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Newspaper
Townsend Messenger
Location
Townsend, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1899
Page
6
The strongest man on earth claims his power comes from perfect digestion. Hostetter's Stomach Bitters is touted as a tonic that eases digestion and cures complaints from a weak stomach, including indigestion biliousness and liver and kidney issues. The ad urges use this season and notes prejudice as a hindrance.
A 1890s advertisement cites Louisiana legislator J H Caldwell and Gilbert Hofer of Kentucky praising Pe-ru-Na for catarrh and Bright's disease. It urges readers to request a free catarrh book from Dr. Hartman of Columbus Ohio.
A Buena Vista county delegation reports Western Canada around Hartney and the Souris River offers good wheat soil and modern schools and markets. They plan March return to Iowa to sell interests and buy an improved farm, noting a Hartney renter who bought his own farm with two thirds crop share.
Advertisements urge choosing nap-ready cloth for slumber robes and promote Allen's Foot-Ease powder for swollen feet, with 25c price and sample offer. Additional notices advertise Salzer seed and coffee assortments with mail-in offers and free catalogs from Salzer Seed Co.
Missouri orchards suffered severe damage from a February freeze. Peach and plum buds were nearly all killed, bark burst on many trees, and some trees must be cut to the ground or heavily pruned. Pears, apples, cherries show varying injury. berry crops reduced. Clean-up now could curb pests and fungi, aiming for better prices despite a short overall fruit season. L. A. Goodman, Secretary.
H Stewart outlines a method to curb ox eye daisies using crop rotation. He reports daisies spreading from impure seed, then waning after three years of pasture with cows and sheep. Early hay cutting and use of pure seed are advised to prevent reoccurrence.
The Madison Square Poultry Show highlighted exquisite bird coloring with Buff and White Plymouth Rocks thriving from small numbers to sixty entries. Breeders used selective pairing led by the cock to develop desired colors, using Cochin and Wyandotte lines to fix buff and white, promising rapid color shifts across breeds.
Letters from readers across states praise Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for relief from painful menstruation backache and weakness. Women report irregular cycles dizziness and improved health after following advice and using the product and associated pills and washes.
A collage of 19th century ads tout foot powder Allen's Foot-Ease, teething syrup, and various cures. Claims include relief for corns bunions and sweaty feet, free samples from LeRoy New York, plus tobacco and patent medicine pitches. Also includes stock brokers in Salt Lake City and a Hall’s Catarrh Cure testimonial.
The article extols a well known laxative syrup marketed as Syrrup or Fics by the California Fig Syrup Co. It claims a perfect strengthening laxative effect cleansing the system and aiding elimination without harming the kidneys or liver. It notes fig content for taste and that medicinal qualities come from senna and aromatics, with the company name on every package to avoid imitations.
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