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Newspaper
Glenwood Opinion
Location
Glenwood, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1908
Page
3
A historical account argues ta health and exercise reduce insanity in the United States. It describes asylums near Chicago showing patients improving through athletics and even humorous engagement. The piece cites rising hospital counts and notes physical well being may restore mental health, while acknowledging limitations for violent cases.
A famine era tale recalls two brothers in Suchien who fought over food. The elder sells his father’s coffin for bread, seeking burial alive as punishment. Justice, the father of the butcherer, condemns the killer, yet an intervention leads to a grim burial plan being halted and reversed.
Illustrations show the elevation and ground plan of the Dutryman farm herd yard. A Pillsy and rope operate a door at the barn peak to control entry. feeding troughs and a run allow movement from the feed room to stalls. The bull’s entry is staged with careful steps by the handler before the animal enters the pen.
The article discusses aragrostis multiflora known as Stink Grass or candy grass, native to the old world and now naturalized in the United States. It describes its coarse, weedy nature, odor, and limited palatability, plus high protein content and nitrogen level. It also notes that fresh eggs fetch ready buyers in large cities, with demand for strictly fresh, premium eggs year round and profitable trade potential near cities.
The article outlines dairy scale with a yearly production of about 9 billion gallons and a per person daily milk intake, noting a retail value near 2.5 billion dollars. It highlights state production rankings and varying prices, and mentions poultry figures such as turkeys, geese, and hens exported annually.
A reader recounts a theater visit in a quiet street where a friend was astonished by the scene. A playgoer ignores a request to remove a large hat, prompting the amused remark that the woman might consider stepping back. The anecdote appears in Woman's Life.
Disgust over a six month tailor dodging leads to a confrontation with Timgon at a Swiss mountain summit, as reported in the Alpine peril incident.
A humorous snippet recalls Samuel Butler and a tale that amused Charles Darwin. A four and five year old approach a hippopotamus cage. the hippo closes its eyes, and the girl declares the bird dead, prompting the boy to urge the next steps. Ed Geers endorses Spohn’s Distemper Cure for horses, noting its long use and claimed efficacy.
A playful dialogue unfolds with a bashful lover, a girl threatens to act as a nurse, and a line about six months of experience. The piece shifts through references to castor oil and a quirky array of modern icons, including Rockefelle and the duke of Westminster.
Sophia Kittlesen from Hvanstan Al faced twenty five years of catarrh and a persistent cough. After trying many cures with little help she took Peruna and experienced a gone chronic catarrh and marked health improvement. She credits Peruna with relief and recommends it to friends.
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