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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1904
Page
7
A barber recalls a customer story contrasting patent medicines with Schuylkill water. A man with hair loss uses a brown sticky potion five times daily, only to have it swapped for a soda. He continues rubbing the drink on his hair, noticing flies gathering around his head.
London Tit-Bits reports a staged battle where a company fired blanks at a marching detachment. The detachment and the company were on the same side, causing the commanding officer to question the lieutenant who mistook friends for enemies because his tailor and butcher appeared in the ranks.
A minister questions boys crowded around a dog ring. A boy claims the one who tells the biggest lie wins the dog. The minister boasts he never lies, prompting a chorus to demand handing over the dog. Also noted is that good temper yields an easy life companion.
An advertisement touts a cream separator that finishes in thirty minutes with under 1 percent butter fat loss and offers prices from 2.75 to 6.00. Prospective buyers are urged to mail five 1-cent stamps to John A Salzer Seed Co in La Crosse Wisconsin to receive a large catalogue detailing this and other farm tools and seeds.
Tickets available via Queen and Crescent Route Southern Railway and connecting lines to South Southeast and Southwest. Return travel valid until May 31 1904. Purchase to Florida via Lookout Mountain to Atlanta and back via Asheville and the Land of the Sky. Information from W C Rinearson G P A Cincinnati Ohio.
A short quotation credits Hazlitt noting that refinement reveals beauty in objects while grossness may be found by spectators. The line emphasizes subjectivity in aesthetic judgment.
An advertisement from Wis. Drug Co. of La Crosse promotes cough care tablets for 25 cents with postpaid delivery. The blurb quotes a marketing line and the newspaper wraps the promotion with a quip about global living standards.
A dated collage shows an old patent medicine claim for quick cold cure with Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets and 25 cent price. It includes anecdotal quotes about appearance and business rivalry from various newspapers and a note on Putnam Fadeless Dyes and stillness in good breeding.
In 1899 Joshua Heller of 706 South Walnut Street Ur bana Ir testifies that Doan's Kidney Pills relieved kidney trouble back pain and loins. He reports repeated satisfactory results when attacks appeared and endorses the product today. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo N Y owns the brand and druggists sell it for 50 cents per box.
A humorous verse mocks a man who knew vast theories about earth, life, and destiny yet lacked practical sense. The poem credits his omniscience while noting his failure to earn his bread, ending with a wry label from J A Edgerton in the New York Sun.
Inquiries rise for poultry houses to hold about 100 fowls on farms. A compact plan fits 20 birds per pen with attached yards and a long alley for clean confinement. The design emphasizes small, easily managed units and adequate space to prevent soil contamination.
A southerly facing, well built chicken house with earth floor raised above ground, brick or stone foundation, and post piers. Each pen has six light sash for winter sun, roosts two and a half feet high, nests along the partition alley for easy egg collection, and a weather tight shutter for warmth. Estimated cost two to three dollars per running foot according to materials and labor.
Poem by Suade Marion Russel from the Indianapolis Journal honors a beloved mother. It speaks of a son praising a mother who forgave faults, soothed disappointments, and offered solace with a comforting kiss and nurturing care. The piece reflects on enduring maternal love and sacrifice.
A child laments the long wait to grow up and escape haircuts. He describes the pain of scissors and a comb, the apron around his neck, and the ear digging clippings. The speaker looks forward to adulthood when he will no longer endure the barber chair.
The poem describes Charley Brown as rich and flashy with a grand house and a silk suited father. It contrasts wealth with ordinary happiness, noting Charley’s gray pony and many toys while the speaker prefers not to be in his place. It reflects envy and childhood pride set in a Chicago Record-Herald context.
A nostalgic poem recalls a mother calling the boy James and Jim, shaping memory after thirty years. The piece contrasts the ache of a familiar name with fame and public recognition, noting how future generations may wonder who the person was despite notable deeds and science.
The excerpt reflects on genuine virtue not needing praise and real worth proving over time. It contrasts saints with self-promotion and suggests true wealth lies in contentment, noting light-hearted poverty and hidden sorrow among the rich. Loren J. Keith references these ideas in Four-Track News.
The article promotes using ordinary plastering lime as a cheap disinfectant and health aid for poultry. It claims lime reduces cholera, cleans droppings, prevents lice, dries wet areas, stops soft-shell eggs, and even disinfects nest corners and outbuildings, asserting broad benefits.
The guide advises keeping chickens conf ined in a coop for three weeks and feeding them table scraps milk and barley to soften muscles and increase breast meat. Coops should be three feet square and easy to clean. confinement fattening requires little cost and yields prime condition for the table.
The quote notes that a man who consumes more than he produces is a pauper and claims there are many paupers among the rich.
Booker T. Washington argues against ingratitude among African Americans noting elders who endured slavery remember it. He cites an old man who says the Yank freed the niggah thirty years ago and now the mew will be freed by electric streetcars.
Yorktown Ark January 18 A sworn statement by Dr Leland Williamson cites cases cured by Dodd's Kidney Pills Medical claim includes Henry Hall Sr 48 American malaria haematuria Swamp Fever high fever coated tongue convulsed bowels kidney inflammation and irritation reduced after two months of treatment with the pills and febrifuges cited as success.
A new company faces a $400,000 capitalization hold as the printer demands advance payment before distributing a prospectus. The exchange, captured in a Puck-like quip, highlights delay and unresolved publishing steps.
John A. Salter Seed Co of La Crosse Wisconsin advertises a test offer with a big plant and seed catalog plus seeds to grow 1,000 cabbages 2,000 carrots 2,000 celery 2,000 lettuce 1,000 onions 1,000 radishes 1,000 flowers all for 16 cents postage. If 78 cents returns the notice and 20 cents more postage adds Berliner Cauliflower.
Town humor recounts a couple discussing a swift marriage proposal sparked by a remark about diamonds rising in value daily. Edna notes Eva’s compliment while Eva jokes about jewelry market trends.
A German chemist has discovered a healing agent in coal oil that has created a sensation among sufferers tested. A few applications cure muscular rheumatism neuralgia headache toothache earache backache lameness sprains chilblains and more. Sold as Dr Ayers Penetrating Oil in 25c and 50c bottles with a money back guarantee.
In a Brooklyn Life exchange Emma teases Lena about Fred’s odd behavior. Emma notes Fred is in love with Lena and will likely overcome it as the romance unfolds.
A Chicago Tribune excerpt touts Salter's seeds including Speltz and Hanna Barley for dry western plains. It urges readers to mail 10 cents in stamps to John A. Salter Seed Co. in La Crosse Wisconsin for a big catalog and seed samples. The note is signed by K. L. and frames drought resistance as a selling point.
The bulletin lists grain and livestock prices across multiple markets on January 19, 1904. Wheat and corn show modest moves, oats steady, and quality figures for flour, butter, cheese, eggs, and potatoes noted. Cattle, sheep, and hog prices differ by city, with ranges reflecting regional demand.
Mrs Col E J Gresham of Hernden Fairfax County Va writes that Peruna cured her catarrh after six bottles. She credits the remedy with saving her life and notes the testimonials that convinced her to try it. She urges friends to use Peruna as well.
A medical advert warns that winter will bring catarrh and related illnesses to many women. It urges keeping Peruna at home and using it at first symptoms as directed, claiming it prevents and cures catarrh coughs and consumption. Readers are invited to request free advice from Dr. Hartman of Columbus, Ohio.
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