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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1904
Page
7
Mrs M E Huanson of Chicago writes that after years of womb trouble and insomnia she used Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and three bottles restored her strength and vitality. She says the medicine drove disease from her body and left her spry as a young girl.
A humorous classroom exchange centers on Eva Gonorowsky claiming to know the country as the Fresh Air Fund without having visited it. Miss Bailey presses for details, while Eva insists she is healthy and has not seen the country, prompting further dialogue.
A century-old farm notice extolls Salzer's Billion Dollar Grass as the top hay and pasture producer. Farmers and agricultural professionals praise its yield from 5 to 14 tons per acre and request 100 stamps for samples and the big seed catalog from John A. Salzer Seed Co. in La Crosse Wisconsin.
In a dialogue from the Philadelphia Public Ledger, Miss Egeau asks Mr Finnick to recall the other woman he would consider marrying, and he responds that in all his life he has met only two women he would truly marry.
A German chemist has found a healing agent in coal oil that patients report cures for muscular rheumatism neuralgia headache toothache earache backache sprains chilblains and other pains. Sold as Dr Ayers Penetrating Oil in 25c and 50c bottles with money back guarantee. Uncle Eben quotes a family caution about overburdening a boy.
A collage of ad lines and quotes includes Cough remedies Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets priced at 25 cents and testimonials from F Boyer Trinity Springs Ind Feb 15 1900. It also features sayings about poets minds weather and creamery color products and a remark on age and virtue.
The article argues the Brownlow good roads bill embodies paternalism, defending federal aid as prudent and beneficial. It cites U S progress, postal spending, and California hydraulic mining relief as precedents where government aid helped states and citizens self help.
The Union Pacific and Southern Pacific complete the Ogden to Lucin cut off across the Great Salt Lake. The 102 mile route includes 72 miles on land and 30 miles on trestle and fill. It slashes travel time and costs, with impact on San Francisco Salt Lake and Chicago routes.
It explains that not all salts suit butter and that using the best salt improves quality and shelf life. Although the best salt may cost a little more, the payoff comes quickly in time.
A New Jersey report highlights P. H. Dalaney of South Orange presenting an automatic telegraph system. It uses a typewriter keyboard to perforate two rows on a moving tape, encoding Morse dots and dashes, then transmits via a fast electric motor driven perforator to distant offices.
The Philadelphia Inquirer notes Paris now consumes 30,000 horses annually and, having learned to eat snails and frogs legs, suggests humans will still need horses even as automobiles become universal.
The Los Angeles Express notes another resident survived a fall from a tall building without serious injury and suggests promoting the city’s "pneumatic atmosphere" as an advantage.
A Georgia law aimed at keeping cattle off farms leads to a pennies per head trespass charge when cattle from one neighbor wander into another's corn. A dispute over impounded cattle erupts into reciprocal captures and bills, ending with a neighbor releasing cattle without charge.
A Rochester Democrat and Chronicle report describes a party line incident where a politician and a doctor clash while both try to use the same line. The doctor identifies himself as Dr Blank and the politician as Jones the undertaker, ending with a humorous apology and line loan.
A party from upstate wanders a ship's deck as it prepares to clear with coal for an eastern port. One woman spots an open hatch and exclaims with childlike excitement, noting the vessel's “holler” as others gather to view the discovery.
In Toledo on January 25, Harry L. Lewis a local dentist reports he suffered kidney disease for years but says Dodd's Kidney Pills cured him after using six boxes. He notes initial slow improvement then rapid relief with no more night trips to the bathroom and full recovery. The item ends with a comic exchange from Pick-Me-Up.
The notice touts Salzer's New National Oats yielding 150 to 300 bushels per acre across 30 states in 1903 and boasts record-like outputs for other Salzer seeds. It urges farmers to send 10 cents for a catalog and samples from John A Salzer See Co. in La Crosse Wisconsin.
New York reports flour dull but firm hold. Wheat No 2 red 94 cents. Corn No 2 yellow 59 cents. Oats No 2 white 47 cents. Hogs higher at 5.40 to 5.55. Sheep 3.25 to 24.75 per head. Cleveland sees Minnesota patent flour at 4.50. Wheat No 2 red 91 cents. Butter 24 cents. Eggs 32 cents. Potatoes 80 to 85 cents. Cattle steers 4.50 to 4.75. Sheep 4.25 to 4.50. Hogs 5.35. Toledo cash wheat 92 cents. East Buffalo cattle 5.40 to 5.50. Hogs 5.50 to 5.60. Pittsburg cattle 5.25 to 5.40. Sheep lambs 6.40 to 6.60. Hogs 5.30 to 5.35.
An 1903 testimonial and ad promote Dr Kilmer’s Swamp Root as a cure all for kidney, bladder, and related ailments. It claims free mail samples, outlines benefits, lists symptoms, and notes the product is sold nationwide in two sizes at fifty cents and one dollar.
Editorial notes praise Swamp-Root for kidney liver and bladder cures and offer a free sample bottle and a book of testimonials. Readers are urged to mail their address to Dr Kilmer Co at Binghamton NY to obtain the sample and information.
A concise item notes a generous offer mentioned in a brief notice. It identifies no names or places due to missing readable details. The item hints at a promise or incentive but provides no conditions, dates, or organizers.
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