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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1919
Page
7
Mrs Worthline of Philadelphia reports severe fatigue back pain and irritability during motherhood. After a week on Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound she felt improvement and after three months regained health and appetite. She recommends the remedy to other mothers facing similar strain and weakness.
A dog tells how Louise and Ada adopt him after his homelessness. He describes his brown fur with white paws, brown eyes, and a necktie-like neck marking. The girls promise to love him, giving him the name Happy Comp ton, and he recounts joys of life near the sea, car rides, park walks, and faithful companionship.
A brief plea urges the Boye Wariners to support their boys in the junior club initiative. The note suggests that backing the program will foster growth, skill, and community pride among participating youths. The writing emphasizes positive encouragement and local involvement.
An advertorial piece touts Cascarets as a gentle remedy for dull digestion and skin pallor. It contrasts Cascarets with Calomel Snits oil and harsh pills, claiming pain free relief that works while you sleep and costs little. It also includes unrelated stray lines about dust and gender flirting.
A distressed woman from Davenport and another from Minn report relief from Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription. They credit it with easing pain during midlife, restoring health, and enabling them to bear children healthily. Both endorse the medicine and its fast-acting Pleasant Pellets for immediate use.
One man or a boy can cut twenty five to forty cords daily with the improved Ottawa Engine Log Saw. The machine features a heavy cross cut saw driven by a four cycle gasoline engine, mounted on wheels for easy movement, and can fell trees or prune branches with no stumps left high. Two men can fell forty to fifty trees daily. full information and low factory price available from The Ottawa Mig. Company, 2724 Wood St, Ottawa, Kansas.
A United States Department of Agriculture project at the Arlington experiment farm tests how heavy motor trucks damage roads and how road surfaces and foundations can be designed to withstand such traffic. The study notes a sharp rise in motor truck traffic in 1918 from previous years and details the widespread maintenance and reconstruction costs due to pounding by these vehicles.
Investigational work on road building has progressed for years. Road engineers can advise on economical methods for various local conditions. Much work has been done by the U S Department of Agriculture highways division and by state highway commissions. Taxpayers should insist on this expert guidance before any road building begins.
An Ohio engineer, B I Batchelder of Ravenna, develops a simple method to compact road surfaces and remove excess water. After leveling the surface with a template, a gas pipe roller operated by two men is rolled over the surface to bring water up and then rolled again to remove it.
A Popular Science Monthly description explains a rolling method where a wave of mortar goes ahead of the roller to fill porous places or depressions, leaving water largely removed by a second pass. This helps when using crushed stone or clay in finishing surfaces.
FIND WEAK PARTS OF ROADS it should be the special business of every road commissioner to find the weak and susceptible parts of a road and if there is any likelihood at all of the creation of a bottomless pit the saying of en atited In time will apply very truthfully to the question in hand Interest in Road Building The increasing interest in road construction in Cuba is an indirect result of the world's demand for such in the war period Motor Truck to Best For all the general haulage on the farm i motor truck in the bast vehicle if the roads In the neighborhood are good Campaign Moving Rapidly The good road a campaign in moving More rapidly than ever before
Senator Sorghum describes a process of forming an opinion by engaging with constituents first, then doing extensive study to support and defend his position. The exchange contrasts initial declarations with subsequent research to justify his stance.
Thousands of women suffer kidney and bladder trouble and overlook it. Dr Kilmer Swamp Root is touted as the remedy to restore kidney health and relieve back pain headaches and nervousness. A sample bottle is offered for ten cents by sending to Dr Kilmer & Co. Binghamton NY. Medium and large bottles available at drug stores.
A fragmentary reading captures a troubled dialogue where a speaker accuses a woman of dangerous habits and plots. The text hints at a social circle concerned with her influence and possible conspiratorial actions discussed in hushed tones.
An advertisement touts Gcdloura soap promising double razor efficiency and skin benefits. It claims purity comfort health and zero irritation even with twice daily shaving, plus versatility for shaving bathing and shampooing.
An old advertisement warns of weakening kidneys and urges prompt treatment with Gold Medal product. It touts cures for bladder troubles and chronic pain, claiming long, trusted effectiveness and household readiness to back the remedy.
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