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Newspaper
Unionville Republican
Location
Unionville, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1900
Page
5
Fragmentary text shows a governor advising a friend to use a remedy for catarrh in Washington DC. It mentions Dr Harte and M McCord, with garbled wording about a suggested treatment and presentational note.
Soldier narrator recounts long journey by train from Fort Monroe to Oakland Pier, across Nevada and the plains, vivid stops in Salt Lake, Denver, and Virginia. Describes weather, landscapes, people, and Army life, with notes on Old Point Comfort and Newport News ship activities, and reflections on China and China relief efforts.
A reader praises Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for curing long standing female troubles. The letter from Mrs Dell a Remicker of Rensselaer MD claims relief from fatigue back pain and menstrual suffering after using multiple bottles. The notice invites women to write for free advice at Lynn Massachusetts.
Reverend A A Power of Empona Kansas recounts aiding a neighbor with bilious colic using Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. After one dose the neighbor was entirely cured. Power notes others failed with doctors and medicines before trying the remedy. For sale by Noah Martin, druggist.
Auge Washing ton Turner a young farmer from Dear Anniston with his wife and baby boarded a Southern railway train heading to McFall. As the train neared their destination the couple leaped from the moving coach aiming for ground. Turner died instantly his wife died from injuries and the baby suffered a broken leg. Investigators suggest inexperience with rail travel may have driven the fatal act.
An old advertisement urges readers to take Hood's Sarsaparilla at the first signs of indigestion nervousness and impure blood to prevent chronic dyspepsia nervous prostration and blood disease It claims the remedy purifies strengthens and vitalizes the blood and notes Hood's Pills cure all liver ills priced 25 cents.
The Designer for September is richly illustrated in color and black and white with fashions and miscellany blended harmoniously. It features three pages of advice on garments for the school girl including Points on Dressmaking and Finishing Skirts.
A newspaper ad extols Ely's Cream Balm as cleansing soothing and healing for nasal catarrh. It is priced at 50 cents and available from druggists or mailed by Ely Brothers 55 Warren Street New York. The balm spreads over the nasal membrane when placed in the nostrils and is absorbed to end a cold.
Mrs Geo Long of Newstraitaville Ohio credits Dr King’s New Discovery with saving two lives. After a long cough and failed remedies a bottle cured her and a pneumonia attack in Mr Long. The ad claims strong throat chest and lung benefits with 50c and 100c prices and a free trial at Noah Martins.
Grand Rapids aeronaut Johnnie Dew, 19, performed at Ottawa Beach Michigan. His parachute failed to open promptly, causing a fatal fall from nearly half a mile as he plunged into Lake Michigan.
An 19th century notice promotes Tasner's BockeyE Pure OTMENT as a remedy for piles. It claims the product relieves pain and related afflictions and urges sufferers not to neglect treatment. The price is 50 cents for bottles and 75 cents for tubs, with Noah Martin as the seller.
The Lan caster Excelsior lauds Hon. S. M. Pickler as a strong candidate, claiming Democrats cannot assail his record and expressing belief that no Republican better serves the district's interests if Providence guides the representative's path.
In Danville Illinois Mrgek Dut ton recalls his children were taken with Whooping cough and credits a small bottle of honey and tar for relief that saved a doctor’s bill. Noah Martin also endorses the remedy as effective and inexpensive.
A large snake near Lemonsville on the Hackdey farm killed a calf and dragged it into a ground hole, eating part of it before being killed. Witnesses from Green City visited the site, noting the giant serpent with marble eyes and a body as thick as a man.
A Centerville couple wed in a Sunday School ceremony. Immediately after the vows the superintendent asked for spiritual quotations. The bride rose first and quoted Suffer little children to come unto me, causing laughter in the audience.
Linens lead summer wear with bloom hues apple blossom and daffodil, offering durable textures for machine stitched trims and lace. Soft musling organdie, white muslin with pink roses, and fern patterns appear beside cotton foulards at 25 to 40 cents a yard, with lace trims. velvet summer millinery debuts fruit motifs and Parisian influence.
A St. Louis Republic recipe explains a quick airy dessert using eggs and rice flour. Cream half cup butter with half cup powdered sugar, fold in egg yolks, then stiff whites, add rice flour and lemon, bake 20 minutes in a moderate oven in greased pans.
Heat milk until crinkles form, whip egg whites, simmer yolks with flour and milk, mix thoroughly, add hot milk, fold in whites, bake in buttered dish for twenty minutes. Serve with a butter and sugar hard sauce.
A humorous exchange shows a divorce lawyer asking infidelity as grounds and a woman affirming. The judge remains silent as the dialogue veers into comical misstatements about biblical events.
Notary public advertises several properties for sale including an 80 acre farm six miles from Unionville with 20 cultivated acres and fence, a 240 acre unimproved tract, a four room dwelling on installment plan at 5 dollars monthly, a 120 acre farm with 40 cultivated acres and orchard, a second hand square piano for trade, and a coal stove for exchange.
A private loan of $2,000 is advanced to Logan secured by a Personal or Chattel Mortgage. The agreement states the loan is money borrowed from private sources with a security interest in Logan’s personal or chattel property.
An advertising feature promotes B. B. B Blood Balm as a cure for eczema itching and skin eruptions. Claims include skin clearing, relief from pain, and blood purification. Sold by druggists at 1 per bottle, six for 5, with trial bottle and free medical advice offered. Available through Blood Balm Co. in Atlanta and Monroe & Howard.
Round trip fare to Chicago for the G A R Encampment from Aug 27 to Sept 1 via C M & St P Ry. Tickets on sale Aug 26 to 29. Good to return any date up to Sept 1. Extension to Sept 30 possible by depositing ticket and paying 50 cents. J W Jones Agent.
An advertisement offers Dr E Detchon’s Diuretic claiming to help children who soil bedding from incontinence of urine. It asserts immediate relief for both old and young and lists a price of $1. Sold by Monros and Howard, druggists, Unionville, Missouri.
Tickets on sale June 5 and 19 July 3 and 17 August 7 and Zilat Rept 4 amia 18 October 2 and 16 November 6 and 20 December 4 and 18 1900 One fare plus two dollars for round trip Consult N G Davia Agent for particulars
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