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Newspaper
Baxter Springs News
Location
Baxter Springs, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1908
Page
2
Baxter Springs News reports L Smith serves as editor and owner at the Daxter Springs Kansas publication with local coverage and community notes.
The Youths' Companion lauds Alice Freeman Palmer for adapting work to strength and proving persistent labor sustains health. Prof. Palmer notes her life embodies the value of a sound mind in a sound body despite a sudden fatal illness.
A bulletin from the Bureau of Manufactures notes U.S. advances yet laces remain underdeveloped here. Americans bought lace goods worth at least 60 million dollars last year, over 90 percent imported, while Europe profits from lacemaking and duty-tied cotton goods. The report urges domestic growth in lace and cotton product industries to boost national production and exports.
The article notes British lawmakers are rarely practicing lawyers and often come from wealth or landowning backgrounds. It contrasts with the United States where young lawyers pursue public life to boost their client base, while British MPs and Lords serve without pay, aside from modest stipends for certain parties.
An editorial lament warns that game birds like the woodcock and wood duck face rapid decline due to overhunting and lax laws. Authors cite studies by A.O.U. and Dr. Fisher, urge four year hunting prohibitions, and stress protecting remaining coverts to preserve future hunting prospects.
A historic note explains wedding ring customs, stating the left hand ring signifies a wife under her husband. The left hand is seen as weaker, and the third finger is chosen due to an old superstition that a vein runs from that finger to the heart.
An educational park feature in Springfield Massachusetts offers children close range study of birds. The exhibit includes avian habitats such as ponds and tie play areas to observe the habits of small birds up close.
A compact reflection on how amendments rarely fully correct original wrongs, often balancing harm and benefit. acknowledges that change can bring both good and mischief, suggesting the difficulty of achieving true justice through amendment alone.
Patient describes five months in hospital, told incurable, given six months to live, with heart and kidney troubles. After starting Dean's Kidney Pills, symptoms improved markedly and the patient has felt well since. Sold by all dealers, 50 cents a box, Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
The excerpt notes South Texas as healthful and prosperous with land sales offering 10 to 640 acres plus 2 town lots for 210 dollars at 10 dollars monthly. It also quotes a child’s reaction to a cold bath, saying I’m turning into a chicken as he shivers at goose flesh. A promotional note invites readers to write Dr. Chase in Simmons, San Antonio.
The Washington Star quotes a cautious warning to railway employees about not divulging information to the curious public. The remark notes even a brakeman tends to withhold station names, prompting readers to guess.
Important to Mothers. Examine carefully every bottle of CASTORIA a safe and sure remedy for infants and children. It bears the signature of In Use For Over 30 Years The Kind You Have Always Bought.
An 36 mile San Antonio railroad tract offers 10 to 40 acre farms plus 2 town lots for 210 dollars, with favorable climate water and soil cited. The clipping also includes varied ads for eye salve, cigars, a dumb waiter nuisance, a Red Cross Ball, and fashion tips, all imprecisely phrased and dated.
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