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Newspaper
Francesville Tribune
Location
Francesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1908
Page
7
Chicago artist model Miss Kingsnorth was blindfolded and posed among embalmed corpses for a sensational photograph titled Asleep with the Dead. She fainted when the bandage came off and spent hours recovering after the incident in an anatomical laboratory.
Winona cor columnist recounts O N Olberg of Albert Lea who says doctors declared him dead for 26 minutes after rheumatic pains spiked to the heart. He recovered, travels, and describes death as pleasant with a blissful sensation of the soul leaving the body. He cautions rheumatism may return but fears no death.
A Korean tailoring practice uses glue instead of sewing. A tailor explains that fish glue joins edges by overlapping and pressing, creating garments that dry into durable seams. The technique is said to produce glueed clothes lasting nearly as long as sewn ones.
A fragment from the Detroit Free Press laments longer days and stagnant pay. The note contrasts expectations with reality, highlighting employee frustration and the incongruity between brighter hours and stagnant earnings.
The advertisement touts Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as a valued laxative that cleanses and relieves internal organs without debility or frequent dose increases. It claims natural pleasant action, physician approval, and urges buying the genuine California Fig Syrup Co. product from leading druggists.
A compact definitional line from Harper's Weekly describes an island as a body of land entirely surrounded by liquid mud found in Little Pittsburg Bay.
Mrs. Kate Keim of New York reports her three sons suffered eczema for five months with head sores and itchiness. After failing to improve at a dispensary, she used Cuticura Soap and Ointment, and within weeks the sores disappeared and their heads healed.
A humorous quote from the Chicago Tribune casts a glare on medical billing, with a mosquito narrator joking that its appeal lies in always charging during the operation. The quip reflects satirical take on medical charges and professional humor.
From October to May colds are the most frequent cause of headaches. Laxative Brom Quinine removes the cause. K. W. Grove on box 25 cents.
Dr. Jacob H. Hollander of Baltimore argues a public utilities commission is the sole logical solution to the municipal ownership issue. A breakfast note praises simple foods while a medicine ad claims Pazo Ointment cures piles in 6 to 14 days with money back.
Paynton Sask Canada December 10 1907 a letter from a former Green Mountain Iowa resident now homesteading 35 miles north of Paynton praises Western Canada. He notes early warm days after a late spring and reports high yields oats up to 100 bushels per acre wheat 25 to 50 roots do well ducks geese deer and fish abound timber affordable fuel and building material government timber aid and a carload of white fish for 25 cents per 86 pounds.
A letter from Mrs E Hanson of Columbus Ohio extols Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for easing nervousness headaches and Change of Life symptoms. The ad touts 30 years of use as a standard female remedy for uterine and hormonal issues and invites readers to write for advice from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Mass.
Announcement of the Indiana Business College term running from March 30 to April 6. Students are advised of the schedule and any registration or class details pertinent to the term dates.
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