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Newspaper
Grand Rapids Tribune
Location
Grand Rapids, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1916
Page
8
A man tortured by a violent toothache is sedated by a dentist. The molar is extracted after a long effort and the bill is two dollars. The patient jokes that next time the gas should be used at the patient’s own location so he can watch the gas meter.
An advertorial for Cuticura promotes its skin care products with a free sample offer by mail. Separately, the Cleveland Anti-Tuberculosis league transfers its Woodland Shils tent colony to Warrensville city farms, creating a new open sanatorium for 50 to 60 children at a cost of 4000 dollars, with the city to maintain the facility.
Mrs W F Garmall reports the Magic Washing Stick cleans clothes without rubbing and makes even wiry fabrics look better. A 15 washings stick sells for 25 cents, distributed by Roundy Peckham and Dexter Co in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with grocers nationwide carrying the product.
The report estimates annual milk yield per cow by region: North Atlantic 534 gallons, South Atlantic 463, North Central 660, South Central 431, and Far Western 615 gallons. At 20 cents per gallon, total ink production value is about 2.32 billion dollars to producers.
The ad urges careful inspection of Castoria bottles, noting over 30 years of use and the signature of In Use for Over 30 Years. It emphasizes safety for infants and children and includes the slogan Children Cry for Fletcher's Castoria. A playful cartoon dialogue and quip about sun variations appear alongside.
A survey of Zanzibar under British protection contrasts urban charm and diverse trade with Arab traditions and colonial influence. It notes consuls, markets, diseases, and a colorful street scene. It also profiles American women in wartime preparedness debates and touches on Spanish investment, sugar dressing for wounds, and gendered life expectancy remarks.
Drs W E and E L Burge of Urbana Illinois report in the Journal of the American Medical Association that ulcers arise from decreased resistance in a localized stomach area to gastric juice. The spot is partly digested by the enzyme pepsin.
Eminent ornithologist Dr. A. K. Fisher lists ten birds he deems most useful to farmers, led by the nighthawk and killdeer plover, with notes on their diets and benefits. The piece argues birds work for farmers, protecting crops by eating insects and pests, and notes other useful species beyond the ten.
A British trench improvement features fabric gloves impervious to wire points with separate finger design, waterproof and suitable for gripping charged wires. Sleeping bags cover barbed wires for safe crossing, while vests or tunics can deflect shrapnel or bullets. Interlining provides antiseptic wool to limit infection. materials kept secret.
A collection of short items notes French gardening interest immune to color blindness, a nico tine rabbit-killer, watch parts and manufacture, compulsory military training in New Zealand, diphtheria mortality down since 1900, windmill vanes, collar button tape, air-purifying electrical device, canvas belt auto tracks, toothbrush rack with owner cards, gasoline tractor ground clearance, powerful urban fire alarm, Paraguay oil from sour orange leaves, new French motorcycle power, yacht power transfer by magnet, auto theft locks, home thermostat clock, Japanese shrub lace paper for waterproof garments.
A South Carolina inventor develops an automatic fire alarm using phonograph and telephone links to alert a central operator about a starting blaze. Other notes describe a lever driven vent lowering mechanism, a versatile electric light reflector, and a cup clamped coffee percolator. Venezuela employs an agricultural scientist to aid farmers. U.S. cotton mills surpass 600,000 bales in March, and Argentina plans intensified oil field development with output this year expected to exceed all records.
The article notes a booming Western Canadian cheese industry driven by wartime demand. It cites high prices, rising production in Alberta and the Rockies, and prospects of becoming a leading cheese producer. Hog markets are strong with low feed costs and profits. A Monarch Alberta farmer sold hogs at high price, signaling robust farm prospects.
A writer argues that modern fiction relies on sentimentality and artificial coloring, likening it to sugary confections that disguise reality. Some readers prefer comfort, while others demand truth about what feeds both physical and mental appetites, urging pure food honesty. Love and the Liner follows a sentimental town girl who mistakes a traveler for a broken heart survivor during a voyage.
A Texas testimonial from Barah Goodale of Prest on praises The Magic Washing Stick 18 for turning clothes white with minimal rubbing. Dealers Roundy Peckham Center Co Milwaukee distribute. An unrelated dialogue about eavesdropping and a party telephone wire adds light humor.
A woman from Indianapolis describes severe illness and exhaustion weighing 109 pounds. After five months on Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound she gained to 133 pounds and handles all housework. She urges other women to try the remedy and seeks medical advice from Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co in Lynn, Massachusetts.
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