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Newspaper
Humeston New Era
Location
Humeston, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1908
Page
3
A garbled note discusses a transfer from a nation department and hints at selling a piano. The fragmented text mentions a choice between keeping or selling items, with unclear participants and no clear dates or locations.
Defense lawyer at a murder trial details difficulties assembling jurors and eliciting views on the death penalty from prospective jurors. A butcher and a life-insurance worker are cited among those questioned, highlighting varied attitudes toward capital punishment. Susie’s toy cat anecdote adds a whimsical aside about a child and mechanical toys.
R Sylvester E Smith of St. Louis credits Peruna with curing months of catarrhal bronchial trouble and restoring health within three months. A Brooklyn physician, A W Perrin, endorses Peruna for his patients, noting personal use and strong recommendations to treat catarrh. The ad urges readers to obtain Peruna from local druggists.
In a rural tale, Sally, loyal to an abusive drunkard husband, endures disgrace while caring for her old guardian. The elderly man’s kindness anchors her, and she and her husband grow close amid hardship. As years pass, Sally cherishes small joys, questions love for Seffy, and faces a distant future as she contemplates a new start and a distant Kansas meeting.
A writer in a German paper argues that ancient records survive only if printed on durable paper while modern newspapers and books will decay. He cites 1821 Napoleons death paper and a Sedan surrender article as examples of fragile versus long lasting materials.
A London based periodical argues against invention becoming a viable business. It questions whether invention can be learned by practice and cites uncertainty about the commercial potential, noting doubts about routine entrepreneurial success. The piece reflects skepticism about turning inventive activity into a sustained enterprise.
OCR fragment reports apple prices in Oregon history with figures from 1855 to 1884, noting Spitzenbergs in the Willamette Valley and Winesap boxes selling for various sums. Mentions grafted tree sales in Portland and a grower’s apples at one dollar each.
Borax is promoted as a versatile household cleaner and purifier for drains utensils and laundry. It claims to kill germs improve hygiene and prevent contagion with simple hot water solutions and washings for clothing and sick-room use alongside a didactic insert about cleanliness and practical domestic applications.
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