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Newspaper
Ismay Journal
Location
Ismay, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1912
Page
6
John T. Scant Ung of Trinidad Colorado suffered kidney disordered pain and backache while rheumatism kept him bedridden. After using Doan's Kidney Pills his condition improved and he has not missed a day of work since. Doan's advertised as the remedy for backache and kidney trouble.
Irven Hutchison of Three Rivers Michigan recounts years of dry eczema on his wrist and shin. After trying standard ointments he found relief with Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills, reporting a complete cure four years ago. He urges other sufferers to use Cuticura and notes samples offered by the Boston department.
A popular writer recounts a strange encounter where a man expressed hostility but asked for notes to write a biography. The wife questions danger, and the author clarifies the situation as non-fatal but unsettling. The exchange reads as a wry anecdote about perceived threats and literary ambition.
A Pleasant hygiene advertisement promoting Paxtine as a sponge bath aid to eradicate perspiration and body odor. Sold by The Paxton Toilet Co in Boston Massachusetts for 25 cents per box, with postpaid delivery upon payment.
A witty exchange compares a man to a conflagration noting that unlike a fire a man remains fiery after being put out. The quip hinges on the idea that a person’s inner passion endures beyond visible extinguishment.
An old classified notice promotes Allen’s Foot-Ease antiseptic powder for tired swollen feet. It claims quick relief and mentions a retail price of 25 cents with mailing address at Olmsted, Roy, Nebraska.
Fragmentary OCR reads as a jumbled line with scattered letters and a quote about moonshine, offering no clear event or identifiable subjects. The readable bits suggest casual dialogue or scribbled notes rather than a full news item.
Fragmentary text references Coreheg Black River Sells Wisconsin and Harmless mentions of dates and places. Passage is garbled with many illegible words and stray letters, no coherent event or attribution emerges.
The text describes processing porpoises into leather from hides and blubber, oil extraction at beaches then refined in New Bedford for watch and machinery oils, head oil fetching 900 to 1200 dollars per barrel, and carcasses turned into fertilizer. It mentions New Jersey harvests and general production steps.
An odd report claims thunderstorms speed milk decay due to traces of putrefaction gases. Prof. Trillat of France conducted experiments suggesting lower air pressure accelerates deterioration of perishable foods. The piece notes farmyard effects and peculiar observations about animals during storms.
An article explains the Venus fly trap growing in a Wilmington swamp. A specimen kept in moss thrives in damp soil and shoots numerous stalks. The leaf trap closes like a steel trap when a fly lands, crushing the insect and absorbing nutrients through leaf cells.
The International Smoke Abatement exhibition in London displays a large pillar illustrating London’s yearly soot fall placed between models of St Stephen’s Tower and Cleopatra’s Needle. The exhibit notes London’s annual soot total is about 76 000 tons.
Real human salamander Chabert, once a London favorite 80 years past, claimed immunity to poisons by swallowing arsenic and acids before spectators. He consumed toxins, then used a supposed antidote, endured 220 degree oven heat inside a lamb leg, and finished by rubbing a red hot shovel on his head while volunteers dropped molten sealing wax on his tongue.
The National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis links falling passing rates to urban sanitation, housing, and public health campaigns. It notes rising care provision may accelerate declines in the coming decade, with cities like New York Boston and Cleveland cited.
A dramatic quotation describes a frightful early morning burglar scare in which Mrs. Fink awakens to a man’s legs under the bed and realizes the intruder is her husband, who had heard the noise as well. The exchange ends with a warning from the narrator about safety and vigilance.
A magistrate questions a thief who admits stealing a young woman’s hatessine watch. He explains the motive as being busy and needing to take a break, implying a petty theft to gain some personal time.
A nostalgic miscellany blends ginger and Garfield Tes as remedies for irritability and teething discomfort. The notes mention Mrs Winslow's Syrup for teething gums, said to soothe pain and wind colic, priced at 25 cents per bottle, amid wry reflections on knowing friends and enemies.
The magazine Die Woche reports why German toys are cheaper in the United States. German makers receive under five cents an hour for toy guns and women who paint lead soldiers earn about 1.20 dollars weekly with their own brushes and colors. A carpenter making dolls furniture earns from one to three dollars weekly depending on skill.
Reading of farm notes shows chickens near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania used a simple method to stay warm during a cold snap. Farmers observed the birds piling into warm roosts and conserving energy as temperatures dropped.
A porpoise oil factory operates about six miles below Cape Hatteras near Hatteras Inlet. Three fishing crews target porpoises for its production as the animals are plentiful for about six months each year. Fishermen must be quiet to avoid scaring the catch.
Dr Clothilde Luisi becomes Uruguay's minister plenipotentiary in Brussels drawing attention from foreign diplomats. The unmarried young scholar from Montevideo, with a University of Montevideo degree, aims to study modern education during her European stay.
A Louisiana Missouri woman, after twelve years of suffering and eleven doctors, credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with restoring health. She describes crippling cramps and bilious spells and urges other women to seek the remedy. The ad claims widespread testimonials and invites letters to the Pinkham company in Lynn Massachusetts.
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