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Newspaper
Indiana Democrat
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1908
Page
3
Advertises Syrup of Figs with Senna as a simple pleasant laxative. Claims safety for family use, ethical practice, and known wholesome ingredients. Encourages buying the genuine product manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co from leading druggists. Price fifty cents per bottle.
An old New York Press piece discusses ancient ideas of brain function. It claims thinking resided in the front third of the head with temples as doors of wisdom reacting to impressions. The middle and back brain hold memory vaults guarded by 200,000,000 nerve cells above and before the ear.
An advertisement claims future profits from growing Salzer Emperor William Oats and Silver King Barley based on 1907 Wisconsin tests and 1997 returns. It promises a mail catalog with seed samples for oats, barley, Billion Dollar Grass, Bainboia soil luxuriator, and bonus seed packages for sending a 10 cent reply.
Two British engineers report that 92 psi, beyond six atmospheres, can be endured without unpleasant results if pressure is applied uniformly over at least twenty minutes per fifteen pounds. The body must be kept active to maintain circulation. only slight temporary neuralgic pain in the arms was observed as a side effect.
A note highlights how clergymen teachers and singers rely on Brown's Bronchial Troches to soothe hoarseness and coughs in daily work and public speaking settings.
Mr Edison describes building a model cement house with six days to mold the edifice and six days to dry. He states the project will be complete in all essential details and the owner can move in immediately after.
The Chicago Tribune notes Prof Jacques Loeb explains heliotropism in insects and plants. Insects move toward light. changing light direction alters their position. A diffused light draws gentler movement while bright glare speeds brisk movement.
Mrs James M Long of Staunton Virginia writes of relief from backache and urinary troubles after using Doan's Kidney Pills. She first reported cure on January 21 1903 and again on June 20 1907 saying she has had no kidney trouble since. Sold everywhere 60 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
Clara Motriz describes to Agustin Daly a London era actor who captivated the English stage by what he did not say. The vivid entry scene, his tense unbuckling, trembling hands and the chilling cry of The bells signal a breakthrough that would elevate Henry Irving to enduring fame and public honor.
New York firm reports little overall change but signs of progress in the economy. Gains persist in most sectors with smaller railway earnings declines and stronger activity in leading industries. Iron and steel better than a week ago though orders cautious and subject to heavy negotiations. Cotton goods demand remains dull with buyers awaiting lower prices. Woolens show mixed activity, with some mills expanding and fancy worsteds selling, while clothing makers pause. New England footwear gets small orders but overall results fade. leather weak except sturdy in heavy grades and shoe makers trim leather purchases.
Advice compiled from Washington emphasizes self restraint and courteous conduct at table and in company. It urges choosing good company, avoiding curiosity about others affairs, and speaking only plainly. The piece from the Magazine of American History notes temperance in speech and the value of a conscience spark.
The piece argues for gentle coughing to protect delicate lung tissue. It notes that loud coughing inflames the lungs and wastes life time, urging readers to train themselves to cough softly rather than forcefully.
In Dr Marage's Paris Academy report, few deaf mutes are incurable. Two classes emerge: those who eventually understand and speak well, and those who remain only to hear and understand music. A Philadelphia Record note cites eleven to fourteen year olds completing a six week acoustic exercise with a voice siren, reducing fatigue and improving hearing French and voice quality.
Report from Norway notes during planting and harvest time more women than men are seen working in the fields. The shift reflects labor patterns as women take on agricultural tasks across farms during the seasonal peak.
Instructions describe dissolving rock alum in rain water, boiling the solution, soaking the ivory for about an hour and brushing it, then drying. A lighter method claims ivory can be bleached by dampening and exposing to sunlight, repeated as needed.
Mrs Alice Butler renowned railroad promoter, recently bankrupted, settled a $7000 debt by secretly marrying chief engineer I I Moore of Coshocton in St Louis after a divorce from I I Butler of Des Moines. The match followed her financial trouble in recent months.
A German patent introduces a submerged microphone inside a water resistant case connected to a battery and telephone. Lowered into water, it makes no sound until it touches a fish shoal, then taps produce a detectable series of sounds revealing the shoal. The attached cord marks the depth of the shoal.
