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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1901
Page
3
Within five years Cascarets have become the largest selling liver and bowel medicine worldwide. The ad cites six million boxes sold annually and offers a money back guarantee after a fair trial. Packaging bears CCC stamps and prices are 10c 25c and 50c per box, with a month’s supply in a 50c box.
Ask your placer today to show you a package of GRAIN-O the new food drink that takes the place of coffee. Children and adults can drink it without injury. Grain-O has a rich seal brown appearance like mocha or java but is made from pure grains. 15c and 25c per package at grocers. Also a Ram's Horn quote about greatness.
Ovaritis described as dull throbbing pain with tenderness and heat in the lower side, occasional shooting pain and swelling. The piece urges attention to body care, promotes Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound via a testimonial from Mrs Anna Aston of Troy Missouri, claiming cure from ovarian trouble.
An eight room residence priced at $2,200 features a 13 ft 6 in parlor, 12 ft by 12 ft 6 in kitchen, and several bedrooms with varied dimensions. Construction includes rubble stone foundation, two-thick tar paper insulation, 2x10 joists, red cedar shingles, double felt floors, and hard oil varnish trim. Interior finishes are red oak in parlor and dining room, Georgia pine in kitchen, white exterior paint with gray trim, and cement basement with multiple rooms.
The article explains how strategic mirrors enlarge small rooms by reflecting windows and lights. A mirrored wall doubles space, creates the illusion of depth, and enhances decor with plants and landscapes, with examples from elegant rooms at the White House cited by Rose Seelye Miller in American Homes.
Practical furnace care tips from T N Thompson advise light, frequent firing to save coal, proper damper use, keeping doors shut, avoiding draft openings, and regulating heat at registers. Also cover water tank maintenance, ground cleanliness around the air box, and ensuring a capable helper handles operation when ill.
A new beverage named Grain-O made from pure grains is placed in all grocery stores as a coffee substitute. It is gentle on delicate stomachs, indistinguishable from coffee to many, costs 15 or 25 cents per package, and is suitable for children.
In Lee County Georgia a Black man sought a justice of the peace to marry him. After a year with no anger he brought a string of fish as a token of fealty. The justice asked how married life was and the man replied in a hoarse joke that he would rather eat the fish than endure marriage. The San Francisco Argonaut recounts the anecdote.
The Mobile and Ohio announces Special Low Rate Excursions valid until June 1 offering travelers including invalids access to average hotels en route at nominal prices to Alabama Mississippi Georgia Florida Cuba Central and South America. Homeseeker events occur on the 1st and 8th Tuesday each month with one way tickets at very low rates. Agents listed in Mobile Chicago and Detroit handle tickets.
The dialogue presents a plan to leave politics gradually rather than abruptly. A friend suggests a prohibitionist stance as a possible pivot, while the speaker contemplates a measured departure and cites the Smart Set as a source of guidance.
A summary of Joseph Choate speech on Abraham Lincoln outlines his early life struggles and growing character, highlighting Lincoln's administration and lasting fame. The piece notes the work being available from the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway for six cents postage to F A Miller. Also a brief teasing line about a foreign resident Zweipiggiesteinstopper and a neighbor’s remark about breath.
No opium or ipecac. Sold by druggists or mailed postpaid for 50 cents. A P Hoxsie Buffalo NY. Money in politics debated as to remove money from political influence with a witty exchange in Detroit Journal.
An ad notes Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as a simple iron and quinine remedy in tasteless form with a no cure no pay offer. Price, 50c. A fragment quotes Grace and Nell from Syracuse Herald about a walk with Snaggs and a new cloak.
A St. Louis girl allegedly outclasses all the Macs by spelling her name Maine. The quip appears among a collection of humorous clippings. Other items reference cures, tonics, and jokes from various newspapers, reflecting early 20th century press humor.
Belva Lockwood praises Peruna as a remedy for catarrh and fatigue in a letter to Peruna Medicine Company. Testimonials from Mrs. Hannah Bennett and Julia C. Brown extol Peruna’s curing and tonic effects. Dr. Hartman discusses catarrh affecting any organ and invites inquiries for free advice.
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