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Newspaper
Ashton Gazette
Location
Ashton, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1906
Page
3
A wealthy financier and a bright young man engage in a witty exchange about clothing costs. The financier boasts paying only $8.50 for his suit, arguing appearances mislead, while a humorous telephone misunderstanding and a cranky party rushing down the hotel stairs end the scene with a laugh.
A visitor sees a man proudly display a meerschaum pipe passed down for forty years. His wife remarks she cannot think of anything else for a day after he smokes it in the house. The woodpecker makes a sharp triphammer sound.
A testimonial describes severe eczema on the chest neck face and limbs cured by Cuticura Remedies. The writer praises the treatment, noting no return five years after the last attack and expresses strong faith in Cuticura for skin diseases. The piece includes other disparate text from a periodical.
A Washington family describes relief from stomach troubles and sallow skin after replacing tea and coffee with Postum. They suffered headaches, bad breath, and nervous tension until they tried Postum, noting clearer skin, cleaner tongues, and better digestion within six weeks.
The Fortieth G A R encampment parade in Minneapolis drew vast crowds with flags, bands, and drill corps. Ex Governor S R Van Sant led the procession with General Fred B Wood, while Columbia Post of Chicago led the veterans. A large camp fire and speeches by Governor Johnson and others followed, drawing many national organization members to the event. About 150,000 people die yearly of tuberculosis in France.
John P. O'Brien, a laborer in the wrecking of the St Louis World’s Fair buildings, uncovered an alligator bag containing jewels valued at $50,000 hidden in a wall space. The jewels were stolen from Mr and Mrs Henry Clayton of Devonshire, England, during a visit to the Louisiana Purchase Exposition two years earlier. A Hindu servant later confessed on his deathbed to taking the gems in St Louis and dropping them into the wall cavity.
Prof. James H. Breasted of the University of Chicago reports a discovery placing the calendar’s origin at 4241 B C. The find, based on an Upper Nile expedition, argues that the ancient calendar synchronized with the seasons from 140-141 to 143-144 A D and implies earlier revolutions beginning around 1820 B C and 2780 B C.
The report highlights Yale geology remarks on repeat events in San Francisco, Albert Ernest Jenks joining Minnesota as assistant professor of seiology, Walter Volz leading a Liberia expedition from Berne, and the Oread school of agriculture near Baltimore with founder Henry D. Perky. It also mentions a Los Angeles law graduate, and a British teachers’ visit banned by Sir Alfred Mosely.
The article notes radium’s impact on ideas about Earth's age and Earth's cooling. It cites Charles R. Keyes and George Darwin, suggesting geologists may extend estimates from tens of millions to hundreds of millions of years, with modern geology possibly pushing even higher than 150 million years. It frames radioactivity as a key breakthrough altering longevity of terrestrial existence.
Mrs. A Taylor of Wharton New Jersey suffers severe kidney pain and frequent painful secretions. After eight boxes of Dean’s Kidney Pills her symptoms vanish and overall health improves. Sold by dealers for 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY. Differently Expressed notes two fashion groups in a waiting room and a girl with near perfect complexion. a man comments on another’s beauty while whispering about party hide.
An old advertisement promotes Allen’s Foot-Ease powder to shake into shoes, claiming relief for corns bunions swollen and aching feet and ingrown nails. It stresses ease with new or tight shoes, lists 25c price, free sample by mail, and the address Allen 8 Olmsted Le Roy New York.
MISS LEOPOLD and Mrs. Hettie Green of Wisconsin write of Peruna as a strong blood remedy and tonic. Leopold says three years ago her health was run down and Peruna restored her strength. Green reports relief from catarrh with improved appetite and weight gain after using Peruna.
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