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Newspaper
Galveston Leader
Location
Galveston, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1908
Page
3
A Newark mother describes a six week old son’s eczema across face arms and legs. After dermatologists failed the Cuticura Remedies brought immediate relief and gradual healing. Now seven years old the family reports no recurrence.
Reports from Manitoba to Alberta describe exceptional harvests with 40 to 60 bushels per acre for fall wheat and mostly No 1 Northern quality. Districts near Old Man’s River show average yields around 47 or 48 bushels an acre with strong profits and diversified farming, stock, and dairying. The Canadian Government Agent notes new land regulations offering 160 additional acres at 3.00 per acre plus rail access as settlement expands.
A Jasper farmer grows seven ear popcorn. a Fort Wayne thief robs dental offices of 400 dollars in gold. Widespread drought and rabies worries thread through reports from Terre Haute, Bedford, Evansville, Indianapolis, and surrounding towns.
A mixed set of ads and brief sketches includes a reward offer for catarrh cure, testimonials for F J Cheney & Co and Hall's Catarrh Cure, a joke about a dictionary appendix, a Red Cross Ball Blue laundry claim, an old senator joke, and Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething with pricing.
A traveler named Pr Blank observes an elderly man named Wash perched on a bridge silently fishing for long without bites. Wash explains he does not want a bite because catching many would take time to unhook the fish, leaving no time left for fishing.
A dialogue scenes Tom accusing Jack of hypocrisy while recounting how Tom was scolded by Jack after an encounter with his daughter. The exchange shifts to a quip about laundry whiteness and a legal clerk’s reminder of pending suits. It ends with a remark on New York teachers salaries ranging from 400 to 2400 annually.
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