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Newspaper
Baxter Springs News
Location
Baxter Springs, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1908
Page
2
Baxter Springs News lists Chas. L. Smith as editor and owner. The notice notes Smith's role at the Baxter Springs Kansas publication.
The piece surveys research on plant based fabrics and rubber substitutes, noting four inventors with diverse results. It describes Ramie nettle fiber rivaling cotton, cactus leather from desert leaves, pine needle fiber for clothing, and Guayule shrub yielding commercial rubber. It also locates the diamond find near Luderitz Bay in German South West Africa, with geographic and resource notes.
A dialogue about a real estate agent and an ambitious American girl reveals a dispute over a $150,000 yearly offer. The principal counters with $160,000 but questions who would support his wife, prompting a light rebuke about impractical ambitions.
A red faced man faces a magistrate after being accused of kicking his landlord down stairs. The exchange centers on tenant rights and lease prohibitions, with the tenant threatening to bring in his “tease” to prove a point before the judge.
Ellen Terry recalls visiting the United States in 1883 noting women wore Indian shawls and diamond earrings on the street, dressed too grandly for the curb and too shabbily for the theater. She says women now wear the demitoffet as well as their French counterparts and are beautifully dressed for both street and theater.
A satire on social craze and health claims cites buttermilk as a legendary elixir used by presidents and admirals. It contrasts this with modern fears of obesity, attributing weight to urban transport and sweets, while observations claim women’s fatness hides more than men’s.
Discussion on Peruna as a remedy for chronic catarrh with claims that its ingredients are standard remedies and tonics. Notes the widespread use for nose throat lungs stomach and other organs and emphasizes examination by critics. Mentions prior physician attempts and universal advertising of the product.
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