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Newspaper
Filer Record
Location
Filer, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1919
Page
3
A London ghost tale centers on Mrs Coutts of Coutts bank who befriended a tame robin. The bird fell from a banker’s hand and died before him. The apparition reportedly appeared at his former room and at Mrs Coutts request in death, she wished to see the robin again.
An aged newspaper clipping advertises Dr. Kilmer Swamp Root as a remedy for kidney and bladder issues. It promises mild, immediate effects and offers sample bottles by mail from Dr Elmer Co. The rest includes a lawyer joke about a client awaiting a verdict after a case on assault.
August Flower promoted as a gentle laxative and stomach digestive regulator. Claims to cleanse the stomach and liver, purify blood, and aid indigestion nervous dyspepsia and related ailments. Advertises household use worldwide for over fifty years and urges purchase from druggists and dealers. Try a bottle.
Naturalists note that modern domestic hens have eggs heavier by about a third than ancient hens. The average egg weighs about two with dozens, comprised of white and yolk in a ten to sixty-one parts ratio. White contains around 80 percent water, shell about 12 percent normal matter and 1 percent phosphates of lime and magnesia, with rest various minerals.
An old newspaper fragment touts Cuticura products for pimples and blackheads. It urges washing with Cuticura Soap for five minutes, daily use to maintain clear skin, and mentions Cuticura Talcum. Crescent text includes stray garbled quotes and unrelated lines about plays and X rays.
An article recounts a Scandinavian myth explaining mistletoe and its role in Christmas. Baldur's death at Loki's hand leads Frigg to vow peace, while mistletoe alone promises friendship. the plant becomes a symbol and the tree a backdrop for greetings and kisses at Christmastime.
The article notes Vermont Christmas trees, nicknamed the Keem or Mountain, are harvested and consigned to merchants in New York Philadelphia Baltimore and western cities. About 50 cents to $10 per cart, 6 to 60 bundles per tree, with fir the standard and balsam less common. Debates over deforestation persist, while harvesters claim work is limited to pastures with second growth and scrub.
A fragmented, archaic prose piece observes a Confucian temple complex in Chufu Shan, describing a grand terrace, carved pillars, and ornamental features with garbled text. It includes scattered quotes and secondary oddities about various unrelated snippets and personages.
Fragmentary line hints at a named figure or group, suggesting a misread or garbled note. The readable fragment mentions a person or entity linked to a recurring pattern or event, but concrete details, names, dates, or places are not recoverable from the text provided.
An Ohio reader from Fremont reports easing of difficult symptoms after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She cites relief from hot flashes nervousness backache and irritability and notes feeling generally improved.
An unreadable OCR fragment discusses shale beds and oil prospects, referencing Colorado geology, petroleum, and a survey. It mentions a wrench and law, with scattered, garbled phrases about health, markets, and maps. The text lacks coherent events or identifiable names.
A damaged OCR fragment claims a safe gentle remedy provides relief for pain over 290 years of use in local areas. The text mentions Gold Medal and various phrases about remedies, drug stores, and distribution, but specifics are unclear.
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