Medicine in weeds and old time cures debated
A column discusses aperients and diaphoretics, noting burdock as a skin remedy and fever wort tea in frontier medicine. It warns against unwise dosages, recalls grandmothers’ teas, and observes many weeds are imported, while cautioning that medicine in large doses can be poison. The piece reflects on historical practice and the idea of healing through common plants.
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Petra
Burdock
France
Germany
Europe
Wallaces
Jack Creek Items and Local Social Notes
L. E. Richardson returned Saturday from Algona after attending the Kossuth county fair. A Fred Luhman and R Wikert dance drew a large crowd with lively early evening and morning dancing. Music by Misses Lammers and Luhman. Anna Luhman visiting at J. M. Robinson’s this week. Mrs. Ed Anderson hosted Lutheran Ladies Aid last week. Edd Wikert and family and Mrs. Waldhom of Pomeroy visited John Wikert last Sunday. Loretta Foy of Emmetsburg spent time at Jim Conway’s. Richardson left Monday for Moorhead to oversee farm interests. A. N. Anderson of Leland, NL, is here to tend farm affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. E. Richardson
Algona
Kossuth
R. Wikert
W. Lammers
Fred
J. M. Robinson
Ed Anderson
Lutheran Ladies’ Aid
Edd Wikert
Waldhom
Pomeroy
Iowa
John Wikert
Loretta Foy
Emmetsburg
Jim Conway
Moorhead
Minn
A. N. Anderson
Leland, NL
Unclear OCR fragment records miscellaneous amounts
Fragmentary text lists various amounts and names such as 28 125 78 440 92 29 740 58 1 300 12 totaling 90 785 25 with garbled terms. No clear event, entity, or context to anchor a proper news item.
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Iverson
Maggie Swift
Jay McCarty
Graettinger
Wade Lewalieneuslortune
Gladys Iverson
Clarence Richardson
Mr. Nelson
Edith
Elmer Iverson
Richardson
Wade
Warren Lewallen
Jimi Conway
Nane
Fred Hurlburt
Burr Oak
L. A. Larson
Charley Horn
C. B. Larson
Leta
Blanche Young
Estherville
O. O. Ressell
Osmold Olson’s
Cee
Olaf Wolde
Johnie Johnson
Alice Refsell
Roy Young
Hfe
Ene
Pid
Mable Refsell
Albert Wolde
Jeffery Olson
S.T. Thompson
Helen Nelson
Jack Creek
American Savings Bank
Palo Alto
Auditor of State
National Bank
Debi
Total
Icting
Penses
State of
County of
Ss. I
B. Lambe
Lambe
Lizzie Jensen
Palo Alto County
A. Baumgartner
J. A. Spies Spies
Rogers Bros
Ogue
Wieriden
Alfred Skow
Prop
O.R. Sha Vier
Graettinger Town
the Royal Lumber Company
F. H. Green
the Printing and Allied Trades
Rother
Lowa
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