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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1904
Page
3
A patent remedy pitch urges baths with hot water and Cuticura Soap to soften crusts and scales, followed by Cuticura Ointment to relieve itching and inflammation, plus Cuticura Resolvent Pills to cleanse the blood. A single set costs $1.00 and claims to cure troublesome skin and scalp issues when other methods fail.
The article promotes early malaria treatment, urging prompt care for fever, chills, and bodily weakness. It links purity of blood to stomach health and recommends Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a gentle remedy and digestive aid sold by druggists, reflecting era medical marketing.
The Kansas City Southern Railway Company's Annual Almanac for 1904 is ready for distribution. It includes monthly calendars, household hints, and information about Missouri Arkansas Texas Louisiana and surrounding regions. Send for a copy to S. G. Warner in Kansas City.
An advertisement urges cures for kidney trouble as the main cause of women’s daily woes. It cites Mrs. William W. Brown of Paterson New Jersey describing severe symptoms and credits Dean’s Kidney Pills with relief. The Foster Milburn Company offers mail order and nationwide distribution for 89 cents per box through druggists.
President Roosevelt opens the St Louis exposition marking the centennial of the Louisiana purchase. The article catalogs monumental displays including cascades, 145-stop pipe organ, vast agricultural sections, 52 nations, and a government building with mint, bank note printing, and a Hudson tunnel test. It highlights scale, beauty, and national sentiment behind the fair.
Denver, May 5. At the Rocky Mountain Hotel Men's association meeting John B. Laughlin read a paper on fire trap hotels. He cited 25 years of hotel conflagration deaths as appalling and urged radical reform to close unsafe hotels or force owners to meet safety laws.
In Kirkwood, a gasoline tank exploded at the Suburban laundry injuring four young women. Engineer John Walker aided Eva Doyle and Anna Smith in the evacuation, with Motz helping retrieve workers. Doyle sustained serious burns to face neck and body.
At the Chinese exhibit in the Palace of Liberal Arts visitors vandalized furnishings after being allowed to rest there by D. Percevois. About 60 pearls were stolen and sections of mother of pearl inlaid work were cut out. Knives damaged rosewood backs and stands prompting a ban on seating.
Port Said May 5 The Peninsula and Oriental steamship Osiris nine hours from Brindisi was stopped and boarded by the Russian warship Urapin Krabry. It fired a blank shot across the bows and detained the liner for two hours while searching the mails. Japanese mails were asked for but left undisturbed.
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