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Newspaper
The Progress
Location
Shreveport, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1893
Page
3
Advertisement touts Syrup of Figs as a pure cleansing tonic aiding kidney liver and bowels, claims relief from colds headaches and fevers, and promises permanent constipation relief. It emphasizes a California brand with a printed pedigree on every bottle and warns against substitutes.
Miss G McClarm of Elmira recalls suffering dyspepsia while away from teaching at Park Place. After dieting failed, a friend suggested August Flower. She bought a bottle and reports rapid relief from indigestion, noting she is now free from indisposition.
John Muir recalls a Yosemite valley rattlesnake encounter and the lesson it taught him about patience and avoiding harm. He describes the snake as intelligent and wary, and reflects on how the creature avoids conflict if left alone.
A fragmented medical style paragraph discusses pedal troubles and shoe changes. It suggests changing shoes three times to improve circulation and mentions mans attempts at an experiment. Paler places appear, and the notion of keeping feet in order is noted amid garbled text.
A long-lost wedding tale from Hungary is recalled by a learned skeptic. The elderly pair reportedly wed in May 1793, meeting mating age laws of the era, while Holland is praised for fatness and cheese. Alkamaar hosts a famed cheese market selling millions of pounds yearly. Indigenous use of kinikinick is noted as a fading practice, with the true herb tied to willow bark.
A garbled OCR excerpt lists diverse items: Cherokee landholders in North Carolina with schools, a chief named Still well Lowncake, odd notes on mites and clocks, a Hungarian bridal custom, education statistics, a Cambridge girl stung by a wasp, and various medical and promotional passages. The text weaves fables, sensational claims, product pitches, and miscellaneous anecdotes without coherent narrative or clear dates.
A London correspondent notes Egyptian antiquities in public displays defaced by centuries of visitors while a York exhibition showcases Ki Kab photos. The piece then shifts to a garbled parade of patent medicines and quack remedies, urging readers to buy tonics, tonics, elixirs, and “Dr. R. Sen” buck athos cures as cures for coughs, asthma, digestion, and liver debility. The fragment includes advertisements for Kemp’s Trale or Traloar remedies, Michigan’s asthma cures, and various pills, tonics, and miracle cures, all presented in a late 19th or early 20th century style.
Fragmented copy describes arranged marriage limits linked to zodiac years and social customs, noting bans on intermarriage by animal-sign pairs. It also reports a leprosy commission in India with census-based provincial data, praising sanitation efforts and decline in prevalence.
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