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Newspaper
Hull Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1907
Page
2
A Sterling Kentucky woman reports ten years of kidney and bladder trouble improved after three months on Peruna and Manalin. She credits Peruna for renewed strength and a transformed health state, praising the remedy’s support to the kidneys and blood filtration.
The page discusses acetylene lamps simulating sunlight for horticulture, noting effects on fruit forcing and plant vitality. It cites experiments by Professor John Craig and observations on greenhouse panes, then shifts to consumer testimonials praising Grape-Nuts for digestion and general health benefits.
The inquest into Selina Sprotts death advances with Dr Gollipeck arriving to analyze the stomach and implicating Madamoiselle Marchuret and Gaston Vandeloup. Evidence centers on poison hemlock and a Paris case linking Braulard to murder.
Sir Frederick Treves cautions that alcohol has lost ground as a medicine in the last quarter century. He argues the medical profession should stop touting alcohol as an appetiser and asserts the body’s need is for actual food, not artificial stimulation.
The Catholic Standard and Times notes Carnegie backing for spelling reform. It mocks the idea that steel and steal would become identical spellings, and asks what happened to the old fashioned schoolteacher who boarded with her pupils.
A collage of quips and gags from various newspapers. Snippets feature casual banter about cooks, medicine, manners, and social missteps, with captions and misheard phrases highlighting early 20th century humor.
A historical note recalls Maxim Gorky’s discussion of Russian censorship during the Russo Japanese War. An article about a grand duke’s headquarters was altered, removing a photo caption and replacing a vivid description with a map framed by military imagery.
The Kansas City Star reports B A Cochrane argues dreams come only with light meals and abstaining from meat alcohol, endorsing a fruitarian or easily digestible diet to reach lucid dreaming and contact with the spirit world.
A vintage advertisement promotes Allen's Foot-Fase powder to shake into shoes for swollen sore hot calloused aching feet and ingrown nails. It claims relief of sweating and itching with a new light shoe tonic. Sold by druggists and stores with 250 sample mailed free. Attn Allen Olmsted Le Roy NY.
In Ramai India a yearly October marriage lottery lists all eligible girls and bachelors on slips. A local wise man draws one name from each pot to pair partners. The selected youth receives a letters of introduction and begins courtship, though outcomes often prove unsatisfactory.
Fragmentary dialogue mentions Chauncey Depew and a 3n0ine woman with playful mispronunciations. The garbled text references Hankinsan Miss Pesetyley and Wankinson in a satirical or humorous exchange.
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