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Newspaper
Indiana Democrat
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1906
Page
6
A historical note asserts American forests supply valuable native medicinals. It highlights Dr Pierce of Buffalo promoting remedies made from herbal extracts, claiming cures for heart and female ailments. The text stresses alcohol-free formulas and full ingredient disclosure on bottles.
Seeds carried by the Lady Franklin Bay expedition slept long in Fort Conger north of 81 degrees 44 minutes. Peary later found radish seeds in a dusty attic, exposed to minus temperatures for 14 years. Sown in 1905 the 23-year-old seeds produced 50 percent normal plants. The piece notes atmospheric electricity may boost germination and growth.
Frances Gardner of Chicago writes endorsing Dean's Kidney Pills as a cure after five years of kidney trouble and $100 spent on remedies. She reports five boxes cured her in weeks, now enjoying health, appetite, digestion, and sleep. Pills priced 50 cents at dealers. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo, N.Y. Oldest tree in the world is the dragon tree of Tonerlife, 4000 to 6000 years old, once 70 feet tall before storms felled branches in 1819 and 1867. Its name comes from dragon's blood exuded in sepulchral caves.
An analysis shows 6 000 000 acres cultivated by over 1 000 000 landowners in Egypt. Europeans total 6 000 holders averaging just over 100 acres. Ninety four hundred peasants hold under five acres each, about 23 percent of all cultivated land. Wealthier owners with over five acres total 2 260 000 acres, 44 percent, while those between five and twenty acres account for 21 percent.
The Church of the Full Gospel, a Denver sect founded by Rev. G Fink, claims gifts of healing and tongues. The 800 strong congregation meets at Nineteenth and Welton, with regular services and Wednesday prayer. Fifteen youths train as missionaries as members reportedly speak Chinese, German, Spanish, and Greek.
Scientists report discovery of a Guatemala fish species with two eye pairs. One pair looks upward above water while the other peers below, allowing clear vision in both air and water environments. This adaptation enables dual-field sight and may aid prey detection and navigation in mixed habitats.
An advertisement touts Dr. H. B. Kline's Great Nerve Restorer with two trial bottles and a treatise. It lists Dr. Kline's Philadelphia address and promises cures for fits and St Vitus's dance, urging readers to send for the remedy. A separate note mentions a blue garden laid out at South Lytchett Manor in Dorsetshire, England, Sir Elliott Lees's residence.
Josef Hofman, the pianist, awoke in tears after forgetting two better compositions found in a dream. His father discovered him sobbing at the piano when morning light revealed the faded dream of music he could not recall.
An advertisement touts Pites Pazo Ointment promising cure of itching bleeding or protruding piles in 6 to 14 days with money back guarantee. Also describes a traveling knife device to clean crude oil pipes by scrapping paraffin crusts as oil pressure drives it forward.
Nearly every trade has its peculiar malady. Blacksmiths suffer paralysis on the right side from hammering. They also have weak eyes from forge glare. Carpenters develop varicose veins from standing and sawing. Bakers and miners contract weak lungs from flour and coal dust. Miners also get weak eyes from prolonged darkness.
An old advertisement offers one hundred dollars reward for incurable catarrh and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure taken internally. It lists firms and testimonials from J Cheney and others, claims cure by blood and mucous membranes, notes price per bottle, and suggests Hall's Pils for constipation.
Queen Wilhelmina loves animals and riding in adulthood, but as a child she kept poultry. Her Majesty is devoted to animals and dislikes slaughter in her preserves, reflecting her aversion to harm despite royal amusements.
By Wilbur L. Ronyey the piece argues success is not a fixed measure of virtue. It cites varied paths from humble beginnings to wealth, noting luck and chance often shape outcomes more than moral merit. It warns against assuming all wealthy figures earned success solely through virtue and emphasizes prudence and self control as enduring routes to stability.
The piece argues against drawing conclusions from exceptions and urges relying on the rule formed by a lifetime of energy and intelligence. It warns that two path to presidency cases are exceptional and recommends planning from established patterns rather than optimistic conclusions. The Retail Clerks' International Advocate voices this caution.
A beekeeping guide explains movable frame hives and extractors allow removal of honeycomb without harming bees. It covers uncapping, extracting, grading honey by color, proper storage, temperature, and packaging for retail and wholesale markets.
A reflection on church wealth vs poverty. The bishop and monk once received veneration and lavish support, while today faithful minds grow noble. Luxuries that fed princely prestige harm the church’s moral power, making the vow of poverty essential again.
A German sanitary expert warns beer held at low temperatures injures the stomach by making it hard to distinguish good beer. Constipation linked to many illnesses. remedies may worsen it. Brandreth’s Pills praised as a century-old dependable laxative. French road coating with coal tar praised as cheaper, durable top drain. Consul Mason notes tar road skin forms a tight, air and water proof layer. Cycling at high speed reveals greater work per distance than running. Typewriters spreading in Spain while German and American machines compete.
The article cites Rikuge Zasshi arguing that modern Japanese educated women are impractical as wives. It claims schooling provides useless knowledge, fosters airs, and fails to teach practicality, leaving many women unmarriageable in traditional society.
A reader from New Orange New York recounts a long battle with a skin disease described as disfiguring and resistant to treatment. After trying various doctors and spending hundreds, Cuticura Ointment and Cuticura Soap are credited with a complete cure, restoring health and enabling employment.
English shipbuilding activity has cut unemployment from about 11 percent to around 6 percent, according to a Board of Trade report. The improvement reflects a revival in the English shipbuilding industry and reduced layoff pressures this year.
An early 20th century ad text touts Laxative Bromo Quinine tablets claiming a single day cure for colds with a refund from druggists if unsuccessful. It mentions Grove's signature loan per box and notes wool production in Monza Italy with 160,000 daily output. Fourteen factories employ about 17,000 workers.
Jt 6 reports more than 100 Jewish families relocate to Jerusalem each week. Despite poverty many manage meager livelihoods, and the city increasingly becomes a Jewish enclave once more.
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