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Newspaper
Independence Enterprise
Location
Independence, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1909
Page
2
An advertorial asserts the pills prevent appendicitis by stimulating the stomach and bowels. It claims to cure constipation biliousness chills malaria headache and indigestion. Available for 26 cents at all druggists.
An old ad touts Foley's Honey and Tar as a cure for la grippe coughs that may lead to pneumonia. It claims the genuine product heals and strengthens lungs with no harmful drugs and notes a yellow package.
The February report shows 2,257 pupils in session, 31 enrolled that month, 51 transfers, 100 readmissions, and 20,639 total registrations for the period. Attendance rose with 4,190 days taught, 4,591 days present, and 2,591 days absent. Several schools earned attendance honors, with Smithfield and Valley View among those noted, while many on time earlier improved. Superintendent Seymour thanks teachers for prompt reports and county performance.
An advertisement urges Independence Oregon readers to take Dean's Kidney Pills to ease aging kidney and urinary ailments. It quotes Mrs J A Simmons praising her husband’s improved health after using the product bought at P M Kirkland's Drug Store. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY is listed as US sole agents.
A simple home cement made by dissolving orange shellac in alcohol creates a strong waterproof paste. Keep in a corked wide‑mouthed bottle. To use, place a portion in a small tin, ignite the alcohol to burn off, then apply the hot cement before it cools for fast setting. It bonds iron fragments and wooden handles well.
The letter urges readers to choose Foley's Honey and Tar over unknown remedies. It claims the product is safe, free of harmful drugs, and cures stubborn coughs and colds, advising insistence on the genuine remedy from P. M. Kirkland.
Thomas Sullivan of Airlie reports in the Pacific Home stead that goats survived winter despite careless owners. Prices for bucks are down and breeding stock demand is slow, but careful keepers can still secure good returns and select valley stock this season.
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