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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1908
Page
6
A collage of endorsements and odd snippets including praise for Perana by two South Carolina senators, population notes on German speakers, a quack cold cure ad, a New Zealand estate figure, teething syrup, and a historical note on Phoenician origins of the alphabet. It also references a chuckling Chicago Tribune line about sunburnt skin and a London plague era nursery smoking anecdote.
A young New York woman recounts struggles with indigestion from rich foods. After trying Grape-Nuts she reports relief and improved digestion, then continued use. The note includes a testimonial from Postum Co Battle Creek Michigan urging readers to seek the product and read related materials.
Adjutant General Ainsworth reports 1908 desertions rose at Boise Barracks with 16.5 percent of enlistments leaving. The 10th Cavalry led in desertions, Third Infantry second, Fifth Cavalry near top. Army strength at Oct 15 1908 stood at 31056 enlisted, below authorized totals. effort to recruit continued to fill vacancies and approach maximum strength.
A collection of farming notes covers soil feeding, crop timing, crop care, and livestock management. Advises soil feeding, manure use, wood ash applications, fowl care, dairy production, and preventing gullying while noting watermelon planting spans Pensacola to Silver Junction and grape fruit misnomers.
A compilation of agricultural notes shows methods to keep sod covers in fields, select sweet corn seeds by kernel wrinkle and color, and compare forage crops for hog pastures. It highlights clover over bluegrass, alfalfa for green pasture, and the economics of poultry production, urging breeders to improve layers and housing to maximize farm profitability.
Notes on unions in Washington and Germany, including the Trades Unionist of Washington D C and the Iron Molders Union planning a 50th anniversary. German engine drivers rewarded after a decade without accident. Pennsylvania coal and steel output figures for 1907, with Allegheny County producing over half. International and local union elections scheduled, and public employment bureaus noted in Alsace Lorraine and Germany. A draft on state mining injury relief faces Pennsylvania legislators.
Readable OCR fragments reveal a scattered array of late 19th century patent remedies and quack claims. References include whiskey tonics, laxatives, catarrh cures, and multiple testimonials. Notable names appear in mock advertisements and general health claims, with a satirical aside about Gen Corbin and old clothes.
David Price of Corydon Indiana describes kidney trouble relief after using Doan's Kidney Health. He reports recovery and lasting health seven years later. Also noted are advertisements for guns and furs and a bizarre hat fashion item from Paris with a new bell-shaped cover and a black creased derby style.
Mrs Louly Eck of San Antonio Texas reports her two year old son suffered six months with eczema. After trying doctors and other remedies, a week of Cuticura treatment brought sleep, two months cleared skin, and no eczema since. Also claims Pazo Ointment cures piles in days with money back guarantee.
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