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Newspaper
Galveston Leader
Location
Galveston, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1908
Page
2
The notice urges riders to wear wraps when riding street cars as days warm. exposure followed by cooling can cause colds and rheumatic issues. It recommends Peruna as soon as symptoms appear and continuing until full recovery to prevent longer illness.
Letters from M J Deutsch of Chicago and Mrs C E Long of Atwood report Peruna easing cold symptoms and catarrh. James Morrison of Paterson NJ notes two bottles cure his family’s colds and coughs, praising the medicine highly.
The scene recalls Alexander the Great taming Bucephalus and the era's cow boys who let rumors claim they could not ride the wild horse. Historians later echoed that impression, painting the beast as dreadfully formidable.
An advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as an internal treatment that purifies blood and targets mucous surfaces. It claims the formula, a mix of tonics and purifiers, was a longtime physician prescription and offers testimonials. Also mentions Hall's Family Wills and other notices.
In a magazine piece Harold Hoplite glances at a six year old boy with pie smeared lips who says he caused his sister Ethel to cry. Harold sulks then hurries to mend the quarrel as a wry real life vignette from the New York American.
The scale-tailed apus, once thought extinct in Great Britain since the Hempstead Heath ponds, reappears in two ponds at F Preston Merse near Southwick Kirkcudbrightshire. About two and a half inches long, it resembles a king crab with a semicircular shield and back-swimming motion, noted for its numerous leg joints. The article recalls Schaffer’s count of 1,802,604 and Latrelle’s estimate near 2,000,000. It also compares heart rates: a vegetarian averages 58 beats per minute while a meat eater averages 75, a 20,000 beat daily difference.
A nostalgia advertisement promotes Red Cross Ball Blue laundry product with a claim it makes clothes white. The note references a large 2607 package priced at five cents.
Report describes a village gathering at Takaramura where villagers’ footprints were compared to thief tracks, then a fire ordeal tested guilt. One accused man Shukichi Shibata refused to walk the flames and was arrested, leading to confession. Also notes Eiffel Tower painting cost and Garfield Tea advertisement claims.
President Roosevelt calls Congress to pass further legislation to suppress anarchists and to empower the Postmaster General to exclude from mails any publications advocating murder arson and treason. Attorney General Bonaparte provides legal review noting lack of federal statute but federal power to criminalize such publications and mail exclusions.
The Chinese government released the Japanese steamer Tatsu Maru under an accord with Japan to prevent future shipments of contraband arms into China. Reports from Berlin cite 47 arrests linked to suffrage demonstrations and injuries to nine policemen amid clashes.
A fragment promotes health living and world wide approval for a Well-Informed World group. It highlights Senna laxative and Syrup of Figs from Fig Syrup Co as wholesome family remedies. The text questions the value of a racehorse owner’s life and its relation to stock value and patriotism.
Mrs. H Mutzabyough of Duncannon Pa describes spring kidney trouble with heat flashes pain and sediment in urine. She credits Dean's Kidney Pills with restoring her health after using a full box. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
Mrs. Egbert Sheldon of Woodville Connecticut describes her year and a half old son developing sores on face and body. After using Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment for about two months the child recovered fully and has had no sores since. April 22 1905.
Nearly 300000 new arrivals reached Canada in 1907 with about 60000 from the United States. The piece cites climate rich land low prices and easy terms, plus 160 acres free government land, as motives for migration. It compares Canadian growth to Chicago and Omaha and notes government schools and grain markets aiding settlement.
Comic exchange from Darktown school features Rastus's geography answer about the Great Divide. An advertisement touts Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething with a 230 cent price. A German journal estimates ocean water contains over 2,000,000 tons of dissolved silver.
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