollen hot and sweating feet with a 25 cent price and free sample offer from Allen 3 Olmsted LeRoy New York.
A fragment suggests a reflection on pride and deceit as someone discovers another has skimped on a lead nickel, hinting at a moral or humorous note about vanity and workmanship.
A hint to housekeepers recommends using dry Faultless Starch to prepare a large quantity of starch mixture for better results than other starches. It is sold by all grocers at 10e.
A quip notes that glasses, not spectacles, sharpen perception and unveil unusual or strange things a man might notice. The remark contrasts drinkware with eyewear and hints at altered perception.
Advertisement for Dr. Kline's Great Nerve Restorer promising permanent cures and relief from nervousness after one day of use. Offers free trial bottle and a $2.00 trial bottle with a treatise. Includes address Dr. R. H. Kline Ltd Philadelphia PA.
A bank failure may not upset the depositor but could cause him to lose his balance, prompting concern over safety of deposits and financial stability.
An old advertisement touts Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children teething. It claims gums soften, inflammation reduces, pain lessens, and wind colic cures. The text adds a moral line about nature’s debt.
Employment ad seeking a man with a rig to introduce Per fection Poultry Mixture and Insect Destroyer in the country. Salary of 15 dollars per week plus expenses. Address with stamp to Perfection Mfg. Co. Parsons Kansas.
A reflective line emphasizes that a close friend prioritizes his own well being over loyalty to others, highlighting how personal self-care can supersede friendship obligations.
Mrs. C Beltz of Denver promotes Piso's Cure for coughs and colds saying it is the only medicine. A stray line notes Coe's Cough Balsam as the oldest and effective, while a social quip about a gas meter and voting adds a political aside.
An advisory note warns about counterfeit Vascarets Candy Cathartic and urges buyers to avoid substitutes. It cautions that many products imitate the brand and mentions common prices of 10 cents and 25 cents.
A compact reflection on human folly and curiosity with colorful phrases about truth, temper, and cat lives. The piece uses humorous regional style to comment on people and daily life.
The Pullman Company will resume standard sleeper cars on the Baltimore and Ohio routes to Newark and Chicago, effective April 10, ending a prior experiment with Ordinary sleeping car service. This change follows the company's note that it cannot supply the new class on all roads east of Chicago and St. Louis.
A DC Court of Appeals decision explains that inventions evolve from crude beginnings and two or more inventions can contribute to a final device. The patent allows C H Connelly of Fort Madison Iowa a combined lock and seal where a key must break a fragile seal to access the lock chamber. Des Moines, May 6 1899.
Dr. John Durcan Quarckenbos, emeritus professor at Columbia University, argues hypnotism can alleviate pain and, more boldly, reform criminals through suggestion. He cites cures of boys smoking cigarettes as examples of its potential use beyond Christian science.
Advertising copy promotes Allen's Foot-Ease a powder to shake into shoes to cure swollen smarting burning sweating feet coins and bunions. Available from Druggists and Shoe Stores for 25 cents with free sample mailed to Allen S Olmsted LeRoy New York.
Commodore Gerry, owner of the Windsor hotel, confronts lawsuits totaling 12 million dollars from relatives of victims in the Windsor fire. The article notes many assertive yet less decisive minds in the discussion.
A reform era notice extols Lydia E Pinkham’s remedies for women’s ailments. The letter from LuLa Evans of Parkersburg Iowa claims to recover after years of womb inflammation leucorrhoea heart trouble and pain after following Mrs Pinkham’s advice and using her medicine and wash.
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