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Newspaper
Indiana Democrat
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1907
Page
6
In Rio Grande do Sul state Brazil farmers have shifted from belief that wheat cannot be grown commercially to producing wheat in notable quantities. The region's experiments demonstrate viable large scale cultivation powered by growing crops and expected yields.
Medina resident G W Winney writes of severe back pain and lameness after hospital care. He credits Doan's Kidney Pills with a dramatic weight gain and complete cure after 10 to 12 boxes. He notes price and urges others to write for details.
A Sunday school tale about Jacob's Ladder invites a quip on angels and wings. Then notes on a London curiosity shop selling pagan deities and a report praising Japan's water sanitation and metered waste control in Engineering News cited by the Philadelphia Record.
The Kaiser reportedly left 10000 in a tin at Windsor Castle. Richard Croker plans a winter in Cairo. Count Okuma leads Japan’s Progressives as a Mikado household enfant terrible. Governor Guild travels to push uniform tax laws. Morgan seeks to dispose of his costly collies after public ire. Brig. Gen. George E Pond retires after apoplexy in North Carolina. Pittsburg’s William Filna boasts a Senate bid if he spends 2000000. Arthur Harrison returns from Arctic work to England. Amundsen visits Boston governor for lunch. Caroll D Wright awarded Legion of Honor by France. George McManus praised by Germany’s Crown Princess.
A children section reprints verses about a family and their faults told as a playful didactic piece. It includes a long spoof of a girl named Kate and sisters, plus a tale introducing Tommy and Uncle Jack with a moral about indecision from a donkey who starves while choosing between hay stacks.
The piece recalls ancient lighting when a boy served as herd-laddie, holding the candle box and trimming a fir wood candle. This image evokes long evenings in Scotland before modern electric or gas lights, as the boy sat in the chimney corner.
A nostalgic look at winter pastimes and rustic lighting. The piece recounts Scotland’s old term puir man for a candle holder and contrasts it with modern gas and electric lights. It then describes two snow games Snow Fox and Snow Baby, with children making circular paths in fresh snow, chasing and dodging, using dens and snowballs in an active, playful scene.
The Audubon Society seeks permanent bird havens by buying lands on Atlantic Pacific and Gulf coasts to shelter all native species. President Roosevelt has endorsed enlarging birdlands and providing guardians for birds in their homes, with broad public support urged for success.
The Karat region near Trieste known for calcareous caves is explored by Dr Beegan who lists 447 caverns with positions and types. Numerous caves exist across Karst bordering Carniola Istria Croatia Dalmatia Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Sast River in New York was once called the Salt River two centuries ago.
A Western scout in the Gila river region is trapped by an avalanche after a snowbound march. He digs a shelter under rocks, endures freezing cold and hunger for hours, and is later found alive by a hunter who discovers the hollow cavity beneath the snow. The rescuer retrieves the survivor who then recovers under care. The tale contrasts with other frontier anecdotes and includes a separate note on Uganda Railway humor.
Nordenskjold and his Swedish party on Snow Hill faced a long winter after landing at Seymour Island. They were later joined by Larsen’s men and Pan American crew who survived on scarce supplies and penguins. A ship’s call finally summoned rescue, marking a dramatic recovery and significant scientific results.
Historical records describe a colossal chain forged for West Point to stop a British assault, built by 60 men over six weeks at 17 forges costing about 400,000 Indian apolty. The piece, nearly one mile long, stretched across the river to thwart enemy ships and safeguard Kingston and Albany.
Report describes rapid rise in oil production in Montgomery County and nearby areas from 1900 to 1907. Notes daily yields reaching 25 000 barrels in August 1906 and 112 000 barrels in June 1907 from over six thousand wells. Mentions Clark Cumberland Crawford counties and overall 1900 output as a fraction of U S total.
The document records a sworn oath by a partner in Hal Ciaey & Co. regarding alleged cures for catarrh using Hall’s Catarrh Cure. Notary W. Leason notes the date as December 31, 1880. The text mentions distributors Curvny & Colaredo LLC and general sale by druggists.
The article praises French road engineering as the best in the world, noting meticulous preparation. It emphasizes phased earthworks, careful leveling near masonry, rammed embankments, and, if needed, paving with stones to ensure durable road surfaces.
Mrs Henry Porter of Albion Nebraska reports seven years ago treating scaly sores on neck with Culdenia curing a six month condition in three weeks. She notes hair loss and prior ineffective doctors remedies. A line about Mount Washington snowfall date follows.
Three Aherwoods and Mrs Gathering Sharwood gave birth to triplets Franz Itt Pranets and Frederick who all became age seventy plus captains. In Charleston three brothers visited the same barber at different times and the barber noted unusually rapid beard growth.
A Dutch custom features a special door opened only at marriages or deaths, then sealed until a body is removed. Meanwhile a road over the Andes connecting Chill and Argentina nears completion, with full opening expected next year for travel across South America from Atlantic to Pacific.
Itoh claims a rapid cure by Woolford's Ranitary Lotion at Druggrate, with no discomfort or downtime. The notice reads like a bold medical claim and market pitch.
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