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Newspaper
Golden Valley Chronicle
Location
Beach, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1908
Page
6
Advice on painting exposed surfaces with care, proper preparation, and pure white lead mixed with fresh linseed oil. The guidance emphasizes thorough surface treatment, even brushing, and avoiding thick coatings. National Lead Company offers a free testing outfit from New York for purity verification.
A woman opts for a brief nonverbal response to replace profane language. She avoids explicit words, signaling disapproval or shock with a quick look. The moment highlights restraint and social signaling in casual conversation.
A collage of old sayings and ads notes thrift, wit, and advice, including bite off one day at a time about self improvement, and lines on wealth, family respect, and social conduct. It cites Miller Holmes price listings for cream and a Minneaplis fur trade, with a Winslow teething syrup ad and a detective disguising breath with a clove.
In 1800 the capital moved to Washington and Abigail Adams described the city as a mere village. The early Treasury building, a three story wooden structure facing Fifteenth Street, housed 60 clerks but failed to contain records, some of which burned when Sears’ store kept official papers nearby. The treasury site burned repeatedly, rebuilt in 1817, burned again in 1838, and a new 1842 building cost 661000 dollars, now slated for demolition in front.
Austria sends a prince count and baron as new year attachés to the American capital. Vincent Alfred Guillaume Marie Gabriel, prince of Windisch Graetz and Baron de Waldstein, 25, will be honorary Austro Hungarian embassy attache. He belongs to mediatized aristocracy with Vienna Prague estates and a Tachau chateau.
The government publishes many farmers bulletins by the department of agriculture. Last year 485 bulletins issued, 42 new editions totaling 1 100 000 copies, 443 reprints totaling 5 369 000 copies. Total agricultural department publications neared 17 000 000 copies. Over 300 000 letters were answered by the division of publications, with nearly 10 000 000 envelopes and over 6 000 000 names and addresses written.
A Washington society sister wore a foreign decoration given to her brother after he served abroad and was honored by a government. When the ambassador learned of the misstep, he explained the rule that such orders are not worn unless personally bestowed, and requested its return to the brother.
John Armstrong of Cloverport Kentucky credits Dean's Kidney Pills with lifting years of kidney trouble and back pain. He reports swelling, weak sight, and poor appetite improved after using the remedy. sold by dealers at 50 cents a box from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
A notice in the Toledo area asserts that each firm will pay one hundred dollars for every case of CATARRH that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. The claim is sworn before a notary, dating December sixth, 1886, with the address and endorsement of Hall’s Family Pills and related remedies, including a Cologne and statements from Dr J H Rindlaub.
Moose Jaw Saskatchewan November 18 1907 Mr S K Rathwall reports 50 acres in wheat averaging 22 bushels per acre 120 acres in oats 50 bushels per acre from 200 acres cut before frost sold at 60 cents per bushel netting 18.00 per acre after seed twine and labor 300 acres frost damaged but valued at 60 cents per bushel to be fed to hogs potential 13.00 per acre oats yield 50 bushels at 35 cents yields 17.00 per acre notes frost and late spring reduce grain but prices lift farm profits and cars short for grain removal.
A reader quotes a line about platonic affection and guidance to a girl to pass up a suitor, implying no rewards like violets or candy, but a book of poetry for Christmas. The exchange hints at cautious affection and literary gifts as valued tokens.
An assortment of short notices and ad lines including Allen's Foot-Ease selling for 25c with address in Le Roy New York. A sales pitch promises spare time as money and a Chicago area opportunity. Also mentions Kimball's Anti Rheumatic Ring priced at 2 and a general quip about virtue and vindication.
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