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Newspaper
Washburn Times
Location
Washburn, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1900
Page
3
A German publisher circulated a notice saying a wealthy nobleman sought a wife resembling a novel heroine. Women answered en masse, buying the book to compare themselves with the heroine, boosting sales and prompting extra clerks to handle numerous responses.
The text weaves playful verse on kissing and choosing between Misses and Mrs. It contrasts bold lovers pursuing Misses with wiser paths where Mrs. kisses bring deeper bliss. The piece melds playful poetry with humorous snippets from The St Louis Post Dispatch and illustrated bits.
A collage of quips and brief anecdotes from letters and columns. Jokes about dancing, schooling, flowers, fashion, marriage, judges, and wit parade through light social vignettes with playful banter and gentle irony. Notables include theatre hats in London and New York, and a running gag about a missing overcoat.
The article notes women's suffrage effort as persistent during war, urging reform after conflict. It traces splits and unifications of suffrage societies, cites discontent with Lords and Commons for municipal exclusion, and highlights women's ongoing training through local voting.
Mrs. H. D. Hyde of Folsom Custer County South Dakota submits a grateful open letter praising Dodd's Kidney Pills for curing a three year heart pain and aiding her daughter whose kidneys were weak The letter urges publication and notes pills cost 50 cents a box with availability from all dealers.
French cavalry adopts carrier pigeons with a basket mounted on riders. Birds travel in wicker hairlined tubes to cushion jolts and recover after use. A folding cage aids rest and nourishment during halts. Twelve cavalrymen yearly train at the military pigeon station in Vingrard.
The Cheshires bear the unique honor of the names Meanee Scinde and Hyderabad on their colors. Sir Charles Napier praised their courage and en durance after campaigns. On return they were saluted by Kurrachee garrison as they boarded for England.
An advertisement claims deafness from inflamed Eustachian tube mucous lining can only be cured by constitutional remedies. It states nine of ten cases stem from catarrh and offers $100 for any deafness case caused by catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Circulars are free. product sold by druggists for 75 cents.
A ten year review of nearly 400 cadets at West Point shows outside sons of army officers total six, with large shares from farmers merchants and manufacturers among others. Other items note Ely's Cream Balm for nasal catarrh, inhaler liquids, damp houses improved by laurel and sunflower, wood densities, and Russian emigration to Siberia rising from 208,600 in 1896 to 225,000 last year.
A storekeeper can sell Carter's Ink or obtain it for customers. The notice suggests frequent carload shipments annually to every state. The prompt asks readers if they buy Carter's.
The article asserts that flowers bloom year round in the Sandwich Islands, likening them to a Flowery Kingdom and arguing they deserve the title more than Japan.
A short consumer note highlights Jell-O as the new dessert pleasing families, offering four flavors Lemon Orange Raspberry and Strawberry at grocers for 10 cents each.
A compilation of short items including recruitment notes praising slender physiques, cold cure claims with Laxative Bromo Quinine, Dr Kline nerve cure promotions, factory closure for leather goods in Muskegon, California ore samples, Piso Cure for consumption endorsement, Omaha Packing salt plant plans near Detroit, a White Flag cigar ad, Bombay plague inoculations, Fisher’s Flavoring Endorsements, a Milwaukee eye clinic, and gun cotton’s explosive force.
An article touts Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a cure for widespread female ailments. It presents Mrs Williams of Englishtown New Jersey as fully recovered and urges women to seek Pinkham's medicine and advice, claiming free guidance from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
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