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Newspaper
Batesville Tribune
Location
Batesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1917
Page
1
A Fremont reader describes overcoming heat flashes nervousness backache and irritability during middle age after using Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The testimonial cites improvement and normalizing symptoms with a note to contact Pinkham Medicine Co for guidance and privacy.
An ad urges stopping constant laxative use and promotes Nature's Remedy NR Tablets for improving digestion, liver health, and bowel action. It claims a week of nightly tablets ends reliance, with full body cleansing, appetite boost, and improved nutrition. Priced at 25 cents per box and sold by druggists.
Scientists dispute that Alaska permafrost is due to long winters. A theory suggests ancient extreme cold locked frost under surface vegetation, allowing moss removal to let frost descend. If true, current temperatures may not freeze ground as deeply as once thought, note Popular Mechanics Magazine.
Bessie brings a pressed leaf to her grandmother claiming she found it in the big Bible. The child asks if the relic once belonged to Eve in a tender family moment.
A wry piece contrasts a parent praising a daughter who plays by ear with an unwilling guest who is deaf. The dialogue hints at gendered financial autonomy as a jibe at pretentious public benevolence and the lack of support for wives’ own needs.
A science expedition rescues Alexis Paulvitch and brings aboard an intelligent ape named Akut to London. Jack Greystoke, Tarzan's son, befriends Akut and helps him, while Tarzan buys Akut and sends him back to Africa. Paulvitch is killed during a murder attempt on Jack, a thief is killed by Akut, and Jack and the ape retreat to jungle life with mixed feelings about both races.
Korak the boy and his ally Akut stalk a village where a cruel Arab sheik brutalizes a child. From a tree Korak intervenes with a powerful punch saving the girl and frightening the crowd as danger looms in the jungle frontier.
In the jungle Korak saves Meriem from the sheik and Arab assailants. Meriem, frightened and dependent, finds unlikely protection with Korak and Akut as they flee into the canopy.
The passage notes about 85 oyster varieties exist, with England France and Germany enjoying the smallest oysters from near Os. Bulgir. The Pacific coast produces the largest oysters while common varieties from the Atlantic grow to great sizes, though flavor may suffer.
The Calgary Herald notes a strong demand for farm land in Western Canada with prices up ten to fifteen dollars per acre from two years ago. Wheat land and grazing properties have surged in value, some selling as high as ninety dollars per acre, while higher crop prices and government supports attract investors and farmers alike.
A boy steals John’s hat on the way to the store to buy a dozen eggs. At the shop the man asks who hit John, and John answers a dozen eggs. The tale ends with a comment on misrule and moral observations about married life and work.
Bridget stands before the magistrate charged with beating her husband who sits bandaged and surrounded by iodine fumes after hospital treatment. The magistrate asks why she struck him. she replies that she could not find the broom and used the poker instead.
A historical reminiscence recalls Thomas Babington Macaulay arguing the House of Lords was dying, a view that reappears as abolitionists renew the call. The piece notes changing circumstances yet echoes the sense that the Lords die hard.
A local note describes a quirky trend linked to a familiar person, noting how friends and neighbors discuss the unusual craze and its curious appeal within the community.
For centuries Haarlem il has touted Gold Medal Haarlem Oil as a gentle remedy for kidney liver bladder and stomach trouble and all urinary diseases. It warns of weariness headaches backache and urinary issues as signs of weakened kidneys. The leaflet asserts Haarlem Oil Capsules are not patent medicine and have a 200 year history.
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