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Newspaper
Unionville Republican
Location
Unionville, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1901
Page
3
Fragmentary Washington Star text shows harsh rhetoric and mockery about punishment and public roasts. It references athletic grace and a controversial tombstone line. The garbled passages convey tension between kindness and condemnation.
A string of small items and ads discuss health remedies and everyday tips. References include Dewitt’s Witch Hazel Salve cures, Little Early Risers pills for constipation, and “Rocky Mountain Tea” by Madison Medicine Co. A local option vote is noted in Shelby and Monroe counties amid a broader rural political backdrop.
A Loston man recently wed a wealthy woman who now enjoys good health after taking Dr. King’s New Life Pills. The product claims to cure jaundice biliousness malaria fever and all liver and stomach ailments. Sold at Noah Martio's drug store with 25 cent jars.
A Northeast Missouri specialist features a testimonial from a former patient praising rapid improvement after treatment. The quote claims the patient regained mobility within days, enabling tasks like caring for a baby and performing household duties, and ends with a blessing. The source is the K. C. Journal.
A swine care guide urges prompt feeding and watering, clean water, and abating hog wallows to keep hogs healthy and fattening. It notes hogs enjoy variety and warns that dull appetite signals possible torpid liver, recommending Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets with a 26 cent price and free samples at Noah Martin Druggist.
Swift and Co and Libbey of Chicago notify 25,000 stock yards workers that profanity or tobacco on duty leads to immediate discharge. The policy extends to chewing tobacco and rough language. A prior strike arose after two workers were taunted as "go damn dog" by foremen, with the strike ending after the foreman was discharged.
At Noah Martins drug store a free sample of Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets is offered. The ad touts them as a pleasant elegant physic that aids appetite digestion and liver and bowel regulation while easy to take and pleasant in effect.
Miss Caroline Jarvis of Burlington a university of Iowa City student and star girls basketball player swims to shore after overturning canoe trapping her escort freshman R M Fagin who cannot swim. Jarvis swims to shore and saves the situation by taking charge and reaching land.
The advertisement promotes a home cure for addiction to alcohol, claiming drunkenness is a disease. It asserts a guaranteed cure with a one dollar remedy called Home Gold Cure from Epwin B. Gites & Company, with discreet delivery worldwide and confidential correspondence.
The Buffalo Exposition showcases hydroelectric power from Niagara Falls sent by wire to local transit. Electric lines reach Buffalo since 1898 and extend to cities like San Francisco's suburbia via the Yuba River and to San Jose. A $5 million plant aims to distribute power around 100 miles from the Susquehanna, while mass projects rise near Lake Superior and Massena New York. The US Geological Survey studies river drainage, rain, and dam sites as a timely, vital effort.
A Sunday school teacher asks if students tried to make someone happy in the week. A sharp lad answers that he made grandma happy by visiting her and showing his good appetite, noting her happiness upon seeing him. The exchange underscores simple acts of kindness and family bonds.
An advertisement touts Bucklen’s Amica Salve for cyclists and general injuries. It claims quick healing for cuts, bruises, chafing, burns, ulcers, and piles with a 25 cent price and Noah Martin as the druggist seller. It notes the product as a cyclist’s friend and guarantees cure.
An Idaho woman loaned out her marriage when her husband refused to take her to the Paris Exposition. In court he testified fear of water and seasickness even in a bath. The column ends with a plug for Dr Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin at L H Howards.
The Rock Island Railroad hires Mrs. Annette McCrea to oversee adding gardens flower beds and parkways at suburban stations along the line. This extends Eastern line practices to Rock Island routes reaching near Chicago St. Louis and other western cities.
Mrs. 8. Pease of Lawrence Kansas writes that kidney and liver trouble nervous prostration and debility kept her bedridden seven years until three bottles of Electric Bitters let her walk again in three months she praises its benefits for headache backache nervousness sleeplessness melancholy fainting and dizzy spells and recommends Moah Martins drug store where it costs 50 cents.
Hearst to launch a St Louis daily with both morning and evening editions. First noon issue to be followed by hourly updates until six oclock. Hearst already owns three dailies in New York Chicago and San Francisco.
An advertisement urges readers troubled by piles to start using Tabler's Buckeye Pile Ointment immediately. It promises immediate relief and infallible cure with bottles priced at 50 cents and tubes at 75 cents, endorsed by Noah Martin.
In the Indianapolis Sun a brief chat shows Dobbs and Bobbs discussing Miss Prattine who told him she could not care for him but handed him a flower on Decoration Day. The exchange hinges on a playful “dead one” joke about the holiday.
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