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Newspaper
The Pioche Weekly Record
Location
Pioche, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1899
Page
3
A wallow of a testimonial from Avoca New York dated February 2 1899 recounts a mother afflicted with consumption who was told by a neighbor to try Ayer s Cherry Pectoral and was speedily cured and restored to health ending in the speaker’s grateful note from Avoca New York.
An Emerson era advertisement extols Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral as the best remedy for persistent coughing. It urges immediate use to prevent consumption and claims the medicine strengthens weak lungs and relieves coughing.
A mangled OCR page fragment covers diverse notes and quotes from multiple subjects. It references Germany poultry markets, United States imports, a courier-like offer for rewards, druggists and wholesale retailers in Toledo, Lipton’s cost estimate for a campaign, and a religious quote attributed to Rev. Dr. G. S. Burroughs. The scattered items lack a single cohesive event.
The article recounts historic gifts of houses in Washington to Grant Sherman Sheridan Miles and Hancock by friends and admirers, noting the locations on blocks around Second and Third streets and Twenty First and R, the sums raised, and the lasting impact of these memorials. It traces earlier precedents, including Grants house, Shermans, Sheridans, Logans, and Miles, highlighting the social customs and the philanthropic drive of the era.
Construction details recount how the 198 ton obelisk from Egypt was transported to Central Park New York in 1880 aboard a steamship. The obelisk was buried in sand, moved on rolled platforms of cannon balls, secured inside the ship and lowered through a hold groove, then ferried to its final voyage.
In Marignac Gironde a cow fallen into a well was pulled out by M Lanneluc-Sanson using his auto. He attached a rope to the vehicle and, on pressing the lever, _the machine_ hoisted the cow as crowd workers looked on. The Paris Velo cites the anecdote as practical innovation.
A jumbled OCR page describes a proposed car named Koch-in-China and trips from Mongkong to Paris via Calais and Dover to Lowen, with mentions of counterfeit goods and bogus bulbs. The page mixes ad copy, fortunes, and testimonials, referencing familiar names and invented products in a discordant, period-tinged style.
Natural Corollary, Splifkins to Nipkins lament the shortage of brandy and worry for soda water manufacturers. The exchange hints at social expectations and courtship, with witty lines about marriage and praying for men, attributed to Punch and Puck era humor.
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