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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1904
Page
8
An article in the Commercial Bulletin notes a fifty one pound lump of lead hidden in hay in Cincinnati. It warns buyers about fake solid gold and filled watches stamped U S Assay and promises of long guarantees. The Dueber Hampden Watch Company of Canton, Ohio exposes these frauds and can provide names of guilty manufacturers.
A stray humorous exchange from the Cincinnati Stren quotes a moralizer on enemies and support. A demoral izer replies that five friends often help when one is down. The fragment captures a casual, period tone with brief dialogue.
An old page advertises 10 000 plants for 16 cents from John A Balser Seed Co La Crosse Wis promising cabbage carrots celery onions radishes and flowers with a free Berliner Cauliflower if postage is sent. It also mentions rail rates to New Orleans and other notes and quotes horoscopes or ads with medical remedies and testimonials.
Mrs Haskell of Silver Lake Massachusetts, a Worthy Vice-Templar of the Independent Order Good Templars, credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with her recovery from four years of inflammation and ulceration. After trying many medicines, she used the product for five months and claims a complete cure, urging other sick women to try it.
A practical guide to constructing a good sheep feeding rack to keep wool clean and marketable. Details include dimensions, materials, sloped tops to shed dirt, removable trough bottoms, and methods to prevent dirt from reaching sheep. Also mentions grain feeding troughs and cleaning advantages for wool buyers.
A reader in McClure's recounts Miss Bailey showing a tin lark with a cover and handle, claiming it sings like a skylark. Mor tia notes the joke, as Mina Bailey questions the idea while the teacher clarifies a lark is a small bird not lager beer.
A Cincinnati Enquirer item notes with humor that a married man writes the fashion notes for the woman’s page in Patent Wife. The line claims there will be no change in pocketbooks this season, suggesting only a married man could have penned it.
An automobile expert running one of the schools reports a man came in seeking lessons to become a chiffonier. The note reflects the growing demand for trained drivers as motor carriages multiply.
Estherville Iowa February 1 Mr George J Barber endorses Dodd Kidney Pills claiming full recovery from long kidney disease including Bright's Disease after five years of treatment in Chicago. He praises the medicine as the best in the world and asserts many others share equally strong experiences.
Fragmentary notes mention the Inside Inn at the World’s Pair Grounds with American and European plan rates and an administration building room in St Louis. Other lines cite a West Pocket Confidences excerpt about a tall man and a broken fishing line, plus a playful exchange about wit and laughter and an ad for Putnam Fadeless Dye.
Miss Rose Gordon of Madison Wisconsin shares that Pergna helped her severe cald leading to chronic bronchitis and catarrh with two bottles curing her. Miss Rosalie Von Siroennng praises Peruna for restoring health after failed doctor treatments and a delicate stomach. The ad claims a teaspoonful of Peruna before meals protects against colds and stomachs, and one hour after a cold cures it, with free Peruna almanac offered. Mary E Sampson endorses Peruna as a godsend for nervous headaches and monthly troubles. Readers are urged to contact their druggist or Dr Hartman for advice.
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