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Newspaper
Checotah Times
Location
Checotah, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1906
Page
6
Ex legislator W H Kelbaugh of Washington D C and Mrs Clara Litterst of Seafield Indiana share testimonials praising Peruna as a superior medicine and tonic curing stubborn colds and restoring strength, saving money on medical bills after trying other remedies.
In a quick exchange the Wise Guy and Simple Mug joke about patience and riches. A reader in Santa Barbara, California asks for Hunt’s Lightning Oil claiming it the best rheumatic medicine and hints at stocking up if they remain in California for two more years.
Ramie, a gigantic nettle species, yields a fiber beneath its bark usable with wool or cotton to give an silky finish. It is being produced in China now and could become a major global commodity. Not an annual crop, it bears for about twelve years once planted. It can yield four crops yearly in very warm climates, with two to three tons of fiber per acre from a good stand.
Harper's Weekly recounts a Wilkesbarre tale of a hopeful suitor who asks a wealthy father for consent to marry his daughter. When pressed about his future plans the young man declares he is a Presbyterian but would be willing to convert if needed.
An Illshman writes of long lasting indigestion caused by coffee. He describes coffee irritating his stomach and nerves after eighty years of use, triggering misery after meals. A friend advised quitting coffee, leading to relief from symptoms.
In a library, Captain Clay a celebrated Civil War officer, facing consumption and poverty, confronts a loaded revolver and the temptation to die. He recalls valor and the president’s commendation, then destroys the weapon and dies from a final hemorrhage as his sons’ imagined praise haunts him.
Mr. Marconi explains experiments showing that confining electric waves to fixed directions is solvable. Replacing the vertical antenna with a horizontal conductor just above the ground or water suggests a straightforward solution. The discussion notes practical implications for wireless telegraphy.
India planted about 20,000,000 acres in cotton and yielded roughly 3,600,000 bales in 1905. Exports reached over 2,125,000 bales valued at more than 81 million dollars. Japan, Germany, Belgium, and Italy were the top buyers, purchasing nearly 1,500,000 bales together, with Japan alone taking about 600,000 bales.
G W Farlowe of East Florence Alabama says seven years of skin disease itching ruined work rest and sleep until Hunt's Cure. He reports one application relief one box cure and a year later remains cured. Price 50c a guaranteed cure for all itching skin diseases.
Fragmented OCR hints at social stigma around business men, noting rumors of gambier behavior linked to a Peoria factory. Garbled text mentions self-conscious people and forgetting themselves, suggesting commentary on reputation and industry.
The piece titled Uncle Tom's Cabin has been presented as an operetta. It originated at the Music Hall with performances noted around Lynnber 6, 1886.
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