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Newspaper
Inter County Journal
Location
Ackley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1906
Page
1
Mrs Anthony Cadrette of Leominster Massachusetts reports severe back ache headaches dissy spells and nervous languor from kidney trouble. After taking Deans Kidney Pills for four days she improved greatly and felt well. Sold by all dealers 60 cents a box Poster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
The Cleveland Plain Dealer cites a New York Tribune rule that when a couple walks on the street the lady should walk inside the gentleman. The paper notes this etiquette echoes cannibal tribes in the Andaman region and questions the editor’s omission of exceptions such as a thirsty gentleman entering a cafe.
A sixty-year-old ex soldier, after fifteen government examinations found no cure, reports complete recovery from widespread eczema using Cuticura products. He credits two cakes of Cuticura Soap two boxes of Cuticura Ointment and two bottles of Cuticura Resolvent. Also noted are Mrs. Sage's charitable gift to a church and Ecuadorian immigration plans for 6,000 white Germanic families.
A dubious advertisement touts a cure for deafness while noting a European bird, the northern blue throat, travels from central Africa to Germany in nine hours. The piece interweaves medical cure claims with a sensational bird migration note, reflecting the era's mixed-era scientific and marketing prose.
In Washington the president holds ongoing cabinet talks as he crafts his annual message to Congress tied to Cuba and Panama. He plans to visit the Isthmus in November, gaining first hand knowledge of canal work and logistics for a stronger campaign showing in New York. Meanwhile army officers test deep sea gunnery aboard the Maine fleet, observing intense practice and noting the dangers and precision required.
Dr. Harvey W. Wiley, chief chemist of the department of agriculture, is flooded with letters from would-be alcohol testers across the nation. A Reston man calling himself a leading expert on booze boasts of fitness to fill a government position, while Wiley struggles to recruit dozen subjects for saltpeter food-harm experiments. He contemplates future tobacco tests, potentially extending to props from street stubs to Turkish atrocities.
President Roosevelt will eject both spouses from federal service when both are employed, requesting a Civil Service Commission list. If both remain on the payroll, they must choose who stays. if no agreement is reached, one will resign. The policy allows employed wives of men in government service to continue if the husband is not employed. In Washington an estimated hundred such couples exist, some with concealed marital ties.
A four place Jefferson Ware blue and white china set has been added to the White House collection. The damaged pieces, once tangled in Jefferson’s estate finances, were owned by Virginia dealer Mr. Jones and later recovered by T. J. Coolidge of Boston who presented them to the White House. The shielded Jefferson crest features a deep blue shield with three stars and a gold scroll, with borders showing wear from time and insect damage.
An advertisement promotes QUAKER OATS in large FAMILY PACKS at the same price as inferior brands. Each package allegedly includes a free imported china piece. The copy urges readers to ask grocers for the FAMILY package and praises purity and quality.
The Shanghai Times recounts a London mansion singing fee paid by William Waldorf Astor and a tale of two Beijing towers. It details a legend of the Bell Tower in imperial Shanghai, where a doomed sculpture and a virgin’s blood supposedly blessed the casting, followed by a chilling wail heard when the bell first rang.
A fragmented editorial style piece argues many distrust science on caffeine harms from tea and coffee. It cites personal anecdotes of heart and nervous system effects and mentions Postum as a coffee substitute. The text critiques disbelief and urges acknowledgment of the smoother health effects claimed with Postum.
A promotional appeal extols Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a aid for girls entering puberty and mothers seeking guidance. It cites letters from young women praising relief from headaches dizziness and irregularities, urging mothers to consult Mrs Pinkham for advice. The ad asserts the product cures female ills and invites readers to send symptoms to Lynn Massachusetts for personalized guidance.
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