The Lobster Shell and Remedies Ad Across the Page
The article explains lobster shedding with a new soft shell forming inside the old, then describes a cholera remedy story from Judish Bros and a sales note on Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, including a traveler in distress and testimonials from J. E. Houghland. It concludes with modest claims from Maxim and a note on Cham berlain's remedy's efficacy and availability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Army
Washington City
Elgin
Ill
J. E. Houghland
Eldon
Iowa
Chamberlain
Judishh Bros
Maxim
Judisch Bros
Very Low Excursion Rates to St Paul and Minneapolis
Excursion tickets sold July 24 25 and 26 with favorable return limits for the Saengerfest of the Saengerbund of the Northwest at St Paul. Apply to agents Chicago & North-Western Ry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Minneapolis, Minn
Saengerfest
Saengerbund
Northwest
Chicago & North-Western R’y
Montaigne and Marriage A Reticent Philosopher on Wedded Life
Martha Baker Dunn notes Montaigne faced marriage with cheerful reluctance and would not marry Wisdom himself. His letter to his wife after their daughter’s death shows restraint, as he leaves consoling to Plutarch and avoids intimate affection, reflecting his belief that true marriage dignity rests in restraint.
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Montaigne
Wisdom
Plutarch
Martha Baker Dunn
Atlantic
Dr King's New Life Pills and a temperance tale
An old temperance address recounts a soldier's downfall after drink and a wife who reflects on better times. The item also promotes Dr King's New Life Pills as a cure for constipation and a remedy to prevent appendicitis.
Cham Remedy Promoted for Summer Bowel Ailments
The notice promotes Cham Remedy as the best medicine for bowel complaints in both children and adults and advises prompt treatment at first signs of looseness. Available for sale by Judisch Bros.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judisch Bros
Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea Promoted by L. M. Bosworth
An antique ad from St. Paul June 31 1908 promotes Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea as a health aid. The writer boasts long life and good health attributed to the tea, urging readers to purchase for 35 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. B. Truth
St. Paul
Mississippi
Hollister
A Strange Feast and Window Observations
A discussion on ideal house windows and ceiling height contrasts with a report on the Indian Holi festival. The piece notes holi powder stains clothes red and the practice, once festive among some, now viewed with disfavor due to excesses and a disreputable origin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Hades
Watchman neglect cited in dyke break tale and cure claim
A dramatic comparison links a North Sea dyke breach to a near fatal cold case in Vanceboro Me. Kenneth Mecliver credits Dr. King's New Discovery with saving his life after three doctors gave up. The ad promises cough cold relief with 50c and 1.00 prices and a free trial bottle at L. M. Bosworth drug store.
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North Sea
Holland
Kenneth Mecliver
Vanceboro
Dr. King
L. M. Bosworth Drug Store
Mozart a Child Prodigy and Prolific Composer
Mozart lived thirty seven years. His first mass was composed when he was less than ten years old, and the enormous quantity of his compositions was the work of the succeeding twenty seven years. He wrote forty one symphonies, fifteen masses, over thirty operas and dramatic works, fifty one sonatas, and an immense number of vocal and concerted pieces across many genres.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mozart
Wealth brings more options for worry, says Stax
Dustin Stax told the Washington Star that wealth does not buy happiness but it affords a man a bit more choice in the kind of worry he accepts. He argued money changes the scope of concerns rather than the count of troubles.
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Dustin Stax
Washington Star
Badly Smitten Across the Week
A lighthearted item notes Gladys laments wishing for ten days a week so Jack could call more often, with Grace replying. The exchange captures a playful domestic moment from the page.
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Gladys
Grace
Jack
London
Solitude and Society as Needs in Imagination and Character
A concise meditation on how solitude fuels imagination and society shapes character. Lowell’s aphorism underlines balance between inner reflection and social engagement in personal development.
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Lowell
Bucklen's Arnica Salve Cures Chronic Sores Says Farmville Reader
A. M. Bruce of Farmville Virginia reports a twenty year battle with chronic piles and malignant sores ended by Bucklen's Arnica Salve curing both completely. Advertises best for ulcers cuts burns and wounds at 25 cents through L. M. Bosworth druggist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bucklen
A. M. Bruce
Farmville
L. M. Bosworth Druggist
Cruelty Accusations At County Asylum Amid Bath Claim
A nurse on visiting room duty at a county asylum faces unfounded charges of cruelty after a newcomer asks about patient treatment. A visitor responds that the staff are cruel for giving the patients a weekly bath, highlighting a misinformed claim.
Optimist Sees Law Neutral at an Asylum
Quote from Baltimore American reflects cynicism about a future where law treats all people equally. A father explains to his son that even an optimist would not see such a time as president but rather asylum.
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Baltimore American
Now that his father is dead I suppose Charlie will spend all his money
A brief New York Times quip noting a character named Charlie will marry tomorrow, implying a shift in fortunes after his father’s death.
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Charlie
New York Times
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Oxfords
Cannier Bros. & Herman’s
Canner Bros. & Herman
Mear Wyich
Ugion
Minnesota
Ames
White’s Hardware
Story County Bank
J. R. Munden
Geo. E. Baker
B. A. Lockwood Grain Co
Frank N. Fowler
Morbus
Dickerson Globe Poultry
Fowler
L. M. Bosworth
Temperance Society
Jenny
James
Rocky Mountains
Midland
Salt Lake
Pacific Coast
Pullman
Charles H. Harmon
Ea Enn
C. H. Speers, G. P. A
17Th and
California Sts
Denver, Colo
L. M. Bosworrs
L. M. Bosworts
MACS
Sorenson & Gamrath
Fish and Game
Poul
Lowa
Undertaker
Burt Kooser
Mutual
L. A. Morris
East Main Street
Poland
China
E. A. Crane
Ames, Iowa
E. H Brunson
Dublin
Guararanteed L. M. Bosworth Druggist
District Court of
Story County
James N. Fowler
A. D
Mertie Fowler
Royal Medicine CO
Marine Bidg
Chicago
Gamble Drug Company
Port Arthur
Kansas City Southern Railway
H. D. Dutton
Agt
F. E. Roesler
Immig N Agent
S. G. Warner
G. P
T.A
Thayer Blda
Kansas City, MO
Union National
Ar Amis
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