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Newspaper
Bessemer Herald
Location
Bessemer, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1906
Page
7
Emma Cole cites Lydia B s Vegetable Compound as saving her life and questions how many young women have died or suffered during childhood and adolescence. The piece laments misdirections in health reform and calls for awareness of women’s medical risks and healing amid societal pressures on growing girls.
Emma Cole of Tullahoma Tennessee writes how Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound eased years of pain and sickness during her transition to womanhood. She credits improved health and credits the plant based remedy for guiding young girls to better health with free advice from Mrs Pinkham Lynn Mass.
A brief instructional note explains washing flannels by dissolving Ivory Soap in warm water, rinsing each piece promptly, wringing by hand, and drying in the sun. Signed by Eleanor R. Parker.
The Buffalo Express notes Canada West grows with 4174 homestead entries in July, 212 from American states. Canadian papers praise American farmers for practical knowledge and capital, welcoming them to develop the prairie provinces and enjoy free homesteads.
An ex-judge of Chicago calls Bjornstjerne Bjornson the uncrowned king of the republican monarchy in Norway. Bjornson, 70, is described as hale as a 40 year old and jokes that King Haakon is merely a president elected for life, which the report notes is not news.
The Springfield Republican quotes a remark likening marriage to poker with all in the draw, while Houston Post notes the caveat that one may drop out after the draw if needed. The light quip contrasts two newspaper tones on romance and risk.
More than fifty lives lost and nearly twenty vessels wrecked on the gulf and River St. Lawrence during the shipping season just closed. Sixty deaths occurred in the last year, with November the deadliest month. Losses totaled about 250000, mostly from foreign built square riggers. Notable wrecks include the Sovinto of Helsingfors and the Adeona of Arendal, with crews drowned or saved by perilous rescues.
Thousands fled stricken San Francisco to Seattle as the city offered homes and work. Seattle's rapid growth surprised locals with new housing pressures and soaring rents. Major San Francisco merchants moved headquarters here, railroads expand, and land purchases for terminals surge amid a booming Pacific coast metropolis.
The text notes large tracts of land across Texas, Indian Territory, Arkansas, and Missouri remain uncultivated and available for purchase. Texas holds 172 million acres with 14 million under cultivation. Indian Territory has 20 million acres with 2 million cultivated. Arkansas has 34.5 million acres with 5 million cultivated. Missouri still has 10 million acres unused in its southwest, purchasable at moderate prices.
A district court grand jury in Austin indicted H. Clay Pierce, president of Waters-Pierce Oil Co, alleging he falsely swore in 1900 that Waters-Pierce stock was not owned or controlled by Standard Oil. An extradition effort is planned from Missouri.
James Wilson, signer of the Declaration and framer of the federal constitution, body dug up after 108 years from a Edenton cemetery and placed beside his wife in Old Christ Church graveyard in Philadelphia. A wreath was sent by President Roosevelt. Speakers at the ceremony included Andrew Carnegie Dr. S Weir Mitchell Alton B Parker and Attorney General Moody.
A Cicero era claim notes a third century B C document in the British Museum suspected to be Greek shorthand, or possibly Pahlavi, suggesting Greek stenographers in Egypt during Greek rule and making the script older than Tironian notes used by Tiro. Seneca may have improved those notes, while the A. P. B. cohort is largely forgotten.
Two years after a prospector perished of thirst near Nye County Nevada the site has blossomed into the town of Bullfrog. A $50,000 water works supplies abundant water, hotels with baths, and modern homes. Electric lights illuminate the streets as about 15,060 residents now live within a few miles of the former lonely grave.
Mrs. Margaret Emmerich of Clinton Street Napoleon Ohio suffered for fifteen years with kidney trouble. Back pain sharp and shooting, poor eyesight dizziness and immobility for ten years. After doctors failed Dean's Kidney Pills gave quick relief and cured her saving her life. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
A humorous remark asserts the subject is the hardest man to work with, contrasting boasts of diligence with stubborn resistance. The exchange highlights a feisty, colloquial tone and vivid character portrayal in a casual conversation.
Mother Gray a nurse at Children’s Home New York promotes a powder claimed to cure constipation feverishness teething disorders stomach troubles and destroy worms. 30 000 testimonials accompany the claim with druggists selling for 25 cents. Allen S. Olmsted Levy New York listed as address.
The forests of Australia appear monotonous due to the ubiquitous presence of eucalyptus trees spreading across the landscape.
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