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Newspaper
Ackley World
Location
Ackley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1913
Page
8
An advertiser testifies after fifty years of eczema torment that Hudsons Eczema Ointment cured her severe tetter. Mrs D L Kenney thanks the company, noting the product ended intense itching and skin distress she endured for over fifty years. The Pepper Chemical Co. advertises the remedy from St Louis Philadelphia.
The advertisement touts Buokion's Arnica Salve as a universal skin remedy that claims to instantly remove all pain from bruises sprains burns and other injuries. It asserts superior effectiveness and general usefulness across various skin afflictions and urges immediate trial.
A playful tale describes a market game where a buyer trades letters for items, then plans journeys with an encyclopedia, elephant, rope, and other objects. It ends with a fable of the body parts who refuse to serve each other and learn cooperation, returning to harmony.
The rivers carry large amounts of solid and dissolved matter to the sea, much of it salt. Sea water evaporates, leaving salt behind, and rainwater returning to earth has no salt. As water cycles, oceans continue to take in salt and do not return it to the clouds.
Practical household tips on cooking carrots and beets, avoiding iron kettles, cleaning marble with gun or abie solution, using ammonia in water to remove lice from plants, and cooking peas in pods to separate pong from the top.
The article recalls Eugenie de Montijo born 1826 in Granada, former empress of France, once famed for beauty and influence, now an exile in England. It chronicles her rise with Napoleon III, the 1853 marriage, the Franco Prussian War, losses including her son, and her portrayal as a sad, aging exile awaiting death far from France.
Thompson of Princeton broke the all around athletic record with 7,409 points, surpassing Matin Sheridan's 7,385. In a special meet at Princeton, rivals from Tiger varsity were beaten. Simons was second, Davy third, Haya fourth, as Thompson led in the mile and hurdles while narrowing gains in pole vault and weight throw.
Historical note on railroad safety and operations cites vast passenger totals and low death rates from wrecks. Highlights trained staff, all steel cars, and advanced signaling as factors reducing dangers. Mentions railbed upkeep, multiple tracks, and standardized safety practices as keys to progress.
Railroads push safety through signals at open bridges and central tracking, with derailing rules if ignored. New York Central funds safety efforts, operating an exhibit car to educate 125000 employees and 60 committees report monthly on safer practices and coupling methods to prevent injuries.
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