21 Jul 1909
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Newspaper
Edgefield Advertiser
Location
Edgefield, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1909
Page
1
Baltimore woman credits Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with four years of misery relief from irregularities, nervousness, and digestive distress. The ad touts the remedy as the most successful female cure and invites readers to write for free advice to Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
An ad features Mrs. Virginia Spitzer of Buena Vista Virginia praising Doan's Kidney Pills for kidney related pain and fatigue. It claims long prior suffering and hospital care, with quick relief and restoration of strength after using the product. Sold by dealers at 50 cents a box.
The passage recalls Ebenezer's death and the sorrow it brings to his widow Miss Jefferson. Neighbors recount her distress and efforts to cope, noting how her life centers on mourning and the boy Ebeli. The excerpt ends with a quote about her emotional strain.
Letter from 1908 claims dramatic skin relief from Tetterine for eczema, ring worm, and other conditions. Patient J D Chandler reports long torment, two nails nearly destroyed, and full cure of thigh groin and foot lesions after using the remedy. Continuous praise for Tetterine and soap with purchase options via The Shuptrine Co. Savannah Ga.
A call for a national shift to nurture neglected fields hillsides and livestock with equal care. The piece likens wasteful farming to mistreating people and cites Lanier on land stewardship. It also notes a debate on the origin of Lincoln's famous line and blends in assorted 19th century anecdotes and ads.
In San Francisco Archie Ketchel defeats Billy Papke after twenty rounds to claim the middleweight laurels. Ketchel fights with a broken right hand from round seven and relies on the left, delivering most of the blows while Papke clings on. The match ends with Ketchel declared the winner amid some fan dissatisfaction.
Los Angeles reports that Cal Jim Filan will clash with Philadelphia’s Jack O'Brien for six rounds in Denver later this month. Filan’s Denver rep wired the deal for a $1,000 purse to Filan, who replied scheduling options and expressing confidence of beating O'Brien after July 14.
Contemporary accounts debate which punch felled Jim Corbett in the Carson bout with Fitzsimmons. Reporters, witnesses, and the referee crew offered competing claims from a chin shot to an uppercut, while a dressing room vote popularized the sunken solar plexus as the decisive blow.
Pittsburg baseball fans and team owners charge a conspiracy by National League pitchers to restrain Halas Wagner by deliberately passing him to first base. They cite five intentional passes by Cincinnati pitchers over two games and demand a rule allowing an extra base for runners when a batter is passed.
New York club owners balk at a $10,000 offer for a star left-handed pitcher. They cite Young Cy Young and Ed Karger as examples of rapidly devalued lefty talent. Brakeman Irving and Tex in St. Paul head to lesser leagues as National League clubs pass on two standout arms. A left-hander who endures three innings in fast company is now rare.
Cincinnati Clark Griffith says his outfield trio Beecher Oakes and Mitchell have iron arms and quality throws. He predicts their fielding will yield more assists than any other suburban trio when year-end records are compiled.
Edward Payson Weston arrived in Truckee California at 12 10 p m last Thursday on his transcontinental journey. After a two hour rest he left the railroad track and took Donner road over the Sierras to avoid snows. Weston plans a month rest before resuming the return trip and is four days behind the schedule with gear lacking.
Frederick Skene, ex State Engineer and Surveyor, urges tougher highway methods in his New York Legislature report. He notes rising motor traffic damages macadam roads, calls for more expensive construction and maintenance, and cites current volumes, costs, and under contract miles.
The piece argues for cheaper road transport costs to aid agriculture, comparing sea and rail rates to country roads. It highlights S. B. Alexander of Mecklenburg and the splitlog drag as key, low cost road construction methods that can quickly improve dirt roads to near macadam quality, citing H. H. Williamson of Rockingham and Griffith dirt rounds as examples.
A summer visitor test driving a horse owned by a New Hampshire farmer finds the animal strong and hard to control after several miles. The farmer candidly notes he would not want to marry the woman who could drive that horse, a line cited from the Christian Register.
The report notes 63 453 Chinese admitted to the Transvaal but estimates only about 17 000 currently reside there. The figures reflect immigration and settlement patterns affecting local labor and demographics.
A Boston Cultivator article advises combining poultry with fruit to raise land value and income. It recommends high quality stock, strategic breeds, low cost buildings, and starting with eggs if needed. Emphasizes distant buyers as core customers and gradual learning to breed and sell.
A list describes a DIY brooder with parts labeled A through I. A upper smoke pipe carries lamp fumes, B cotton covered frame, C heat reflector, D heating chamber, E two ply flannel hover, F fresh air chamber, G lower smoke pipe, H galvanized iron rim, I warm fresh air entering the hover.
At MacDonald College Quebec a flock yields $2.52 profit per hen. A woman keeper with 40 White Wyandottes cleared $300 last year, while a 150 acre farm with 100 hens should net $300 with proper management. Poultry sells around 15 cents a pound and eggs at 20 cents a dozen with movable houses and careful culling.
The Washington Star argues against accidents and disorder on the Fourth calling for no public celebration but suggests private events be banned in favor of a proper public display that all can enjoy.
The Rockingham Power Company hydro electric project at Blewett Falls on the Pee Dee river was sold by order of the United States Circuit Court. Commissioner Leland stated a single qualified bid of 1 000 000 dollars was placed by D H Thomas for bondholders.
Mrs L Cora Miller wife of Dr W L Miller sits with tears and claims two year knowledge of her husband’s relationship with the other woman. She speaks of staying silent to shield her boy and asks the other woman to let her husband return home. She vows to stand by him despite the danger to her life. Ferlin reports Von Bethmann Hollweg installed as German Chancellor succeeding Prince von Buelow with the Kaiser bidding farewell to the former.
The National Association of Bill Posters voted to donate 1 200 000 dollars in publicity for the anti tuberculosis campaign across the United States and Canada. Poster labor and space on signs will be provided, with an additional 200 000 dollars in paper printing from the Poster Printers Association for campaign materials.
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