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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1904
Page
8
A testimonial from a Trenton reader describes severe kidney related pain that left them unable to walk. After using Dean’s Kidney Pills sold by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY, the back pain gradually disappeared and finally stopped. The ad promotes 60 cents per box and requests readers mail orders.
A letter touches on hospital wall design to curb dust and recalls a hot water bag remedy for insomnia. It cites Germany’s rising medical journals, Dr. Foucaut's cancer study of 11,048 deaths, and Dr. Smallwood’s advocacy of motoring as a cure for sleeplessness and chest conditions. The British Medical Journal reports a Vienna professor's bequest to Leipzig University to support a medical history museum and training in medico historical research.
A playful dialog from the Chicago Daily News features an imaginative man proposing a hypothetical million offer and a cautious reply about charitable giving. The exchange centers on how much one would donate if their name appeared in the paper, highlighting curiosity about recognition versus generosity.
A reader from Alabama reports Postum coffee with Grape Nuts aiding digestion and nourishment for all ages. Physicians recommended Postum for children with nervous stomachs and constipation, noting improved bowels and tolerance in a four and a half year old, with mixed results for others in the household.
A design offering a five room first floor and three rooms with alcove on second floor for $2,000. Details include room sizes, side entrance, corner-lot suitability, reinforced rubble foundation, cemented gable, and extensive finishings in Georgia pine and maple. Includes construction specs, materials, and finishes attributed to GEO. A. W. KINTZ.
The Azure Coast Limited on the Lyons and Mediterranean line set a new speed record in France. The forward service ran Paris to the Riviera 700 miles in 13 1 2 hours with portions exceeding 90 mph. Director M Noblemaire claims the train surpasses the American Twentieth Century Limited in speed and average about 60 mph overall, heralding prosperity for southern France.
In British East Africa, animals interact with 2190 miles of telegraph wire as officials note monkeys ignore locomotive noises while swinging on wires. Monkeys in Kikuyu forest reproduce the lines, giraffes twist brackets, and other wildlife disrupts poles and wires. The report mentions parrots, baboons, and local coins fading from memory amid this strange observation.
A Buffalo Enquirer report describes Bishop Chauncey Breyater of Connecticut condemning self praise at a New York dinner with the Archbishop of Canterbury. He told a tale of a sermon that filled a church’s subscriptions, then a bishop joked about lending him that sermon. An Indianapolis News note follows with skepticism about Santos-Dumont and a cloud cruise.
Mr W A Hysong a photographer who moved from Sapp Ky praises Dodd's Kidney Pills as the greatest Kidney Remedy. He claims a 1903 cure after using one and a half boxes and notes neighbors were likewise helped. The ad warns to cure early kidney disease symptoms like backache to avoid Bright's disease and urges readers to try the pills.
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