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Newspaper
Indiana Democrat
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1908
Page
6
Miss Sophia Kittlesen of Evanston NL writes after twenty five years of catarrh and a failing cough. She tried many cures until Peruna, then Peruna tablets, restored her health. She recommends Peruna to friends and notes tablets offer a convenient alternative.
The Washington Post reports a novel temperance idea by Mr. Fletcher. He suggests chewing whisky for fifteen to twenty minutes to insalivate it and create intolerance to excess, leading drinkers to sip with a medicine dropper.
Prof Rhys David told Oxford students that for any scholar a book is the clearest path to knowledge. The Westminster Gazette recalls Bishop Creighton’s cynical remark at a Dictionary of National Biography dinner about seeking commissions to learn more.
Richard Croker arrives in New York City to a warm reception from old friends. Socialists predict success, foot and mouth disease cases appear in Danville children, and WV figures visit Taft at Hot Springs. NY Agricultural Commissioner seeks cattle disease source. Bowles warns shipyards year looks bad. Park dairy aims to educate producers. Taft calls for more active tariff inquiry. Railroads report 3 percent freight rate rise. Ways and Means considers lumber tariff hike. Washington protest over cholera reports to Magija. Sperry denies liberty to fleet men. Denial of Century interview payoffs. Kerosene oil first used in 1826.
A cipher letter from Ricardo Flores Magón in Los Angeles to Durique of El Paso discusses plans to incite revolts in Mexico and potential American intervention. The piece also recounts historic amber origins from Nicias to Nero, noting fossil resin composition and Baltic sources.
Five or ten cent cotton mitts used by workers can be waterproofed by dipping in melted paraffin or a thinner coat on the palm. For damp brick handling plaster or cement work this method outperforms. Women, farmers, and as a long lasting protective finish for boots, mitts, and gloves. The coating can be renewed as needed and adds comfort by reducing water damage.
Wholesale trade and crop development show overall improvement yet lack uniformity across regions and industries. Domestic manufacture remains strong while cotton goods and leather prices rise. Retail activity is uneven though weather helped, and tariff talk weighs on iron and steel. US failures total 198 for the week, Canada 35.
A New York Press snippet describes a waiter with a strange style. A female patron complains of cold soup half portions and chicken wings while planning to trip him. The couple notes that after dinner all the waiters share tips.
The Philadelphia Record denounces the practice of admitting students solely to bolster athletic teams. It argues that such recruitment undercuts amateur sports and the spirit of intercollegiate competition by masking the real purpose of strengthening football or crew rosters.
A natural fortress in Madagascar features sheer 1,000 foot walls with access limited to a subterranean passage, forming a dramatic isolation point and escape route. The rugged cliffs dominate the landscape, making ascent and intrusion perilous and limited to the cave-like corridor.
Mrs. Lucy Quebeck of Hope Valley credits Dean's Kidney Pills with gradual relief from severe kidney pain backache irregular secretions and bloating after a doctor deemed her incurable. Sold by all dealers 60c a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY. Also includes brief notes on Ida Kahn a Chinese physician returning home for further study and other short items.
The New York World argues that the North German Lloyd spent 50 million dollars on new passenger steamers over 15 years to provoke naval rivalry. The piece suggests armored ocean liners with gundecks and fighting-tops could be converted into battleships, signaling a shift toward a profit driven arms race.
The Liverpool Daily Post describes an annual October marriage lottery in India’s Rumal country. Names of marriageable girls and bachelors are written on slips and drawn from earthen pots by a wiseman. The drawn youth receives an introduction letter, then pursues the courtship, with most unions succeeding well.
Under the revised law governing employment of women and children in Italy, night work is forbidden for all females and for all males under 15 years. The measure tightens protections for young workers and marks a significant change in Italian labor policy.
George D B Farley of Concord New Hampshire describes a months long skin irritation on his legs that blistered and itched fiercely. After using Cutleura he reports immediate relief and swelling subsiding within two days enabling him to wear shoes again. Dated May 14 1907.
Commentary notes potential shifts if Roosevelt wins a Senate seat and Bryan is chosen in Nebraska. The piece adds a remark on London fires, highlighting Saturdays with higher fire incidence and August and December as peak months.
A newspaper advert describes Hall's Catarrh Cure as the sole constitutional remedy for catarrh, claims a $100 reward for any failing case, and urges readers to request testimonials. Also promotes Hall's Pills for constipation and a sensational anecdote about a plant from India called Indian's root.
A Denver woman Mrs A Gregory writes that Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound restored her health after six years of female troubles and an unsuccessful operation. She urges others with backache bearing down and periodic pains to try the remedy and notes Pinkham's invitation to write for advice from Lynn Mass.
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