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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1907
Page
7
A poised clubwoman in a hotel corridor struggles to dress for a 3 o'clock talk on the Evanescence of Idealism. A dapper neighbor helps with the back buttons as she hurries to the club, losing her manuscript and delaying the lecture.
Robert Scollan of Seneca Falls New York praises Dean's Kidney Pills for his back and kidney relief after a kidney trouble and lumbago attack. His daughter Mrs Goethious notes the cure and says the family keeps them on hand. Her husband also found relief from back pain after a partial box. Sold by all dealers at 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo New York.
A humorous exchange recalls old-fashioned remedies for lumbago. Grandpa soaks his feet, receives ten homemade plasters and poultices, and drinks herb tea until flushed. After the lumbago passes, he is put to bed and a doctor is summoned to cure the remedies’ aftereffects.
Promote land in the Big Horn Basin where crops never fail and a home market exists. Homeseekers excursion tickets go on sale the first and third Tuesdays each month. D CLEM DEAVER general agent, Land Seekers Information Bureau, Omaha Nebraska.
A Scotsman refuses a friend's invitation to a music hall on Saturday saying he fears laughter in church on the Sabbath. The note reflects humor in a period voice from London Opinion.
A historical ad touts Allen s Foot Ease powder curing painful smarting feet and growing nails. It claims comfort, helps new shoes fit, and prevents sweating feet. Sold by druggists 25 cents Trial package free addressed to A S Olmsted Le Roy New York.
On Linwood Avenue a milkman delayed deliveries as his baby died. A mother complained at his late rounds, then learned his child had passed away the previous day. The next morning he arrived before dawn and explained, “We buried her yesterday.” The woman offered condolences.
An Illinois mother extols Grape-Nuts as a tonic for children and indigestion, claiming regular use improves appetite, brain function, and reduces doctor bills. She notes her kids request toast with Grape-Nuts for breakfast and cites a 15-year-old son feeling sharper after a Grape-Nuts breakfast. The message ends with a plug for Postum Co. and the book The Road to Wellville.
A reflective aphorism from Jeremy Taylor on prayer as a guide to daily life. It urges cultivating virtue while praying, treating prayer as a perpetual motion of duty and as a standard for human conduct.
On the first and third Tuesday of each month the Iowa Central and Minneapolis and St Louis railroads will sell round trip excursion tickets to many regions at one fare plus two dollars, with liberal stopovers. They also offer one way settlers tickets at two dollars above half fare to Eastern Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas, Indian Territory, Oklahoma, Texas, Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi, etc. For details contact local agents or A B Cutts G P and T A Minneapolis Minn.
A short quotation notes that sweetness of temper is a precious heritage that brings beauty and perpetual delight to a home. It describes sunny souls as a living gospel in a dark world and praises a cheerful disposition as an aureole to age, linking happiness with spiritual vision.
John A. Salter Seed Co promotes a postpaid seed deal offering 12 cents for 1 packet each of Garden City Beet Earliest Ripe Cabbage La Crosse Market Lettuce 15c 13 Day Radish 1000 kernels Earliest Emerald Cucumber 15c Blue Blood Tomato with a $1.00 value and an extra Berliner Earliest Cauliflower if 16c more is sent. free catalog mailed with order from La Crosse Wisconsin.
The late Dr. Henry Martyn Field recalled at a Williams alumni dinner a freshman prank. At age 12 he drew a caricature on the classroom blackboard insulting a country youth. The bigger boy grabbed Field, used him as an eraser, then sat down quietly.
A home-made mix claims to relieve rheumatism by forcing kidneys to filter uric acid from blood. Ingredients include Fluid Extract Dandelion, Compound Kargon, and Syrup of Sarsaparilla. take a teaspoon after meals and at night for relief, with assurance of harmlessness to the stomach.
A father asked a druggist to sell antiseptic tablets to his son with restrictions. The clerk replied that an adult must sign the poison register in person. The column also promotes Defiance Starch, asserting it resists sticking, blotches, and blisters and makes ironing easier.
Ad claims Putnam faceless dyes produce more goods and brighter faster colors than others while criticizing Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for teething. It mentions a 25 cent bottle and urges a cold cure with Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets offering a refund if ineffective.
A pithy remark attributed to Lord Clarendon about the reach of one’s example and its potential impact, suggesting that even the least notable can influence others. The quote emphasizes humility and caution in personal conduct.
McMillan Fur and Wool Co. of Minneapolis advertises ship furs pelts and invites readers to write for prices. The short notice includes literary quotes and herbal health claims, reflecting typical periodical advertising beside the business listing.
An illustrated 40 page trap book with 46 wild animals, barometer calendar, gun and trap catalog, and prices on raw furs. Offers free post paid catalogs for 10c stamps or silver. Shipping available to buyers. Fur Dept. N W Hide & Fur Co. Minneapolis.
Consul Harry A. Conant, writing from Windsor, cites four months of the fiscal year July to October showing 17 907 immigrants from the United States to Canada, up from 12 664 in the prior year. The note frames the movement in formal terms and contrasts it with ongoing social concerns about women’s health remedies.
Marblehead Massachusetts philanthropist James J H Gregory rivals Andrew Carnegie in distributing libraries. He has long given smaller collections to small communities ministers and educators who cannot afford them.
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