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Newspaper
Ashton Gazette
Location
Ashton, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1908
Page
3
A reflective piece notes that many operations on women are unnecessary and warns that many could be avoided, highlighting widespread fear of surgery and the prevalence of avoidable procedures in hospitals.
Excerpted column shows letters praising Lydia E Pinkhams Vegetable Compound as life saving for female troubles. Includes brief testimonials from Mrs Barbara Base and Mrs Arthur R House, plus health claims and invitation to write for advice. Also features unrelated ministory poems and light moral quips about pajamas and swearing with a sample joke about theater frustrations.
A sweep of economic and scientific notes covers Argentina expanding cultivation to 36 million acres from 12 million in 1005, Germany’s book exports topping 42 million pounds with $15 million value, starfish regeneration observed after netting, and Belgian Dr Leon Bertrand’s pneumonia serum claim.
The notice outlines multiple union actions and labor movements. Upholsterers in Guelph protest a 40 percent cut while Denver stationary firemen form a union. San Francisco barbers exceed 700 members. Revere laborers win 25 cent daily raises. Boston cigarmakers levy a 5 dollar assessment to promote the blue label. Tackmakers’ Union is the second oldest in America. San Juan hodcarriers form a union as railroad and streetcar workers near organizing. Western Australian threshers raise pay from 6d to 9d per hour. Toronto brewery workers see wages rise to about 1 dollar weekly with shorter hours. engineers gain 10 to 25 percent. Spokane plans a $75,000 labor temple with 7,000 unionists. Federal probes aim to reduce coal mine fatalities. Locomotive Engineers vote to admit electrically driven train engineers. Cuba engineers eligible. Pennsylvania, Ohio and Indiana miners ratify a two year agreement with average daily wage around 4.29. New York pushes to organize stenographers and typewriters. Bookkeepers Stenographers and Accountants Union invites joiners.
Labor groups unite to pressure city factory inspectors to enforce sanitary rules amid a Philadelphia TB crisis. Leadings claim 10 000 cases and 8 628 deaths yearly, costing about 7 million dollars, with inspectors often visiting only offices and accepting owner assurances.
Commissioner Wells releases the annual report praising motorized fire fighting apparatus for safety and efficiency. He notes numerous accidentless miles with automobiles while horse drawn wagons have caused injuries and a pedestrian death, arguing the automobile is controllable and safer for chiefs and the public.
Rising horseflesh consumption in Vienna leads authorities to erect new horse slaughter facilities. A brick block measuring about 3 300 square yards forms the complex with land and buildings costing over 200 000 dollars. Stabling for 24 horses accompanies a large slaughter hall equipped with modern machinery and stalls for killing 59 animals.
A Chattanooga woman credits Cuticura remedies with curing severe skin disease after failed treatments. She describes itching burning sores on her face hands and body and notes two cakes of Cuticura Soap and a box of Cuticura Ointment ended her trouble. Her uncle and another baby also benefited. February 16 1907.
A Lake City Minnesota man reports terrible kidney trouble with back pains dizziness nervousness and vision issues. He credits Dean's Kidney Pills for cure and perfect health since. Sold by dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY. Also a brief note re counts of a staged Paris poker robbery by a self styled police commissioner and thieves.
Detroit Free Press notes Jones crafts an original melodrama cutting away the old mill missing papers and a cliff hand to hand encounter, signaling a fresh approach in his writing. The piece highlights the creator's unique voice and departure from familiar tropes.
Scholar answers a wheelbarrow. The puzzle presents a riddle style exchange from Illustrated Bits. The question asks for a single wheel vehicle and the reply given is a wheelbarrow as the humorous answer.
A Chicago clerk describes how health versus income hinges on proper nutrition. After two years of stress and poor nourishment she became nervous and fatigued, then found relief by consuming Grape-Nuts and Postum. She credits improved health with retaining her job and earnings.
Dr. R. E. Dahlgren of the American Museum of Natural History plans a dramatic floor display showing coral reefs. A section four by six by thirty feet will be cut from the first floor, replaced by heavy plate glass, with six months for completion. Dahlgren Miller and associates will direct the work after collecting coral and photographs in the Bahamas.
Esther and Mrs McSwat Billiger discuss church decorations seen this morning. Mr McSwat notes Lobelia in front wore many decorations including a grand brim, floral display, and ribbon arrangement while he dislikes a dead bird in the scene.
Advertisement text invites readers to write to Allen's in Olmsted Le Roy New York for a free sample of Allen's Foot-Ease powder. It claims to cure tired sweating hot swollen aching feet ease new or tight shoes and serves as a remedy for corns and bunions. Sold by all druggists and shoe stores for 25 cents.
A Chicago Tribune snippet shows a salesman showcasing a china set dubbed the "housekeeper's delight." He notes the store holds forty similar sets and many odd pieces, with a policy to replace any broken piece in half a day without telling the family. The customer agrees to buy.
A terse exchange between a young bill collector and Mr. Ardup highlights social norms and reluctance to continue contact. The man’s firm stance suggests a cease in further calls until a payment or gesture is made, reflecting polite resistance in a restrictive era.
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