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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1910
Page
6
A Boise reader testifies that years after a back injury he recovered from back pain and frequent urination after taking Doan's Kidney Pills. The ad urges readers to buy the product for 50 cents a box from Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY and from local dealers.
A family scene features a young Misty admired as a charming figure by a father and daughter. The exchange reflects affectionate commentary on Misty’s appearance and a playful reference to a past model tied to Mr Misty.
Testimony from Robert Davidson Gateshead on Tyne and Mrs Cairns Ladykirk Norham on Tweed. Both praise Resinol Ointment for cooling and curing a varicose ulcer after other treatments failed. Mrs Cairns was treated 14 months earlier without effect but cured by the ointment.
The text argues that cemetery derives from Greek Koime terion meaning sleeping place, not city of the dead, and compares it to Hebrew Bethaim meaning house of the living, noting no inherent belief the departed are truly dead.
Simon Hardcastle repeats gossip about wives and money after dinner in the village store. Miranda retorts that the Lord s prayer could fit in a dime if the engraver views a dime as large as Simon.
Lord Thurlow dismisses a poor curate seeking a living in Ormond Street. The applicant lacks noble patrons and cites the Lord of Hosts as his only advocate. The chancellor, noting many lordly recommendations, grants the position after the exchange.
An Ohio woman recounts four years of heart trouble and nervous prostration from coffee. She quit drinking coffee using Postum, notes her health improved, energy returned, and pain vanished. She urges others to read The Road to Wellville and consider the product.
The fourth annual reunion of district eleven of the Beta Theta Pi fraternity will be held with the Iowa chapter in Iowa City on March 4 and 5. Delegates from Minnesota Nebraska Ames and Iowa Wesleyan attend. Events include a Majestic hall dance Friday and business sessions Saturday ending with a banquet led by Judge Emlin McClain.
Rev P C Nelson an Iowa evangelist and linguist with home base in Indianola is celebrated as a leading figure. Born in 1868 in Denmark he studied at Morgan Park Granville and Rochester Theological seminary and learned languages from Danish and English to 25 tongues while serving as translator for a major firm.
Frank Hamilton known as Reddy Hamilton, Iowa sprinter and instructor at Iowa industrial school for boys, will study medicine at an eastern university. He competed at the London Olympic Games, losing to Walker of South Africa, and shared stories of his experiences including English hospitality and the appeal of American athletes to English spectators.
Granville businessmen organized the United Farmers' Telephone Company to operate in Granville and adjacent territory.
At a Des Moines conference Iowa harness and saddlery manufacturers agreed to raise employer wages and adopt a uniform scale across the state.
A humorous exchange between a father and a suitor about his daughter's prospects, the father insisting aging will improve her appeal and recalling his own younger appearance. The light banter underscores social expectations and courtship norms.
Promotion for Cuticura Soap and Ointment to prevent infant skin eruptions. Advocates regular use and mentions a free 32 page Cuticura Book from Potter Drug & Chem. Corp. Boston. Targets parents emphasizing skin care in infancy and childhood.
A philanthropist asks if you are helping others and receives the reply that Crosslets tends a garden daily for the benefit of nearby chickens. The passage underscores duty lived faithfully as a path to goodness and usefulness.
An advertisement promises cure for piles in six to fourteen days with no surgery. It mentions cures for itching bleeding and protruding conditions and offers a money refund if not solved. Also promotes Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething and a quip about a dog's bark.
Promoter Coffroth won a $2000 bet with a London club member by reaching San Francisco in nine days five hours five minutes. He arrived at the Oakland pier to a cheering crowd after traveling aboard the Overland Limited from Omaha to the West Coast. The feat marks the fastest London to San Francisco crossing and continental run.
Belgium enjoys broad prosperity and dense population. The country maintains a small army and relies on international neutrality to forego a navy, while the monarchy's reign saw wealth and social reform advance.
The John A. Salzer Seed Co promotes a lucrative offer promising $500 in gold to readers who act. The ad claims the firm is one of the largest in the country and thoroughly responsible, urging customers to secure a supply of reliable seeds while aiming for the prize.
Adam blames woman for the fault but asserts he did his best amid a tariff claim that proved unfounded. The excerpt presents a humorous pivot to personal responsibility in a biblical satire style.
Distemper cured in horses and dogs of all ages with Spahn's Distemper Cure. Over 500,000 bottles sold last year. Priced at fifty cents and one dollar. Available through druggists or by sending to Spohn Medical Co Goshen Indiana. Agents wanted and a free book offered. Quote ends with an ethical note on doing one's duty.
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