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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1903
Page
7
A collage of product claims and endorsements from historical ads. It cites Dodd's Kidney Pills restoring a child, Allen's Foot-Ease for feet, Piso's Cure for Consumption, and various generic testimonials from newspapers, with snippets of user experiences and promotional blurbs.
A. A. Boyce of near Trenton Missouri details a severe cold settling in his kidneys causing constant back and side pain. After trying remedies with no relief he used Dean's Kidney Pills from Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo New York and reports complete relief. A free trial offer is available by mail to any US address. Price is 50 cents per box at druggists.
An early 19th century advertisement touts Complete External and Internal Treatment for skin and blood conditions. It promotes Caticura Soap and Olotment with Pilla as remedies for scrofula bad blood and various ulcers. The text lists numerous ailments including boils ulcers scurvy and hair loss and claims remarkable cures across infants and children.
New York Herald reports Lola Cotton a six year old girl displays extraordinary mind reading and mathematical skills. Blindfolded she names objects and solves arithmetic and chess problems while her father claims thought transference guides her. Lola has no schooling or reading ability and was studied by Dr. Cotton in Clarkville Allegany County.
Social column notes the marriage of William Kissam Vanderbilt to Mrs. Lewis M. Rutherford in London. It outlines Mrs Rutherford's prior marriages, her wealth from the Harriman line, and Vanderbilt's estate, wealth, and role as heir and executor after Cornelius Vanderbilt's death.
A writer in Good Housekeeping urges looser baby clothes to prevent distress from tight neckbands or restricted arms. Compact garments reduce fretfulness. oversized dresses create extra work, as shown by a six month old whose sleeves cut into fat arms after loosening.
Instructions describe making two decorative caps from fabrics and handkerchiefs. Crown No 1 uses blue chambray and white Swiss muslin with gathered top and ribbon drawstring. Crown No 2 uses a red bordered handkerchief with featherstitching and tucked frills for a feminine finish.
The shift to wireless messages signals the decline of carrier pigeons in army and navy services. Europe leads in adopting electric communication, while the birds return to peacetime uses. Historically pigeons conveyed messages during sieges and wars, with falcons deployed to thwart them.
An Atlantic essay by J. B. Osborne explains consular rank beside colonels and captains and describes the ritual when a U S war vessel visits a port with a consul stationed. It notes Ghent inland as a sea port via a ship canal and imagines a U S ship’s salute echoing from its belfry. Also a brief mock exchange on a Connecticut factory and bachelors.
John W. Meng of Indianapolis credits Peruna for curing his stomach catarrh after six weeks of use while traveling for work. Willis Brewer of Alabama, a House Representative, endorses Peruna as a tonic and notes its helpful effects. The letter invites readers to request Dr. Hartman’s free medical advice if results are not prompt.
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