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Newspaper
Dakota City County Herald
Location
Dakota City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1908
Page
7
A French gentleman seeks a wife for his nephew and uses a matrimonial agent. He discovers a client matching his wife’s name and rushes home to share the find. The wife confirms the coincidence and notes a winter illness where doctors warned of the worst.
Working Mia Patient paraphrases Ambassador Wu Ting Fang describing a selfish politician through a Shanghai doctor anecdote. The mandarin seeks relief for sleeplessness and depression by exercising, joking that the physician’s larger floors need polishing four times weekly.
The article notes a red outer robe worn by the Pope, fashioned from wool sourced from lambs raised at the convent of St. Agnes near Porto Ta. The detail reflects ceremonial dress and material provenance.
The Milwaukee Association of Jobbers and Manufacturers offers merchants in the West and Northwest reduced rates. Sale dates at distant stations run August 29 to September 6 with return by September 16. Merchants secure a half fare return by presenting a full fare receipt countersigned by a Milwaukee jobber or manufacturer and the association secretary.
A New York Press piece notes a short sharp mouth whistle can halt a rabbit and even an antelope. It recalls Molly Cottontail’s quick stop and an African hunter who claimed elephants fear a mysterious noise and break into a cold sweat.
A family handed down custard recipe uses egg yolk one per cup, one heaping teaspoon sugar, nutmeg grated, five tablespoons sweet milk, baked in hot water until firm. Cool and top with meringue made from egg whites, dust with sugar, and finish with a dot of orange marmalade.
A quotation from Catholic Standard and Times contrasts the ability to change opinion with the permanence of dead sages, noting that the wisest cannot ask why when those questions belong to the living. The exchange underscores the limits of wisdom across generations.
The Well Informed demand a simple pleasant liquid laxative of known value. The California Fig Syrup Co. offers Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as a wholesome, gentle, effective remedy. Buy genuine California Fig Syrup Co. product from leading druggists. price is fifty cents per bottle.
An impossible to parse notice seeks a free 8 onet ag berth open. The fragment mentions work, lips, and a person named L. Biretles at 800 Messiah Hivek in Chlesge seeking a private eye service.
A collage of world markets ships and science outlines Germany book exports surpassing 42 million dollars, Japan sea trade, Belgium Sunday post, Yellowstone Park designation, Yale professor moon position studies, switch to vertical lamps, Kipling in Canada, Shakespearean placenames, windmills, India sheep burdens, navy anchors built at Charlestown with 17 000 pound weights and 15 feet long arms.
German science proclaims a man can yield vast amounts of usable material. From the whites and yolks of 1200 hens eggs to fluids forming luminous gas and hydrogen, iron, fat, carbon, and phosphorous are detailed in quantities. The extract lists many byproducts including salt coffee spoons sugar and water.
A nostalgic roundup describes summer fashion with gowns, buttons, collars, belts, and rhinestone accents. It notes sheath dresses, lightweight neckwear, and practical adds like half inch black ribbons. Also includes DIY lamp wick making from old wool shirts and a tip to keep a pair of pliers handy for household tasks.
In a lively revival, old tru e bracelets brooches combs chains and necklaces are being repurposed as valued trophies. Women who hid away such treasures are urged to bring them forward before interest fades.
Paris Figare ponders three enduring questions that have long challenged humanity the immortality of the soul perpetual motion and women s hats as enduring curiosities guiding thought through ages.
When the wind blows hard at night the rattling of loose window sashes annoys residents. Wooden pegs are inserted at the side of the sash to secure them.
A parent observes a baby’s rapid development from birth, starting with the sense of touch. The article notes how touch is present at birth and quickly becomes more acute as the child’s senses and mind unfold with physical growth.
The page offers household hints on quieting noise with improvised lute pegs, preserving fruit, jelly making basics, and care in sewing. It also discusses infant development milestones, sensory perception in newborns, and early childhood responses to sounds, sight, and movement.
The article praises dresses for children from simple bishop dresses to miniature kimonos and one-piece coats. It notes their quaint originality and charming air, distinct from elaborate trims or luxurious fabrics, emphasizing grace and individuality.
A fragment notes cinnamon powdered oatmeal bought from the grocer is good for softening water. The remark treats the item as an effective household helper.
Advice on dairy cleanliness using borax to prevent taint and bacteria in milk and butter. Promotes 20 Mule Team Borax as the preferred product and outlines simple uses for dairy utensils and cow udder hygiene. Includes offer of a color book for mothers and postage to Chicago.
Dr H Albrecht of Wilhelm Hospital told Vienna Medical Society he discovered a specific agent for the whooping cough and suggested the bacillus is identical to that of influenza. He cited experiments aligning with Bordet and Gengou at Brussels Pasteur Institute.
A Chicago Tribune clipping notes an attendant connected to a firm balking at the “show combustion” plan. References to Slocum and Bastion appear in casual club anecdotes within the document.
Hale Bordwell of Tipton Iowa describes a 55 year battle with a frightful eczema. After trying many medicines with no relief he used Cuticura products and reports full recovery. The testimonial is endorsed by Nelson F Burnett of Tipton Iowa and Uncle Allen adds a race betting quip.
Customer questions freshness of eggs at a lunch counter. Waiter suggests omelet. Mentions Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething and claims it soothes pain and cures wind colic. Contains archaic advertising phrasing and product names.
A humorous scene shows an impatient husband waiting forty minutes for his wife to get ready. The wife replies that before marriage he would wait forty years, prompting a muttered remark from him that he now has more sense than then but offers no reply.
A planned extension of the Siberian railway along the Amur River has strong ministry support and is likely to be built. The project would access about 40 million acres of corn land, expanding agricultural potential in the region.
An advertisement extols Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a standard cure for female ills. It cites older healing practices and notes Mrs. Bertha Muff's testimonial of twelve years of illness and eleven doctors, claiming the remedy restored her health and strength.
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