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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1906
Page
3
An advertisement invites women to contact Mrs. Lydia E. Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts for confidential advice on female illnesses. It touts vast experience and free written guidance, urging readers to try Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and request special advice by mail.
Lady visitors escorted by the superintendent enter a room used as a sitting area. three inmates sew nearby. One visitor exclaims about the inmates being vicious, while the superintendent explains they have no other home and that the women are his wife and two daughters.
Clyde Fitch recounted a tiresome drama scene where a French playwright reading to the French Society of Comedy is interrupted by a man asleep in the audience. The playwright admonishes the sleeper, who retorts that sleep is an opinion.
A historical ad touts Garfield Tea as a cure all for liver kidney stomach and bowel action. It promises purifying blood removing illness and restoring health through a claimed milc herb laxative effect.
A compact saying highlights nature's value over wealth, suggesting natural beauty or simple experiences can outweigh monetary possessions. It reflects a proverb often used to urge appreciation of the outdoors and intrinsic life pleasures.
Toledo firm F J Cheney & Co signs 15 year endorsement. They state trust in Cheney for business dealings and finances. Mailing adds Hall's Catarrh Cure and Hall's Pills ads.
A new cook assists a female customer with determining the price of items. The interaction involves guidance on cost and payment expectations.
A 60 year old soldier reports thirty five years of widespread eczema resisting government evaluation and various medicines. After using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent he says he is now cured and thanks Cuticura, in a Richmondale Ohio testimonial dated July 17, 1905.
The article states that asparagus is among the oldest plants used for food, highlighting its long history in human diets and cultivation. It discusses ancient use and enduring popularity across cultures.
A Michigan captain Christa C. Fowler, at six feet nine inches, sails a lake steamer between St Ignace and Chenaux. His father and brother are equally tall, with sister Flora also noted for height. The clippings mention a German Jewish merchant sale in Spandau and a fine of forty five dollars for a price overcharge, plus a reference to The Kuss Company of South Bend.
An Alpena Michigan woman credits Dr Williams Pink Pills for curing paralysis after childbirth and severe nervous symptoms. The letter describes dizziness fatigue facial paralysis and heart flutter before relief began with the pills. The ad states rheumatism anemia and after effects of the grip also respond and lists pricing and mail order details.
The remark suggests reforms will falter unless they mirror the efficiency and compassion seen in charitable efforts. It emphasizes domestic responsibility as the seed of broader social progress and accountability.
The president after a White House conference with Miss Mabel Boardman asks Americans to send relief contributions through the American National Red Cross. Dr. Edward Divine leaves New York to assist California Red Cross work, with funds routed via Red Cross treasurers to California agents.
New York fire insurers stated that California earthquake losses are not covered by fire policies due to New York law. They plan broad fire loss settlements amid widespread disaster. William C Robb notes California statutes hold companies liable for dynamite damage to dynamited buildings.
Crowded trains depart Chicago bound for California as San Francisco evacuees and anxious relatives from the East and Midwest flood the rails. Railroads warn days will pass before schedules normalize.
General Funston reports at police headquarters that a fire wiped out the sub-treasury except for the vaults holding all cash on hand. Guards have been ordered to protect the money and secure the scene.
In Jefferson City Missouri on Thursday Dr Robinson of Kansas City and Dr Clark examined Attorney General Hadley and concluded pleurisy with effusion remains active with fever within expected limits. Washington Senate panel to report favorably coastwise laws extension for Philippine islands until 1909.
The army appropriation bill was reported to the senate Tuesday carrying 71,228,144 dollars. The senate added 2,671,164 dollars and eliminated 7,500 dollars from the bill as it passed the house.
Dublin report says Michael Davitt was operated on Tuesday by Sir William Thornley Stoker president of the Royal Academy of Medicine in Ireland. He is progressing satisfactorily after the operation.
A burglar silent yet shows potential mischief when a locked safe is found. A cook prepares macaroni for pudding and is stunned by long white sticks. Water changes them. she gasps at the idea of turning them into pudding. The cook asks if macaroni is for pudding. The prior kitchen memory recalls using such items to light gas.
A west of Ireland physician treats a stubborn patient with a dozen strong pills. The patient finishes the box and returns ill, claiming no improvement. The doctor asks if he consumed the entire box, to which the patient replies that he did, but struggled to swallow and suspects the lid may not have come off yet.
The piece recalls Samuel Rogers retelling a dinner table tale about the Hon Charles Townshend and Miss Curzon. It also notes a Boston railroad case where a phonograph record was accepted as evidence of train noise affecting rental value of a building.
In a Paris sale young Mademoiselle Bertha Chevanne bought a shabby prayer-book for a few sous to keep a memento of her great aunt. Inside she found a folded paper that turned out to be a will bequeathing the aunt's estate valued at 80,000 dollars to the girl.
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