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Newspaper
Ireton Weekly Ledger
Location
Ireton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1904
Page
7
A mother recounts her daughter’s recovery from three years of severe nervous prostration aided by Dr Williams Pink Pills. After failing to improve with a physician, pills regulated her system and allowed a return to teaching in a large Iowa institution and later a university role. The family endorses the pills as a cure for impaired blood and nerves.
Readers quote a quip about poetry and poverty while an ad fragment promotes Piso’s Cure and Winslow’s Soothing Syrup. The snippet references a Maine box address and a 1901 publication date, with casual barroom chatter and medical patent claims visible in the trimmed OCR.
An English village tale reports treasure seekers, led by patience, unearthing coins and valuables from a Delph Briverley home once run by Joseph Attwood and his brother. They dusted rooms and jars and found about £600 in gold silver copper and uncashed checks. The hunt continues as walls are torn and floors lifted seeking more riches.
A farmer from near Trenton Missouri describes severe kidney backache that left him unable to walk. After using Doan's Kidney Pills his backache gradually disappeared and he recovered full mobility. Sold by all dealers or by mail from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo.
A brief note notes poor fishing in hot weather with few bites. A keeper suggests trying chewing gum as a playful tip to improve appetite for the stream.
Experts say the United States has peaked as a wheat exporter. Rising domestic demand and shrinking surplus point to Canada becoming the western hemisphere granary. Canadians may gain from cheaper land in the northwest and government selling points as exports rise and prices stay strong.
The 1904 crop year yields nearly 5 billion dollars in farm wealth, led by corn and cotton with corn near 2.5 billion bushels and farm values surpassing 1 billion. Exports reach 223 million, while cotton remains a top value crop and alfalfa research expands across the states. The report notes continued growth in tea experiments in Summerville and Texas and emphasizes education on farm value.
A Milwaukee woman describes gradual loss of strength and severe pelvic pain leading to ovarian trouble. After rejecting surgery she used Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and reports pain relief, restored appetite, and eleven weeks of renewed health.
Clara M. Claussen of Kansas City Missouri testifies after five years of ovarian trouble and three unsuccessful operations that Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound cured her. She claims twenty bottles restored her health and urges others to try it if doctors fail.
The piece notes corn's pivotal role in U S prosperity with Illinois as the top producer. It cites 1902 Illinois output at 264,087,431 bushels and a 1908 crop value near two billion dollars, highlighting corn’s impact on livestock, dairy, and national revenue compared with many countries.
The dispatch covers a mix of diplomacy and turmoil including potential Dreyfus rehabilitation, the Pope pressed to curb J P Morgan, San Domingo settling a 3.5 million claim, a Shantung outbreak displacing missionaries, Russia's zemstvos backing Mirsky’s program, London Underground rats, Tangier shipping suspensions and a Chilean building collapse.
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