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Newspaper
Townsend Messenger
Location
Townsend, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1899
Page
3
A 1866 Virginia City high stakes poker tale recalls Ophir and Belcher mining magnates at a round table. The narrator recounts nerve wracking bets, back and forth raises, and a dramatic show down where he holds kings against tens and jacks.
The Christian Herald urges calm in American policy toward the Philippine archipelago. It says God guides affairs and statesmen lack certainty about the Americo Spanish conflict outcomes. It counsels prayer and patient waiting, noting even the Maine destruction could alter plans within a month.
Physicians report petrol ism as a grim novelty replacing morpho mania and alcoholism in New York. The taste for petroleum grows from a tippler to an irresistible passion, with victims becoming sad and melancholy as mineral oil fails to stimulate like alcohol or morphine.
Boil fresh peas in salted water until tender then drain. Stir in three or four pats of butter to melt through the peas. Transfer to a vegetable dish and serve hot. If they lack sweetness, add a tiny pinch of sugar.
A New Matamoras Ohio woman, Mrs Isapett Braffield, writes of long-term female illness and relief from Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound after doctors offered surgery. The piece urges early care for female troubles and mentions Pinkham's advisory help. Also notes a church hymn tradition vote on ending Amen and railroad locomotives with compound engines.
A large eastern firm backs a guarantee for Dr. Kay's Renovator to alleviate stomach and bowel troubles if instructions are followed. Ads promote 26c and $1.00 bottles via druggists or mail order from Dr. B. J. Kay Medical Co. Other notes promote Allen's Foot Ease and Carefree candy cathartic with money refunds if ineffective. Also mentions Longfellow quote and a bath tip, ending with a joke about a kangaroo.
The advertisement extols Syrup or Fies as a pleasant refreshing laxative that cleanses the system, dispels fevers and headaches, and overcomes habitual constipation. It claims action on the liver and bowels without irritation, notes figs provide taste while medicinal qualities come from senna, and warns buyers to seek the California Fig Syrup Co name to avoid imitations.
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