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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1904
Page
8
Mrs Kate Taylor a graduated nurse of prominence shares experiences with Peruana in an oper letter detailing her society role and professional standing. The item highlights her public position and influence within the medical community.
In Chicago a testimonial praises Peruna as a flu and convalescence remedy restoring vitality and strength. Dr Hartman offers free home treatment guidance to women with female catarrhal diseases this summer, via the Peruna Medicine Co. Columbus, Ohio.
Edwin Gould's 40 horsepower car was wrecked on Seventh Avenue when four chauffeurs from Fifty-seventh Street warehouse attempted a trial run. A pile of building material halted the auto, Isabela was hurled from the vehicle, other men trapped beneath it.
A westbound Santa Fe special train carrying soldiers bound for the Presidio wrecked at Hartowm station near Needles, Calif. One soldier, James M. Bowers, was killed and about a dozen injured when a light engine collided with the troop train. The crews escaped by jumping. locomotives were destroyed. A San Bernardino special took away the injured and cleared the line. The railroad faction deemed the wreck not serious.
Belleville figures Mike Roach alias Duck and George A Clegg faced 99 and 70 year terms respectively for the murder of John Keith, conductor, on an Edwardsville car near Lansdowne on June 2 1902. The verdict was sealed Sunday morning and the pair were held in East St. Louis by Chief Purdy amid efforts to secure them for prosecution in Cincinnati and St Louis.
New York reports Hudson valley fruit growers will lose about two million dollars due to an extremely cold winter. The peach crop is conceded to fail and freezing damage may extend to trees on low ground, with possible fatalities among trees. Royal Windsor to Iceland. Queen Alexandra and the Princess Victoria accompany the King’s party on a tour. London notes the royal visitors begin their journey today to Ireland.
The article outlines how chick embryos develop inside the egg, detailing milestones by hour and day. It traces heart formation, limb buds, brain regions, liver, lungs, stomach, intestines, ribs, bill growth, feathers, eyes, spleen, and finally the first chirp around the eighteenth day, as observed in Wilcox Review.
A vintage design describes a pine chicken coop with removable roof and floor, overhanging roof to shed rain, ventilated top board, and a slatted front. Offered in single 20 by 24 by 16 inches and double 30 by 24 inches, with removable partitions. Also notes on coop ventilation and hen-to-chick care principles.
In Brooklyn Bridgeport readers encounter a strange scene praising a young artist's latest picture and a signature in the lower corner. A parallel item reports Mrs. Martha Glasscock credits Dodd's Kidney Pills for curing six years of nerve and limb symptoms and a notable weight gain.
An old Washington Day Democrat notice promotes Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a gentle corrective laxative for all ages. It claims a pleasant taste, soothing action, and natural restoration of stomach and bowel function with 50 cents and $1.00 sizes sold by all druggists.
The Kansas City Southern Railway announces its 1904 Almanac for distribution, listing calendars and country information across Missouri Arkansas Indian Territory Texas and Louisiana. Also advertised are health and household products and assorted notices from period advertisements and literary snippets.
The advertisement extols Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills for antiseptic cleansing of mucous surfaces blood and fluids. It claims relief for weakening discharges ulcers inflammations itchings irritations relaxations displacements pains irregularities and allied sympathetic conditions including anaemia chlorosis hysteria nervousness and debility.
A Cleveland woman launched an alarm clock at a burglar and shattered the window locking in a curious claim that with time a woman can throw straight. The Indianapolis Journal notes the incident as a striking example of improvised defense.
A flimsy ad touts St Jacobs Oil as a fast remedy for aches and pains including Rheumatism Neuralgia Sciatica and Lumbago claiming it penetrates to the pain spot for prompt relief. The piece notes its use for minor hurts cuts and wounds and frames the product as household insurance against pain. An unrelated Rochester Union remark mocks pharmaceutical overreach.
A tale of waste in grain threshing prompts farmers to seek better machinery. Mentions Nichols & Sheparu Co of Baile Creek Michigan and references to dogs, a family quarrel, and a Pisos Cure anecdote from Norwich Massachusetts in 1900.
A Miss M Cantledge testimonial praises Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as the only medicine that cured her menstrual distress. She describes weakness dizziness headaches and back pain before using the product and credits two weeks of treatment with restoring health and energy. The letter asserts the remedy transformed her life and urges others to try it.
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