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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1903
Page
7
A reader reports relief after using a free trial and two boxes of Dean's Pills claiming a cure for kidney related symptoms. The testimony describes urinary discomfort and leg swelling, noting improved wellbeing after the treatment.
Fragmented OCR text presents a garbled exchange about a job and a soap salesman. It includes a quip about a soap ad, a Mrs. Callahan testimonial from April 16, 1901, and a child’s excuse about rain. The passage reads like assorted reader content and clippings.
An advertisement touts Allen's Foot Ease powder claiming to ease burning feet and painful conditions. It sells for 25 cents, with free samples from Allen 8 Olmsted, LeRoy, New York. The page also includes jokes and short notices about catarrh cures and humorous anecdotes.
A mother's account from Battle Creek extols Grape-Nuts as lifesaving for a two year old with severe stomach and bowel trouble during hot weather. She credits rapid feeding and the product’s starch content with restoring health in days, and notes their family uses Portum as a coffee substitute. The ad cites Postum Co. and offers a $7,500 prize via extension of time.
A collage of recipe notes and home tips including instructions for making candy syrup mushroom ketchup and devil's food, plus strawberry pudding, canning rhubarb, mashed potatoes, and clean rug care. Many lines read like a pantry and kitchen basics guide from a vintage household manual.
A relative of Ottawa sea service circles arrives in Winnipeg with Captain J. W. Mills of the Hudson Bay steamer Wrigley from Fort Smith to Fort McPherson and back. He travels 1,300 miles each way, brings mail and furs, and notes the Mackenzie River voyage as superb yet harsh with extreme cold and mosquitoes. His wife and three children will remain east for schooling while he contemplates another northward run in February.
Bellflower Missouri July 6 Mr G Bohrer urges old men and women to use Dodd's Kidney Pills for common kidney trouble. He describes years of nocturnal urination resolved in days after two boxes, noting lasting relief at age 84. A miner in Atechiaon, despite wealth, eats parched corn.
A vintage medical advertisement warns of severe mood swings and nervous prostration caused by uterine disorders. It promotes Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, citing patient testimonials from Mrs. Holland of Philadelphia and Mrs. Bowens of Millersville, Ohio, as proof of cure and urges women to try the remedy for relief and renewed strength.
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