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Newspaper
Galveston Leader
Location
Galveston, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1908
Page
3
Ambassador Wu Ting Fang recounts a Shanghai doctor joke about a mandarin seeking help for insomnia appetite and depression. The doctor offers a cure through hard exercise and floor polishing at his larger own premises.
An advertisement touts Dr T Felix Gouraud’s Oriental Dream as a popular beauty product sold by Ferp T Herkins at 37 Great Jones Street New York and in many regions. A humorous vignette features witnesses and a car collision story about John Vaughn a rural letter carrier in Mercerville who was knocked into a wagon full of tomatoes but saved from serious harm by the tomatoes.
A French gentleman seeks a wife for his nephew via a matrimonial agent. While scanning the list, he finds his wife’s name listed as seeking a husband aged 28 to 35 and blonde. He rushes home to tell her the discovery, but she calmly explains she had added her name during a dire illness to prepare for the worst.
A playful dialect poem recalls summer foods and a warning about overripe watermelons. It riffs on possum and chicken, then urges careful harvest timing. The piece ends with a mock obituary for those who miss out on eating.
Polly and her brother Wilberforce set out to watch a bear hunt near the Hok. A panther or bear attack leads to Polly’s disappearance, but Spot the dog stays faithful and tracks her to the river. Wilberforce’s rifle shot and a last clue confirm Polly is alive and not far away.
A distressed girl wandered in the woods with her dog Spot after separating from companions. She used woodcraft to survive, recalling lessons, and waited as her brother Wilberforce pursued a rescue. Spot guarded her as they reunited near a ringing rifle shot. Chicago News.
Readers lament modern life’s complexity from cash struggles to high tech comforts. Nostalgia for 1848 era home life around a roaring fire contrasts with today. notes a Gallic proverb and a 19th century image of family scenes and a Yankee bride shower tale.
An excerpt contrasts books on saving life before a doctor arrives with the need for guidance for young doctors on saving lives while waiting for patients. A dialogue follows on happiness at work and the temperament of workers.
A Southern woman reports relief after using Cuticura products for herself and three babies with skin diseases. She describes severe itching and burning, two cakes of soap and a box of ointment curing the rash, with further family use curing additional cases. The note credits Mrs. Lillie Wilcher of Chattanooga, Tenn., Feb 16 1907.
Hiram Center of Lake City Minnesota reports severe kidney trouble with sharp back pains dizziness nerves and impaired vision. He credits Dean's Kidney Pills with a complete recovery and has enjoyed health since. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a bar Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
Mrs Hichmus recalls a long battle with the Nibe lungenlied and the tough medicines needed to defeat it. Mrs Gaswell confirms a similar ordeal in 03 with remedies and effort to overcome the illness.
A vintage advertisement lists Allen's Foot-Ease free samples from Le Roy New York for foot powder addressing tired sweaty feet and corns while noting other household cures and a humorous scene of a grocer handling small orders and a call canceling meat for a cat after a bird catch.
A Chicago clerk describes how daily meals featuring Grape Nuts and Postum aided her recovery from nervous illness and dyspepsia. She credits improved health with retaining her job and steady earnings, stating there is a reason for the product’s effectiveness.
Household notes describe melting white soap into a jelly then soaking a feather in gasoline overnight. In the morning shake rinse and air dry to achieve curling. Also noted is ice cream mould design where patrons request shapes like flowers fruit and novelty figures.
The article advises aiming to wash early, drying in open air if possible to use sun and air for bleaching. Turn and fold before they are completely dry, then mangling and ironing follow. If cloths are dry, dampen with teoid water before folding. New Haven Register.
Scientific investigations advise against raw milk for children. If pasteurized milk is unavailable, boil milk then bottle and cork it, do not feed infants milk over 24 hours old, keep milk on ice, and sanitize bottles before refilling to prevent disease.
Instructions on removing old paint from wood with washing soda and ammonia, cleaning painted wood, and removing paint from glass. Also includes recipes for Nut Bars, Salmon Salad, Beet and Cabbage Salad, Baked Apples, Coffee Tapioca, and Scalloped Onions with step by step methods and ingredients.
A report notes the Czar controls a vast imperial domain covering 100000000 acres. This sprawling property emphasizes the breadth of royal landholdings and its implications for governance and sovereignty.
An advertisement claims surgical operations on women are often unnecessary and promotes Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a cure. It cites letters from women saved from operations and lists conditions like displacements, inflammation, ulcers, and fibroid tumors, inviting readers to write for advice.
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