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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1908
Page
6
The article argues that waste in farm products stems mainly from imperfect cultivation and neglect of crop rotation. It cites labor scarcity and laziness, urges intelligent tillage on fewer acres, and warns that abandoned eastern farms could be productive gardens with proper husbandry and soil fertility improvement each year.
The article notes rising deposits in French People's Savings banks from 442 million to 642 million francs between 1885 and 1905, with depositors increasing from 4.9 million to 7 million. It cites government bond investments and large holdings in colonial and city bonds, plus French capitalists' securities totaling 14.8 to 18.6 billion francs from 1890 to 1905.
A fragmentary newspaper item notes a claimed painful kidney cure with a long history and a 91 year old widow as a referenced figure. Details are garbled but center on a traditional remedy and its purported effects.
An old printed advertisement extols Foley's Honey and Tar for hay fever and breathing relief promising rapid, lasting benefits. It also endorses Dr Shoop's Health Coffee a coffee substitute made from toasted grains and malt claiming instant preparation and authentic taste. Credit to W. A. Griffin.
A vintage advertisement claims Dean's Ointment relieves eczema sores itching on skin, safe for children, and cures quickly with all druggists selling it.
An old advertisement claims constipation causes headache nausea dizziness and languor and promotes Dean’s Retiets act as a gentle cure priced at 25 cents. It urges readers to ask their druggist.
Lester M. Nelson of Naples Maine writes that Dr King’s New Discs have saved his life and remain a reliable remedy for throat and lung issues. The ad claims New Discovery has led throat and lung health for forty years, advertised as a preventive for pneumonia and a healer of weak lungs. Sold with guarantee at Houseworth Bros. drug store, 10 cents to 1 dollar, trial bottle free.
An ad promotes Dr Shoop’s Book No 4 for Women from Racine Wisconsin. It claims soothing antiseptic suppositories provide quick certain relief and offers the book free with address to Dr Shoop.
A historical ad promotes Dr Shoop's Restorative tablets or liquid to strengthen stomach heart and kidney nerves. It claims quick help and lists E D Meier as a seller.
An old patent medicine claim touts Burdock Blood Bitters as a remedy for heavy impure blood causing muddy skin headaches nausea and indigestion. A thin blood load is said to make you weak while the product promises to purify and restore perfect health.
A vintage ad proclaims Zem o as a cure for dandruff explaining it stops itching instantly and prevents hair loss. It claims the product leaves the scalp healthy and suggests purchase from the druggist P Bentz Co.
A garbled OCR paragraph references a well known fact about a disease and germ ideas. Mentions Serena and Tom in unclear context and adds a line about a drug sold by druggists with a sale listing for Bentz & Co. in a damaged fragment.
Reading of fragmentary OCR shows a local name and place with garbled words. No clear event or outcome is readable to anchor a factual summary.
A dental note describes teeth extraction performed with a cocaine-free preparation. The text references an approach claiming painless results and mentions a preparation labeled as my Wa, with FC 4 as a possible internal code.
An eight year old recounts a western story told by his mother about a five year old girl on a ranch who encounters nine Indians. A fast riding cowboy intervenes and kills six attackers, saving the girl who concludes the tale by saying I was the cowboy. The mothers listen on the veranda.
The story centers on Col Elisha Porter of Hadley and his great grandson Samuel D Smith. Burgoyne presented a silver handled dress sword to Burgoyne after Saratoga. The blade bears Honi soit qui mal y pense and G R. The scabbard replaced years later. The piece connects to the 1777 Saratoga victory and its influence on French support.
The woman says she spent many hours mirroring and notes that people especially women have begun snap shooting her recently. She dismisses praise as not her good looks drew attention, while a man calls it a brute. She laments photographers copying her style and asserts personal effort remains hers.
Miss Traa arrives in Hartford Connecticut to study educational methods for her country. She will begin in the lowest class of a local school where she will learn kindergarten techniques and music. She plans a three year stay in America to gain knowledge and return with benefits for her homeland.
A Louisville youth confidently praises Jerome of New York only to be corrected that the name is Jerome K Jerome. The humorous episode shows how a mispronounced name leads to a lighthearted dig at a famed figure.
Women confront higher charges as a Columbus Avenue laundress posts a rate sheet with items such as ladies dresses and skirts priced at 40 to 60 cents. A sample dispute over the work required on linen skirts shows a clerk citing more surface area as the reason for higher fees.
The piece recalls Daniel O Connell’s courtroom wit as he exposes a hat clue in a murder case. A witness swears the hat found near the crime matches the prisoner’s. O Connell reveals the name inside is not present and the prisoner is acquitted. The text also mentions a London Bible Society meeting incident and other anecdotes from The Sunday Magazine.
The advertisement promotes Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound as a standard remedy for women’s ailments. It claims to have cured thousands of cases including displacements inflammation ulcers fibroid tumors irregularities and various pains. Readers are invited to write for confidential free advice from Mrs Pinkham of Lynn Mass.
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