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Newspaper
Ireton Weekly Ledger
Location
Ireton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1904
Page
7
The piece notes gondolas on the Thames dating to Charles II era with Pepys and references to royal pleasure boats. It mentions an imported gondola and gondolier from Venice who also serves as a cook as river work is seasonal, and observes the growing number of gondolas from five years ago to now.
Sidney Justus of Mentor Ohio credits Don’s Kidney Pills with curing an eight to ten year kidney trouble. He describes severe backache, rheumatic pains, dropsy, and painful urinary passages relieved after two boxes with a three box course achieving permanent cure. Free trial offer from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo, price 50 cents.
A traveling man staying at a Monticello hotel seeks a room despite the nervous tenant in the House room. The traveler quietly disrobes but drops a shoe, drawing no response until a big knock comes and the nervous man yells to blame the other shoe for the disturbance. Indianapolis News.
Consul General Guenther reports Algeria plans to commercialize Sapindus utilis trees. The tree yields fruit that can be pressed to extract saponaceous material for soap with low production costs. Japan China and India are already familiar with the tree, which may become a major soap source.
Bay City reports Ar. Ik, Ferenier of the city endorses Dodd's Kidney Pills as a cure for rheumatism. Henley, once plagued by acute rheumatism for sixteen years, credits the pills with surpassing all prior medicines and delivering lasting relief by improving kidney function and uric acid removal.
Mr Church of the American Waltham Watch Company is praised as a genius whose inventions in automatic watchmaking machinery have dramatically increased daily production. His ingenuity extends beyond watches to pew tools, which he no longer patents.
The article advises frequent brushing and absolute cleanliness for hair health. It recommends washing with Ivory Soap lather and rinsing thoroughly, ending with cool water to close pores and prevent colds. It warns many shampoos are injurious and promotes practical hair care steps.
The poet laments fate after mail carrier delivers a deposit circular instead of a 34 dollar check. His wife questions the trouble, to which he insists the term trouble has no synonym. He discards the circular and vents beside the stove.
Do Your Feet Ache and Buros Sheke into four shoes Allen's Foot-Ease, a powder for the feet. It makes tight or Xew Shoes feel Easy. Cures Corns, Bun lens. Swollen, Hot and Sweating Feet. At all Druggists and Shoe Stores, 25c. Sample sent FREE. Address Allen . Olmsted, Te Roy, N. .
Fragmentary OCR cites worldly banter about a woman’s supposed meanings in dialogue from a Chicago News piece. The snippet includes a misquoted sexual innuendo exchange and an ad claim for Piso’s Cure for Consumption promising quick relief for a child, with a Brooklyn address for testimonials dated October 2, 1902.
Fragmented OCR text repeats a bogus product claim by Feinslow about teething relief for children and a brace for the mouth. It mentions waxy nonsensical terms and a dubious remedy with cheese, likely an advertising blurb lacking verifiable details.
A Philadelphia Evening Post fragment notes men with grand dreams of wealth and luxury home plans in Mary Ann neighborhoods, contrasting ambition with poverty as Casilis in Spain becomes a distant symbol of lost fortune.
Government bulletins advise a rich sandy loam soil, well drained and fertile with organic matter. Alternate potato crops with others and apply fertilizer to the previous crop. Deep thorough land preparation and use nitrate of soda, superphosphate, and sulphate of potash. Plant in mellow soil three to five inches deep, adjust to rainfall, cut seed into uniform pieces with two eyes each.
The text argues breeders must evaluate the entire plant rather than a single feature. It notes regional differences in corn cultivation, emphasizing early frost regions need careful handling of ear maturity and plant vigor, while southern areas can focus on overall plant productivity.
The text outlines economical chicken coops for mother hens with movable frames and predator protection, suggesting multiple coops to allow intermingling of chicks. It then discusses deep versus shallow plowing, noting clay soils benefit from deeper rooting while light soils favor surface roots for corn growth.
The article argues that seed selection can greatly boost corn yields, but soil improvement must accompany breeding. It stresses integrated farming and notes that both practices enhance long term productivity.
A farmer outlines winter milk preservation and butter making from July calves, storing cream in a chimney cupboard, and sharing butter with family and neighbors. Also included are hog tying tips, one horse plow drawbacks, and farm notes on milker selection, pasture use, gluten feed, seed potatoes, poultry care, and polar bear skin superstition.
The last census report shows a steady drop in illiteracy among Americans age 10 and over from 18s to 1900, with marked improvement among native whites and a notable decline among the colored population. It notes gender and regional variations, cites Georgia and Gulf states as examples, and emphasizes education's role in a free government while warning against equating literacy with character.
A Japanese private soldier receives 70 cents per two months while a major general earns 18 dollars monthly, highlighting stark wage disparities within the military hierarchy.
Nell married him for his money or Belle for alimony as stated by the Philadelphia Ledger. The Tsang Po River of China runs about 100 miles at an elevation near 10,000 feet.
A Washington letter quotes M C Butler of South Carolina praising Peruna as a remedy for dyspepsia and stomach trouble. The note cites Peruna as a catarrh remedy and invites readers to write to Dr Hartman in Columbus Ohio for free advice if results are not prompt.
A humorous vignette describes a hotel clerk asking Bride and Groom Deo for exposure options. Bride blushes and insists on no exposure at all, turning the gag toward modesty amid witty banter. The piece mirrors light society humor typical of the era.
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