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Newspaper
The Pocatello Tribune
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1908
Page
2
A fragmented retail listing shows a price table for sweatshirts labeled Ewig Bee. The item line lists One Year price options and quantities with numbers such as 6.00 8.00 60 and 1.60, though full product details are unclear.
In Baker City Oregon a ministerial circular questions Judge William Smith and Mayor Charles A Johns over drinking together in a bar. The piece jokes the mayor may have had a cocktail hurting his gubernatorial and senatorial ambitions and warns politicians to avoid the cocktail, citing Indiana and Oregon incidents.
The writer argues that after the Panama Canal is completed the world will adopt a new sea highway cutting 10 000 miles from each voyage and render the perilous Horn route obsolete The article describes ships circling the Horn and facing storms as the Magellanic passage becomes unnecessary and the world market grows more connected through the Panama cut
A dated discussion on the opening of the Panama Canal replacing the Cape Horn sea path. It notes ships avoiding Horn due to danger, insurance costs rising, and a future where commerce moves along a shorter east to west route via the canal. The piece laments missed foresight in building the canal earlier.
The Vice Chancellor of New Jersey rules that when a city uses a river as a sewage conduit passing by private lands, it takes private property for public use and must compensate. Damages are set at 5 percent of first year rental value plus 1 percent yearly for ongoing pollution. Cities must seek alternate sewage disposal methods to protect stream water quality.
R M James of Louellen 3 C touts Electric Bitters as a cure for malaria poison chills bilious attacks jaundice and stomach liver kidney complaints. The tonic claims rapid relief and a purge of misery backache, sold 60 cent bottles under guarantee at Ferguson & Jenkins Drug Stores in Pocatello and McCammon.
Mrs. A. L. Cook operates a local Mi ona stomach tablets agency in Pocatello promising a full refund if the product does not cure indigestion. The ad claims Mi ona strengthens the digestive tract and boosts gastric juices to improve nourishment and waste elimination without purgatives. A 50 cent box is offered with the promised money back guarantee.
A reader from Columbia Tennessee endorses Herbie as a positive cure for constipation dyspepsia and liver complaints. The testimonial claims rapid relief and urges keeping a supply on hand. Mrs A le Codk, a local druggist, is mentioned in the piece.
A fragment advertises Weeter Lumber selling a lot and offering a phone exchange. Readable phrases mention firewood, a pony concept, and a person named Mamane with unclear contact details. The text is garbled but centers on items for sale and potential trade.
A narrator imagines the devil reviewing six thousand years of humanity’s sins, listing merchants, politicians, doctors, gamblers, and newspaper men among his harvest. He laments no one but those who slander women escape his hell, while fearing the cruel end of those who write bad letters. The piece closes with a signature, F. Fullilove.
Mrs Armstrong at 242 West Miter offers cleaning dyeing and curling services. Her listing highlights household garment care and styling options in a local notice.
A 1888 notarized affidavit from Frank J. Cheney of F. J. Cheney & Co. of Toledo promises one hundred dollars for each unsolved catarrh case after using Hall's Catarrh Cure. The document notes the remedy is taken internally and claims to affect blood and mucous surfaces. Testimonials are promised. pills for constipation are also advertised.
C O Eldridge of Empire Ga praises Dr King’s New Discovery as the best remedy for coughs colds croup and throat and lung troubles. He says it cured his children’s croup and notes the product is sold at Ferguson Jenkins Drug Co Portage and McCammon priced 60c and 1.00 with a trial bottle free.
An advertisement touts Ballard's Show Liniment as a positive cure for rheumatism sprains neuralgia bruises and other ills. It claims users will be well cured and notes a user in William a Navascita Texas praises it for a sprained ankle. Sold by Mr A L Cook.
An advertisement certifies druggists will refund money if Foley's Honey and Tar fails to cure coughs and colds. It promises to stop coughs, heal lungs, prevent pneumonia, and treats la grippe and consumption. It asserts no opiates, genuine yellow package, and warns to refuse substitutes sold by Temple Pharmacy.
An advertisement claims PAZO OINTMENT cures itching bleeding or prolapsed piles in six to fourteen days with a guarantee. The copy markets the product for relief of hemorrhoidal symptoms.
A historical note touts White's Cream Vermifuge as a tonic for children claiming to remove worms and mucous, with testimonials from Joe Daniel of Surmac Tennessee and Mrs A L Cook a local druggist recalling a child improving after use.
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