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Newspaper
Bedford Free Press
Location
Bedford, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1908
Page
12
An advertisement extols Kilmer’s Swamp Root as a remedy for kidney and urinary issues, claiming kidneys purify blood every three minutes and that many diseases originate there. It urges readers to request a free sample and pamphlet by mail from Dr Kilmer Co. in Binghamton New York, noting bottles come in fifty cent and one dollar sizes.
A collection of brief testimonials tout Foley’s Kidney Cure for Alvin Stimpson of Willimantic and others, praising recovery from kidney trouble and lung ailments. Anecdotes from H B Rhoads and J P White highlight cures and cough relief. Electric Bitters endorsed by Norman Coulter as a spring blood purifier and health tonic available at A L Bibbins. trial bottle offered.
Among the birds the swan lives to be the oldest, in extreme cases reach ing 800 years. The falcon has been known to live overf 162 years. To feel strong, have good appetite, and digestion, sleep soundly and enjoy life, yes Burdock's Blood Bitters, the great system toric and builder.
East Raymond Maine clergyman says Bucklin's Arnica Salve heals old army wound and obstinate sores and he uses it in his veterinary practice. The ad notes price 25c at A L Bibbins' drug store. Also mentions Foley's remedies and a note on kidney cure and plant fragrances.
An advertisement promotes Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea as a remedy to relieve constipation, cleanse the bowels, and strengthen digestion. It touts thirty years of reliability, priced at 35 cents, available as tea or tablets from A. L. Bibbins.
A vintage advertisement touts Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea as toning the stomach stimulating the lazy liver and strengthening the bowels for easy natural action. Marketed as the best tonic for the whole system priced at 85 cents in tea or tablets by A. Bibbina.
A vintage advertisement highlights Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup as mild and pleasant tasting, preferable to harsh purgatives, with a call to obtain the booklet and a sample at H B Rhoads drug store. It also promotes Dean's Regulats for liver and stomach toning, and Dr Thomas Electric Oil as a household remedy while mentioning local banks and entertainers.
The fragment discusses sending ships around the Horn to quiet Castro, a man unable to obtain something his health should have afforded, and mentions Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea. It also references a Clinton county baby with two tongues and a girl.
The week ending May 18 1908 was warm and cloudy with above normal rainfall. Showers occurred on four to five days with some areas receiving one to over four inches and hail and damaging winds in many storms. Field work slowed by moisture though corn planting rose to 50 to 75 percent. expect finishing next week. Grass and small grains benefited. rye headed and early corn in southern districts. Frosts damaged tree fruits in the south, but berries look good statewide.
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