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Newspaper
Bedford Free Press
Location
Bedford, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1906
Page
8
An old newspaper advert promotes Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a universal kidney remedy. It claims benefit for kidneys liver bladder and urinary passages and says it cures back pain and scalding while promising relief from frequent urination and night trips. It notes sample bottles and lists price options and the Binghamton New York address for Dr Kilmer’s office.
A pasted page lists Dr Barton Pitts private eye at a St Joseph hospital and multiple medical patent ads for Foley's Honey and Tar and Dean's products. It also references news items from Mississippi, German subjects, and various testimonials, plus job ads for traveling sales and local building supplies.
A Pearsons Weekly meditation on why arctic creatures wear white not for concealment, tropical beings stay dark, and sea birds often white. It explores color reasoning in flowers, fruit, moths, leaves, and shellfish, noting exceptions and posing questions about pigmentation and light.
An old Omaha arrow maker explains three grooves cut on arrow shafts to relieve inherent wood defects. The chief asks why, and the expert notes every sapling has flaws. grooves prevent springing back after seasoning, ensuring a straight head.
A Surinam toad female conceals her offspring in honeycomb like skin cells along her back. After about eighty two days eggs hatch as fully formed toads. The eggs mature inside the cells allowing rapid development without tadpole stages before the young emerge.
The article explains the Missouri river’s true head at De Lacy’s Shoshone lake in the National Park, where the Madison and Gallatin rivers begin and drain much of the area. It notes the Jefferson and Jefferson’s misidentification by Lewis and Clark, and details how the Big Hole and Beaverhead join near Twin Bridges to create a river system spanning gulf to the Rockies.
Sneezing begins with mechanical irritation to nasal nerve endings, triggered by foreign bodies or temperature changes. Nerve impulses reach the medulla oblongata, activating muscles for respiration. Air flow is delayed then forces open exits, producing a powerful blast that expels air via sneezing.
A historical note on titles for the U S president. Congress failed to settle a form of address. Newspapers debated high sounding names. Washington was to be simply president, with Muhlenburg joking that high mightiness would fit only if leaders were as large as Washington or Wynkoop.
In Dublin a noncommissioned officer, saluting a colonel who stood behind, returned a salute not allowed in that moment. Handed an order to appear before the colonel, he explained he merely returns what he is not entitled to. The colonel laughed and dismissed him.
The passage explains symbiotic relationships in the sea where sea cucumbers host small organisms within their bodies, sea anemones shelter fish between their tentacles, and tropical starfish host fish within their arms, all showing playful but protective interactions in marine life.
A London cabman, in overly polite tones, begs the fat lady to walk the other way as she leaves a minimal fare. Her curious reply triggers a sharp quip: if he notices what he’s been carrying for a shilling he’ll have a fit.
The text recalls an oath once used in Isle of Man courts. It invokes God’s works in creation and binds the juror to execute laws impartially. The language blends religious reverence with a vow to act without bias or favoritism, likening impartiality to the herring’s backbone in the fish.
The line a bold, bad man once used to describe the Archima x of The Faerie Queene appears in i 1 37. The expression, now worn thin, links to Spenser who named Great Gorgon as prince of darkness and dead night.
A reflective passage considers how true strength is shown in trials and how a person may be ashamed of past misdeeds yet proud of lasting endurance. It notes the value of overcoming temptations and conquering difficulties through perseverance.
A fragment quotes Manafield News on women and men and recalls Joy and sorrow. Byron remarks that Joy’s recollections fade while sorrow’s memory endures, noting a bitter sentiment about perception and truth.
A brief exhortation on self denial as the key to achievement across life, claiming idleness and waste arise from its absence while industry and thrift lead to a successful career. The passage emphasizes discipline, promptness, and economical living as foundations of progress.
A quote attributed to Emerson notes that a single water drop holds all properties of water yet cannot display a storm, illustrating limit of small scale to represent larger phenomena.
The passage argues that true friendship does not permit blunt or disagreeable remarks to intimates. It stresses that closer relations require fact and courtesy, and that unless necessary, one should let a friend avoid unpleasant truths from outsiders.
In a stage moment Miss Mary Anderson styled as Mme Navarro faced the audience arms outstretched and cried The gas will help me The gallery gods answered in unison We willl with a roaring response from the crowd reflecting a lively theater memory
Baltimore April 30 Secretary of the Navy Charles Joseph Boneapart III is confined to his home after an acute indigestion attack his physician says it is not serious In Washington April 27 the senate elections committee favors reporting the Hillman bill to bar insurance and other corporations from campaign contributions.
Port Said reports the Drydock Dewey entered the Suez canal today as American Drydock completes its voyage toward the Philippines. Police arrest leaders of May Day demonstrations in Paris for alleged rebellion and anarchist conspiring. In Chicago Dowie illness reports denied as unfounded. In Mt Carmel two clashes end with a miner killed and several injured.
Washington April 80 A House resolution by Representative Hearst New York requests two and a half million dollars more for California. Blair St Albans West Virginia reports his daughter recovered from St Vitus Dance after three bottles of Electric Bitters, praised as a cure for nervous disorders debility female weakness anemia and malaria. Price uncertain.
An advertising notice offers PAZO OINTMENT as a guaranteed cure for piles including itching bleeding and protruding types. It promises a refund if not cured within six to fourteen days and lists a price of 50 cents.
Des Moines Iowa May 1 John Ei Sullivan Republican primary hopeful for the legislature faces public confusion with law partner Jerry B Sullivan a Democrat who once ran for governor Both men share the same initials and voters have mistaken him for his partner Father Thomas Sherman Son of Gen Sherman starts a retracing march from Chattanooga to the sea accompanied by Twelfth Cavalry units to Fort Oglethorpe Atlanta and Fort McPherson.
For thirty years Scott's Emulsion has sold as the better cod liver oil product, though druggists may offer wines, cordials, or extracts instead. The ad urges customers to insist on Scott's Emulsion and notes a price of 1.09 in New York with Scott & Bowne as the makers.
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