An advertisement touts Dr. Kline's Great Nerve Restorer with an eight dollar trial bottle and a free treatise. It claims permanent cure for ETS and St Vitus' dance and directs readers to a Philadelphia address for purchase. The excerpt also references New York as a center of Jewish life and notes a lack of hospitality infrastructure for visiting dignitaries.
The Indian World recounts a weaver exiled from Dacca after a cow ruined an ash spread mocked as a spider’s web. It also tells of a Moghul princess whose father rebuked her for revealing skin, she replying that she wore seven suits to cover herself.
Peter S. Kirck of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, slaughtered two Western steer and found an open faced gold watch in the stomach. All parts intact except the bands. watch likely lost in the West and swallowed with feed. Pacific Coast Borax Co offers a free booklet on profitable dairying including cow selection feeding care milk handling and disease cures.
Mrs Quynil Brown of Locke Arkansas recounts two years of eczema with constant itching and painful ankles unable to walk for four months. After trying two doctors, she found relief with Catienra Remedies after three uses yielding a good night’s sleep. She used Culcuren Spry Ointment and Pills, and her ankles healed quickly. A year later there is no return of eczema. May 18 Iowa 13 1897
A violin by Archibald McIntosh of Brookville Mais is completed as a royal prop for King Edward VII. Curly maple wood came from an ancient Duke of Kent table. The article shifts to advertising and geography noting Britain's long seacoast, Italy and Russia rankings.
An advertisement claims Woolford's Sanitary Lotion cures itch in three minutes and promises never to fail. It directs readers to druggists and notes one of the strangest prizes offered by the French Academy of Sciences is 20000 dollars for a method of interplanetary communication.
Florence novelist Odida Bead died January 26 at Viareggio after a long illness. She lived in extreme poverty, attended only by an elderly servant who held her as she died. She was nearly blind from suffering and exposure, sometimes forced to sleep outdoors for lack of lodging. Death was recorded as asthma complicated by heart disease.
Paro Ointment guarantees to cure any case of bleeding or protruding piles in 6 to 14 days with a money back offer if not cured. The ad promises relief from itching and discomfort and asserts rapid healing within a week or two.
An English authority describes the kettle bridge as a remarkable construction. Cossack soldiers improvise rafts from lances and cooking kettles bound by ropes to form a crossing. Multiple rafts join to create a bridge that supports an army for safe crossing within an hour.
A vintage advertisement promotes Tals Catarrh Cure with a one hundred dollar reward for uncured catarrh and claims its action on blood and mucus. It lists firms Warping Kinnas Matven as wholesale drapers and Cheney as trusted in business since a first year. Hall’s Family Pills are recommended for constipation and testimonials offered free.
In a bold feat a South African Bossesman steps onto an adder’s neck to kill it. The snake’s venom flows freely during the struggle while the man consumes the body and uses the poison for Higarrows. Garfield Ven advertised for headaches powders and digestive tablets.
A Philadelphia Bulletin item cites a physician's tintometer tests claiming women outperform men in color perception. He notes one in three women slightly color-blind versus one in five men, and that absolutely color-blind people are extremely rare. He suggests tobacco smoke may dull eye color discernment, while non-smokers show sharper vision. The piece closes with a quip that many men would trade $100 in mining stock for a ham sandwich.
A nurse-style appeal urges women to confide private illness to Mrs. Pinkham, claiming decades of correspondence with sick women prove her medical insight. The letter promises strict confidentiality and suggests such exchanges reveal the power of her guidance for relief.
Mrs Norman Burnett of Alene town Pennsylvania writes that from age sixteen she suffered an organic derangement and female weakness with dreadful headaches and extreme nervousness. Her doctor suggested surgery but after taking Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and following the directions she became well and urges others to try it.
For thirty years Lydia I Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has been the standard remedy for female ills. It claims to cure displacements inflammation ulcers fibroid tumors irregularities periodic pains backache bearing down feelings flatulency indigestion dizziness and nervous prostration. This vintage health ad stresses long history and broad relief for women.
A naturalist notes earthworms and their burrows draw Dry maple seeds into soil, where sprouts may survive in moist seasons. The observation links worm activity to forest dynamics, while a few remarks compare urban procrastinators to the trake they miss in town.
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