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Newspaper
Indiana Democrat
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1908
Page
3
Fragmented OCR notes reference Syrup of Figs Senna as a natural laxative and cleanser. Mentions authentic California Fig Syrup and drug availability. Also notes a stadium completion with 70,000 spectators and various unrelated industrial figures about perfumes and flower processing.
Mrs K M Route of Illinois recounts a near fatal copperhead bite in 1906. She says she used liniment as a last resort after being bitten on the hand twice, finding it relieved pain and apparently saved her life while she and four children faced danger. The anecdote blends local anecdote with a medical remedy claim.
Raw eczema on the baby's face lasting three months resisted a month of doctor care. A Cuticura treatment using Soap Ointment and Solvent led to full recovery. the child, now one and a half, shows no eczema. Mrs M J Harris Alton May 14 to June 12 1907.
A fragmented 1920s style notice mentions potato based items for pencils and bronchial remedies, along with Winslow's Syrup for children. It also notes football gaining traction in Venezuela and a scout cruiser Birmingham achieving speed tests averaging 32 knots.
A compilation from farm journals discusses poultry losses in processing, feed effects on live to cooking weight, and advice on year round poultry sales. It covers calf care, feed for calves, butter production efficiency, and horse feed including oats and hominy chop, plus plow comparisons and disc vs mold-board use.
The article explains that small creameries differ from dairies by combining work to cut costs. It advises slow buttering to preserve color and grain, avoiding contact with bare surfaces, and recommends letting butter rest 24 hours, then working out brine and packing into rolls for 24 more hours.
Nagasaki harbor dazzles with flags from ships of many nations and the spectacle of enlutes firing, creating a vivid water carnival as described in Three Years Behind the Guns. The excerpt from St. Nicholas highlights the harbor’s beauty and cosmopolitan pageantry aboard visiting vessels.
New York based Dun and Co reports quiet improvement in spring retail trade with conservative dealers preparing for current distribution. Weather and agriculture spur early activity, while leather and textile sectors show uneven gains. Iron and steel demand remains irregular but futures improve as financial conditions ease, with strong prompt orders pushing lower producer prices.
A physician was sent for to tend a small boy who was ill. After leaving a prescription, the parent kept it in the child's reach, claiming the medicine did him much good though he had not swallowed it. The item reflects on misused remedies and cites sensational casualties from a battle in contrast to railroad losses.
A New York gathering warned about flies carrying typhoid and other diseases. A speaker cited a fly sample carrying about 110,000 disease bacteria aimed at a bottle of milk to illustrate risks. The talk urged preventive measures and highlighted a popular home remedy advertisement allegedly used worldwide.
The permanent population of An tung comprises between 14,000 and 20,009 Chinese, 6,000 Japanese, 20 Europeans and Americans, and a number of Koreans. There are 119 Chinese, 15 Japanese and 3 pavidental bust teas firms or agencies of importance, while the Hu Poh or Chinese Government bank and three Japanese banks have branches in Autung.
An old advertisement touts Allen’s Poot-Enor powder for swollen and sore feet and ingrown nails, claiming quick relief and easy use. It lists sampling offers and a minuscule price, with endorsements and a historical reference to a Bolivian presidential candidate and a claim of a bird wing being far stronger than a human arm.
A mixed fragment from a 19th or early 20th century issue notes a man with a wife and several daughters avoiding hoarding. It mentions boilers on a steamer Mauretania and a humorous line about town names Boozy and Coldwater. Adds brief health ad noting a nerve restorer by Dr Kline with address in Philadelphia.
Mercury in catarrh ointments damages smell and the whole system when absorbed. Hall's Catarrh Cure from I J Cheney Co Toledo claims no mercury and is taken internally to affect blood and mucous surfaces. Ensure you buy the genuine Toledo product. testimonials available. sold by local druggists.
A Pittsburg millionaire recounts luncheon with Sir Thomas Linton at the Gheziel palace in Cairo. He recalls Linton declining tobacco, claiming he is the world’s biggest smoker yet never smokes cigars or cigarettes. The tale ends with the question What do you cite Ragan.
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