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Newspaper
Baxter Springs News
Location
Baxter Springs, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1908
Page
3
An advertisement touts Dean's Kidney Pills from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo N Y as a cure for terrible conditions with claims of perfect health after use. The copy notes the price at 50 cents a box and includes bolded dealer listings. A humorous exchange about a barber college shave closes the clipping.
The advertisement claims Lewis' Single Binder cigars exceed nine million sold each year and are valued for rich mellow tobacco. It asserts the straight 6c cigar equals the quality of the best 10c cigars and warns against imitators. Originators Tin Foil Smoker Package from Lewis Factory Peoria Illinois.
A bulletin board at the Read ing Eagle announced the death of Frank Miller prompting two backwoods farmers to joke about identity. A classroom scene shows a kindergarten teacher correcting politeness as ice cream treats are shared.
A Chicago woman writes that loss of health lowers income and notes her own recovery from nervous illness after using Grape-Nuts. She says good nourishment restored her energy and ability to hold her clerk position, crediting Postum and the product’s benefits. The letters claim authenticity and ongoing reader testimonials.
The piece argues that British rule in India has drained wealth, suppressed industry, and maintained poverty through divide and rule. It cites high death, plague, and famine rates, massive government expenditures, and a biased education system, warning of an awakening among educated East Indians toward independence.
An English traveler left a hotel on a western trip and asked to keep an umbrella. The manager picked the heaviest, clumsiest umbrella from a pile of dozens, tagged it for the Englishman, and kept it safe. The traveler later claimed it, and it proved to be correct due to national taste.
A New York letter notes coming warm weather may cause an ice cream sandwich shortage on the East side. The piece compares the craving to the region's love for sausage and recalls the earlier ice cream and hot dog shortages during past strikes.
The walking delegate of the ice cream sandwich makers' union urged a general strike to avert an ice cream sandwich famine. The state board of arbitration intervenes and the East aide will be allowed to eat its sandwiches pending arbitration.
Italy passes a measure ordering a weekly rest of at least 24 consecutive hours for all industrial and commercial workers. Sunday is the general rest day, though freedom from work may be shifted in some cases. Transportation, amusements, and public services are exempted.
A historical advertisement extols Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a cure for female troubles. It cites testimonials from women like Mrs. Arthur R. House of Moorestown New Jersey and urges sick women to write for advice, claiming life saving benefits and widespread success in treating displacements inflammation ulcers fibroid tumors and back pains.
Erratic phrases appear from an old newspaper page noting literary quotes and scattered observations. The garbled items mention Landor ideas, a miscaptioned package, references to girls and automobiles, a Mrs Windlow figure, and miscellaneous phrases about money attention and doctors.
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