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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1898
Page
8
A collage of odd notes on human amphibious limits, divers, and animals, with brief quips about temperature effects on submerged time. It contrasts Greek sponge fishing and Arabic diving sight with human lung control, then shifts to miscellaneous jokes about testing government crockery, Western humor, and social improprieties.
Ernest Kemper of Pierceton Indiana exhausted himself with study and teaching three miles from home. After pneumonia catarrh and weak health, doctors failed until a Cleveland specialist and a Chicago hospital offered no benefit. Nine boxes of the pills restored his health, renewed weight by nine pounds, and he resumes teaching. Notary confirms the sworn affidavit dated September 10, 1997.
A practical Kansas City woman in St. Louis faced a nocturnal wardrobe racket during a hotel stay. Six months later, at a San Francisco Spiritualist gathering, a medium claimed the mother’s spirit had tried to contact her via the wardrobe. She replied that such frightful messages should not be repeated.
The Brown City editor visits Donald Ross’s seven acre Edmonton garden, noting beets as large as an arm and onions yielding 750 bushels per acre. Ross says annual sales reach 800 to 1000 dollars from roots and produce, with prices listed for various items and a 2180 foot hot house heated by a furnace. Canadian Government agents align US settlers with Western Canada lands near the gold belt.
The Detroit Journal fragment shows Edwin doubting their upcoming wedding while his partner reacts with fear and humor. She urges them to reconsider in a tone that blends romance and superstition as they debate the union.
An for Hall s Catarrh Cure offers 100 dollars reward for incurable cases. Testimonials cite F J Cheney Co Toledo and partners vouching for honesty. Ads promote Salzer seed catalog and farm seed samples with gold prize offers. A joke notes a wife regulating husband with daughter as twist.
A historic fragment notes hypnotic wards cure trance by glance and praises Hostetter's Stomach Bitters for kidney trouble and various ailments. It also references Salzer Seed Co price corrections and suggests sending 5 cents for its catalogue. The column ends with a quip about cold neuralgia and Jacobs Oil.
A collage of old quotes and ads mentioning polite conduct love, Cuban books, almonds and smilax, worm remedies, and a cure for coughs. Notable lines praise sales, health products, and moral sentiments, with dates and addresses implied in the clipped text.
Testimonies detail relief from backache, headaches, and menstrual pain after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Sanitiva Wash. Women from Texas, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, West Virginia report improved health, renewed appetite, and restored ability to work.
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