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Newspaper
Galveston Leader
Location
Galveston, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1908
Page
3
A long list of local incidents from Indiana reports deaths from poisoning and burns, fire losses, marriages, legal actions, sports and oddities. Notable items include a child dead from strychnine, a Petersburg fire, a Kendallville fine for illicit liquor, various injuries from stairs and stoves, a mammoth mastodon bone find, a bearded veteran, a flintlock gun age claim, and numerous license and court notices.
An advertisement promises a $100 reward for any catarrh cure that Hal's Catarrh Cure cannot cure. It cites endorsements from Wabpena KiNnan Marvin wholesale druggists and mentions price 75 cents per bottle. The note includes testimonials and product claims and lists Uncle Jerry as part of related humor content.
Mrs. Louis Beck of San Antonio Texas describes her son suffering eczema for six months. Three doctors failed to help until Cuticura Remedies were used. The baby slept and rested after the first treatment and by two months his face was clear. He is now two and free of eczema.
A whimsical piece notes why the writer is called Rare Ben Jonson in Chicago. It comments on a medical claim about whiskey mixed with Toris Compound and Syrup Sarsaparilla as a cure for back pain, credited to Globe Pharmaceutical Co. It also humorously covers an aeronaut planning a long trip and packing light fiction.
An anecdotal letter extols Grape-Nuts as a remedy for indigestion caused by heavy greasy meals. The writer, AN, describes recovery and renewed appetite after using the product, endorsing its digestive benefits and urging readers to try it. The ad promotes Postum Co.’s branding and invites reading The Road to Wellville.
The Dunn's Review notes steady activity across indexes with satisfactory payments through banks and a near normal default rate. Manufacturing improves as permits for new structures reach 6.07 million dollars this month, surpassing 1907 and 1906 levels, while Thanksgiving sales rise and rail and lake distribution expand. Failures in Chicago district total 26, with five liabilities over 5,000 dollars.
Wholesale trade and crop and industrial developments show cautious improvement with optimism in domestic manufacture and wholesale demand. Traders note irregularities across sectors, while raw material purchases rise, and wholesale shortages grow for cotton woods ahead of spring delivery next year.
A compilation of satirical responses from multiple papers mocks John D. Rockefeller and his oil fortune. Witty jabs target his memory, investment origins, hazardous profits, and Roosevelt’s policy moves, while lampooning the Kaiser and other leaders for humorous contrast.
Trade and Industry reports: Middle Northwest lumber firms plan a Washington committee to press tariff removal while Pacific coast builders favor keeping duties. A Seward area protest complains of East to Winona and La Crosse through freight rates exceeding those for St. Paul. Industry figures show US mineral and commodity values across coal iron copper cement natural gas and more, and Judge Purdy extends Pillsbury-Washburn receivership reporting deadline by thirty days. The Tobacco Growers Union targets Chippewa Falls as a tobacco hub with new warehouses and shipments to markets, while the Progressive League secures a site for the warehousing project.
A wealthy Englishman demands perfection from his servants, treating dress rehearsals of manners and appearance as essential. Masters and mistresses evaluate grooms as if judging horses, with references and interviews insufficient. Mrs Lap sling notes humor about quirks while accepting human nature’s weaknesses.
Corydon Iowa man describes relief after a week on LOAN'S KIDNEY PILLS ending severe kidney trouble pain and backache. He walked without a cane and seven years later remains well. Sold by Foster-Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
The Philadelphia Record notes various plant defenses. The squirting cucumber erupts ripe fruit juice into intruders eyes when touched, while the narcissus’ honey drops are glassy decoys that mislead bees to spread pollen. Other fragments reference household remedies and humorous asides.
The article describes Tibet as a high plateau land with an area between 700 000 and 500 000 square miles and a mean elevation above 16400 feet. It notes peaks near 24000 feet and valleys not dropping below 14400 feet, with rice and fruit grown down to about 1500 feet. Major population centers listed include Lassa Shigatse and Guang tze.
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