18 Jun 1908
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Newspaper
Denver Tribune
Location
Denver, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1908
Page
1
The article describes the back as the mainspring of a woman's body and links backache with nervousness headaches and loins pains. It asserts immediate attention is needed and claims a single remedy quickly removes the cause and restores health.
Mrs Wall Young of Rockland Maine says three bottles of Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cured her backaches and side pain and left her feeling well again. Mrs Augustus Lyon of East Earl Pennsylvania reports severe backaches and sleep loss relieved, appetite returned, a new woman. For thirty years the remedy has stood as standard for female ills and claimed to cure displacements inflammation ulcers fibroid tumors irregularities and related symptoms.
A 1906 testimonial from Mrs Lizzie BE Sledge of Selma Alabama describes severe black itching spots on her face and body diagnosed as skin eczema. After using Cuticura Remedies for six months the symptoms disappeared and have not returned for three years. The witness notes the cure followed by her husband purchasing the treatment.
A mosaic of late 19th century patent remedies and consumer ads tout Allen's Foot-Base for tired feet, Mrs. Winslow's soothing syrup for teething, and Red Cross Ball Blue. Claims include cures, savings in stockings, and wide availability, plus notes on conscience money and long term ink legibility.
A New Jersey designer created a combined disc and cylinder record capable machine allowing use of either record type. The invention eliminates the need to own separate players for each format. Also shown is a hair cutting contrivance by a New York inventor using a razor integrated with a comb to cut hair in one pass, saving time.
A New York inventor introduces a bemiless overshoe with an opening at the heel to let the inner shoe heel protrude, bound by an elastic edge to keep moisture out, plus a tie accessory to guide silk through a collar and a paper-hanger device to apply wallpaper without scaffolding.
The full Waterway commission outlines revetment using willow brush mats and rock faced banks from Cairo to New Orleans. The scheme narrows channels, protects bank foundations for levees, and aims to deliver a fourteen foot channel while restoring hundreds of miles of valley land, at an estimated 75 million dollars below Cairo.
Prof W I Pickering argues in Harper's Magazine that Mars conditions are intermediate between Earth and Moon and civilization would not automatically arise there. He warns against rapid colonization without understanding the planet. The Infallible Man notes a ridiculed fault finder who never errs.
A Tallock Enterprise note argues time heals wounds but cannot erase age lines. It reflects on gendered expectations and critiques women for queer behaviors while highlighting men’s similar quirks in action. This column uses ironic tone to comment on social norms.
An assortment of short items includes a domestic scene with Bragdon and his baby, a testimonial for Donn's Kidney Pills by Mrs Payne, mention of chocolate pies from OUR PIE and V Zerta, plus brief notes on skaters from Austria Hungary and other European nations with a Westminster Gazette quote on English prospects in skating.
A Minnesota teacher known as the Postum Preacher recounts how switching from coffee to Postum cured nervous tremors and sleep issues. She describes her own family’s coffee dependence, the drastic health improvements after boiling and serving Postum, and notes the product’s public letters column.
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