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Newspaper
Western Kansas World
Location
Wakeeney, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1903
Page
7
A testimonial states that after six months and fifteen bottles of Peruna, the user gained strength and health. It claims Peruna cures catarrh of the pelvic organs and attributes female ailments to catarrh, with symptoms disappearing.
An advertisement asserts female weakness equals pelvic catarrh and warns that catarrh harms the body. It promotes Peruna as a permanent cure for pelvic catarrh and chronic cases, urging readers to seek Dr. Hartman’s free advice from The Hartman Sanitarium in Columbus, Ohio.
A rider in La Cross Kansas had his leg broken when caught in a carousel cable as the machine jammed. The crowd reacted with fainting and pallor, but the rider released a wooden leg and urged tickets for the next ride. The piece ends with a quip about doctors and soap and water.
Prof Dewar reports living bacteria exposed to Aquid hydrogen at about 250 degrees C and near absolute zero for ten hours showed no notable loss of vitality. The note accompanies a broader set of observations and a Chicago News quip on drawing and pay.
A brief note extols dried beans and peas as superior vegetable protein sources. They are praised as economical foods ranking with cereals and rivaling many meats in nutrition. The passage emphasizes their high protein content and cost effectiveness.
A Philadelphia woman recounts nervous indigestion and near-starvation until a Postum Food Coffee and Grape-Nuts demonstration led her to adopt them as her main diet. She credits improved health and says her physician called it excellent food.
The narrative describes a woman living simply in a jungle hut where fruit and vegetables abound, berries serve as soap, calabashes double as pots and bowls, lime leaves and sugarcane provide tea sweetness, coconut gives milk, and dried banana leaves are woven into mats, illustrating self sufficient daily life.
A column mix of social anecdotes and essays. It notes Brown’s marriage age views and a boastful tale about his son as well as reflections on domestic life, servantless households, and moral exhortations. Also included is a quip about heat and cold from Senator Bacon and a devotional verse fragment.
A McClure's Magazine stance on fair dealing in business urges universal rejection of unfair practices. The text notes mercantile fleets comparing 1901 to 1902 with many European flags increasing at Hamburg while non European ships are rare. In 1902 only three foreign vessels entered the harbor: an American ship of 2,147 tons, a Brazilian ship of 121 tons, and an Argentine ship of 1,068 tons.
A dated advertisement touts Doan's Kidney Pills as the only genuine cure for kidney and bladder ailments. It claims cures for inflammation, urinary issues, rheumatism, neuralgia, and related disorders, and features testimonials from E. B. McCarver and others praising lasting relief without surgery.
The article notes powdered alum inum mixed with nitrate of ammonia marketed as ammonal, claimed safest explosive resistant to friction. It reports a broad array of ad copy and testimonials for various products and remedies, including Hal’s Cough Syrup and Defiance Starch, with scattered consumer notes and jokes. It reflects early 20th century sensational claims and advertising language.
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