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Newspaper
Hull Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1907
Page
3
An old style advert promotes Cascarets as a natural bowel aid. It claims no pills or physic, unlike salts or calomel, and compares use to sawing wood or walking ten miles. The ten cent bars fit easily in a vest pocket and emphasize the Sterling Remedy Company production with stamped CC on each tablet.
The article describes a new apparatus with walls tightly packed around a sealed burner, air withdrawn from an internal chamber. It claims liquids stay hot for forty eight hours in cold weather and iced beverages stay cool for weeks in hot summer weather.
An old article extols the knockout as a vital ring tactic and discusses Dr. Pierce and his Golden Medical Discovery as a remedy for stomach issues, catarrh, and digestion. It touts free booklets and medical claims, urging readers to request materials and visit Dr. Pierce in Bonfila, New York for more information.
Government calls on citizens to wage war on sparrows across the country and install nest holes under eaves to aid insect-eating birds like swallows. The drive aims to curb pests and protect crops, with officials urging strict participation nationwide.
The article discusses variations of swallows and the English sparrow threat to their numbers, noting North American distribution and nest sites. It also reports early experiments on aerial bombs combining dirigible balloons and aeroplanes, with a Paris test ending in a crash. Sir Frederick Treves, opening a London hospital, predicts a future where battles on medical shelves decline through diet and sun exposure.
Union barbers in Cleveland monitor shops to enforce Sunday closings. Germany gains 55 718 new union members in a year while Egypt's labor movement grows. Cairo printers strike for better conditions at Les Pyranides. Chicago elevator workers seek a $10 monthly raise via arbitration. Anastasia O'Meara of Cambridge becomes first woman officer and member of Retnik Clerks Association. Powderly leads new Bureau of Information under the Bureau of Immigration. The National Farmers' Education and Cooperation Union opens its Creton branch in Hudson Bay County with 14 members and plans more.
In a puzzling scene at the Daily Thunderbolt, the boy in charge of the morgue could not confirm if a portrait discovered the previous night was the missing image. The lack of a name on the portrait prompted a terse phone call to identify the figure, with chatter about possible identities including a senator, Boss Gicker, or Harry Orchard.
A Salem story recounts a ten year struggle with acute kidney and rheumatic pain. After doctors failed, Dean's Kidney Pills improved the patient quickly and lasting relief followed after three boxes. The ad lists Foster Milburn Co as the seller at 56 cents a box. College Data mentions a Yale student pawning clothes during financial strain ending with humorous cloakroom tickets.
Fragmented text from Detrols Free Press shows garbled phrases about confidence and a boast by a woman claiming to have fooled a nik that was never anything else.
A cousin reports a long battle with a birth skin disease cured by Catieura Remedies after two months. The girl’s skin became soft and scarless and remained well for years. Also referenced is a London milkman scene and an advertisement for Allen’s Boot-Ease with free samples to readers.
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