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Newspaper
Galveston Leader
Location
Galveston, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1908
Page
3
The text asks how many American women in lonely homes long for motherhood and for the chance to utter heartfelt wishes, noting that an organic derangement denies this happiness. It asserts all interested women should know that preparation for healthy maternity is achieved by the use of
Mrs Maggie Gilmer of West Union DC and Mrs Josephine Hall of Bardstown KY report restoration to health and becoming mothers after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. For thirty years the remedy has helped with displacements inflammation ulcers fibroid tumors irregularities pain backache and nervous prostration. Mrs Pinkham invites sick women to write for advice from Lynn Mass.
A broad review of Indiana items reports Bruno Ebre man struck and killed near Evansville on the traction line. Mrs. J. McCoy births triplets. large haystack claim near Alexandria. church split in Elkhart County over Rev. Charles E. Ehle. A 16 year old Peru girl nearly dies from carbolic acid gargle. suicides and accidents across Shelby, Muncie, Kendallville, and Terre Haute. Also noted are anti cigarette law actions, a river body found near Ft Ritner, and weathered bee and snake notes.
An early 20th century advertisement defends Syrup of Figs as an efficient family laxative from Fig Syrup Co. It touts genuine manufacture and wide pharmacist support, highlighting per bottle value and trusted origins while recounting anecdotal praise and a brief vignette about a traveler and a companion.
An assortment of notices and anecdotes includes an appeal by G. W. Winney of Melina New York inviting kidney sufferers to write for cure claims. The column drifts to farming tips about bird deterrents in rice fields and a curious device using water-driven blocks to churn field nets. It ends with a brief note on athletic diets citing grape nut and barley as a protein source.
A reader testimonial praises Grape-Nuts and Postum for improving health and athletic condition. The account notes weight gains during a field meet and football season, attributing better mornings and energy to discontinuing coffee and adopting the two products as main diet during training.
The Commerce and Labor Departments report 258 wholesale articles reveal 1907 average prices 5.8 percent above 1906 and 29.5 percent higher than the 1890–1909 average. October 1907 topped the period, with a 1.2 percent rise over the year's average and 2.8 percent above December 1905.
The piece explains that hydrophobia is rare and often misunderstood. It notes that a mad dog may drink water and not froth, with the key warning signs being a sudden disposition change and trouble swallowing. Distinct rabies indicators include sticky saliva, red glared eyes, and paroxysms of furious barking between exhaustion.
The Chicago gathering of the American Academy of Medicine heard doctors discuss women in work and home life. Helen C. Putnam of Providence supported suffrage and women choosing education and careers. Dr Burrell of Boston urged public education on hygiene and sanitation. The House of Delegates urged a commission to monitor and oppose anti vivisection legislation.
Secretary Taft and running mate James S. Sherman form the heaviest national ticket, together nearing 500 pounds. The prior record belonged to Democrats with Grover Cleveland at 275 pounds and Adlai E. Stevenson around 425 pounds.
Charles O. Jones makes a trial airship flight in Hammondsport New York aboard the Boomerang sailing to Watkins twenty six miles then toward Bath where a collision with a tree damages the gas bag. The craft features a trailing second gas bag and a bazast moving sand car on tracks.
A faster rabies preventive treatment has been introduced at Iavis. It acts quicker than the previous method but must be given before the germ multiplication reaches the nerve centers.
The airship June Bug designed by C. H. Curtis completed a successful test flight over Hammondsport territory. It covered a record distance of 2175 feet at a speed of 36 miles per hour.
A testimonial from M. W. LaRue of Louisville Kentucky cites cure of infant eczema after using Cuticura Remedies and recounts personal remission after similar treatment. Also included are excerpts from political campaign rhetoric and a joke about animal trainers. The section ends with an Allens Foot-Bane advertisement promising relief for foot problems and an offer for a free sample.
A humorous exchange features a salesman offering a plug hat with a black band as the closest match to a Mer ry Widow affair. The quip from the Chicago Tribune contrasts clothing with mood, noting the term Disconsolate Widower hat.
A humorous scene at a family dinner shows a boy under the table revealing a stomach ache as his mother plans proper conduct. The piece weaves moral spoke with a dated tone and references to teething syrup.
The piece describes a Kentucky justice of the peace officiating a marriage at his home. After the ceremony the groom reveals his only cash is a single silver dollar and offers it for honeymoon expenses. The humor reflects a rural, old time newspaper tone.
Dialect humor and casual chatter about calling a chauffeur and possibly going for a ride. The piece shows light banter on using a car and a simple plan to be entertained today, reflecting a slice of daily life in a newspaper column.
An advertisement promotes a Niagara Falls and return trip on the Nickel Plate Road with cheap side tours to Toronto Thousand Islands Montreal and other points Aug 3 illustrated booklet by J C Melenbacker T P A Fort Wayne Ind Also includes via unrelated quotes and notices about gas bills a typhoid survey in Pittsburgh funded by Russell Sage and a light humor line about Johnny and spankings
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