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Newspaper
Western Kansas World
Location
Wakeeney, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1908
Page
6
A scattered column of quips and curiosities notes odd anecdotes from distant places and times. Highlights include fashioning of engagement bracelets, pay in Norway’s postal service, a new theater in New York, and a bachelor’s voyage to British Columbia alongside curious marriage certainties in France.
Esther and Sally B confront a gunman in a desert town as the Central Pacific railroad saga unfolds. Esther bonds with Sally B while Gideon’s scheme looms. A tense scene follows with vigilante justice and vows to pursue better paths away from crime and greed.
Bella sat for portraits at a Philadelphia studio once led by a famed photographer. A multimillionaire from Pittsburg admired her image, offered introduction, but withdrew after meeting the real Bella, leaving the business fortunes of the studio unsettled.
The California Fig Syrup Co advertises a simple pleasant laxative trusted by physicians and for family use. It highlights a genuine product made in California with wholesome ingredients, offering ease of purchase through leading druggists at fifty cents per bottle.
A widower asks artist to modify a recently completed portrait of the late Mrs. Peck. He requests a change to give the likeness a more agreeable, amiable tone, noting the work speaks for her personality.
Milford Me resident Sylvanus Verrill describes a five year lingering kidney injury that left him paralyzed and in pain. He credits Dr Dean’s Kidney Pills with restoring kidney function and mobility after three months on the remedy, noting crutches were discarded and recovery followed. Sold by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo 50 cents a box. Also Big-Headed ad copy ends.
A public service style note advises readers to confide fully in their family doctor and even in Mrs. a Lynn Massachusetts for confidential guidance. It suggests that with thirty years of correspondence with sick women she may offer valuable knowledge beyond ordinary explanations.
An old advertisement promotes Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a universal remedy for female illnesses. A man from Allentown, Pa. attributes personal health complaints to female ailments and endorses the product sourced from roots and herbs.
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