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Newspaper
Atlantic Evening News
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1908
Page
8
Cure for Severe Eczema: Cuticura Recalls Remarkable Recovery
In an 1906 letter from Ames J. Smith of Darmid Va a baby treated with Cuticura soap and ointment after months of severe eczema recovered fully. The account notes extensive skin damage and healing after eight cakes of soap and three boxes of ointment. The second item is a brief playful exchange about a dream during a domestic dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eczema
Ames J. Smith
Darmid
Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Ad
A historical notice touts Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a cure for female troubles and urges women to try it, recounting a patient saved after an operation and claiming widespread success for various gynecological symptoms. The ad promotes contacting Lynn Mass for advice and links men to the product as a remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woian
Lydia Elam
Tone V. Henry
Norristown
Lydia Pnkham
Lydia KE
Pinkin
Beartown
Pinkham
Lynn
Mass
Woman Lost on Catalina Island Rescued After 18 Hours
Mrs. Margaret Olsen of Brooklyn, visiting Catalina, wandered inland for hours while searching for a trail to Avalon. Exhausted and frightened by wild beasts and darkness, she collapsed on White's Landing beach after 18 harrowing hours and was rescued by a passing boatman, then returned to Avalon and San Pedro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Cal
Margaret Olsen
Brooklyn
Catalina Island
Avalon
San Pedro
Mrs. Olsen
White’s Landing
Olsen
United States Talc and Soapstone Output in 1907
The United States produced 189 810 short tons of talc and soapstone in 1907, valued at 1 681 047 dollars, up 15.9 percent in quantity and seven percent in value from the previous year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Newlyweds Honeymoon by Riding the Rails to Seattle
John Barker and his bride travel 1650 miles from Lincoln Nebraska to Seattle Washington by riding the rails and posing as hobos. They endure box cars and early hardships, with Mrs Barker disguising herself and noting a single conductor recognized her. They are arrested near Park City Montana, suspected of theft, but released after verification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Wash
Lincoln
Neb
Suakie
John Barke
Park City
Mont
Adrift 36 Hours In Open Boat Off Cardiff
London Henry Marshall his wife and four children four to six years old and baby were in a 14 foot punt adrift at sea for 86 hours without food. They spent a week at Weston and fog caused disorientation in the channel. A morning fog lift let Fred Harris farmer of the island sight them from Flat Holm bale them. Harris ferried them to Cardiff and the family was helped ashore by him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Henry Marshall
Cardiff
Marshall
Weston
Horm
Fred Harris
Mr. Harris
Girl Unafraid of Bears in Merjo Apple Tree
South Bend Washington report notes Annie Scholtz and John and Mrs Myer are new residents at Bullard place near Merjo. When a bear climbed an apple tree she fetched a .22 rifle and fired twice. Bear began to descend as neighbor Sherd Vaughn arrived and shot the bear, ending the danger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Bend
Wash
Bullard Place
Merjo
John Meye
Annie Scholtz
Myer
Sherd Vaughn
Canada’s law and wheat fields praised by Western Canada observer
The Fulton Gazette editor praises Canadian law and order as supreme across the country. He notes strict alcohol licensing, Sunday bar closures, strong schools and churches, and immense wheat yields ranging 40 to 50 bushels per acre with high profits. 160 acres free land and 180 acres at $3 an acre available, with details from the Canadian Government Agent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Gazette
Fulton, Nev
Western
England
Western Canada
Laurel
Charles Dickens
Arizvart
Chicago
Ottawa
Gov't Agere
E. T. Holmes
Jackson St
St. Paul
Mino
W.V. Bennett
New York
Lilo Bidg
Omaha
Neb
There and Back and Other Fragments at College
A compact vignette from a period college life shows a tramp being fed by a freshman class, with a jocular exchange about drink and cooking. The piece mixes humor, ads, and mock promotional lines from period goods and sayings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illustrated Sunday Magazine
A Century-Old Patent Remedy Ad Then a Father’s Reproof
An eccentric ad from a 19th century issue touts Hank’s Catarrh Cure and claims a $100 reward for incurable catarrh. The page cites Frank J. Cheney of Toledo and endorsements, including testimonials and a seal, with a reminder to readers about Hall’s Family Pills for constipation. The excerpt includes a playful aside about a boy wishing to make people tremble at his name and a faded line about a law firm in Toledo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lippincott’s
Lucas Causry
BR Fitaxk J
BP. A, Caeney & Co
Toledo
Hank
Frank J. Cheney
A. D
A.W. Gleason
FE. J. Cheney & CO
Spong for Fashion's Followers at London Auctions 1907
Catalogues from London sales in late 1907 show 19 742 bird skins, nearly 115 000 white heron plumes, and vast quantities of plumage from many species including alba tross quills and lyre bird tails. Quotes note truth and vanity about possessions and truth in the world.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
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