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Newspaper
Jackson Herald
Location
Jackson, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1908
Page
7
A long, fragmentary digest of odd tidbits spans inventions, legal quirks, social notes, and local color. It mentions a balloon claimed to reach 60 miles per hour, spelling reform jokes, New York social scenes, a double life in Brooklyn, and a cannibal-relief rumor about Dr Rice in Colombia.
A dated 23 November 1907 letter from A Kaltenbrunner, Commissioner of Immigration, Winnipeg, extols homestead success in Western Canada. He describes 1907 crops near Rowleau and Drinkwater, with wheat yields up to 30 bushels per acre on fallow, 70 acres of wheat, 9,000 bushels of oats from 160 acres, and carloads sold at 52 cents per bushel, claiming Western Canada crops cannot be checked despite adverse weather.
A dialogue from New York Weekly features Mrs Smallpurse urging her husband to innovate. He responds he cannot earn more from his current business, then reveals he has invented a barbed wire safety pocket for hue bande and secured a patent, promising success.
An elderly man rushed to a Victoria country hospital in a coma showed snakebite symptoms but investigators found the man was bitten by a dog that died soon after from a snake bite. Medical care saved him. he recovered as the danger from the reptile was passed indirectly. A Diplomat. "So you gave your husband a box of dearly" "Yeu, answered young Mrs. Tortina"
An advertisement extols Grape-Nuts and Postum as ideal for old age, noting easy digestion, brain and nerve nourishment, and reduced waste. It quotes a 74 year old man praising sustained energy and improved wellbeing after eight years, plus another customer claiming life is better with Grape-Nuts and Postum.
An April 12, 1908 Sunday School lesson centers on Jesus raising Lazarus and the promise of resurrection. The piece cites Gospel passages, quotes theologians, and reflects on faith in the life after death through Christ the life and the resurrection. It emphasizes belief in Jesus as the life and hope beyond physical death.
Shepard Kollock of 44 Wallace St Red Bank New Jersey aged eight in 40 years suffered kidney trouble with back pain frequent nocturnal awakenings and painful exertions. He credits Deans Kidney Pills with entire relief after trying many remedies. Sold by all dealers 60 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
In a witty exchange, a longtime courtship spans seven years as one character teases the other to name the precise day, joking about losing the brake in the rush of memory and affection. The banter reveals humor, romance, and a playful pressure of dates.
New Castle resident W. H. Dean of Newark Delaware reports eczema on hands for years, tried many remedies with partial relief, but two boxes of Cuticura Ointment and one cake of Soap fully cured the condition. Testimonial dated March 28, 1907.
A famed Scottish lawyer faced the Caledonian supreme court with a day long pleading. After seven hours of nearly continuous oratory he went home for supper and family worship. His devotions were brief and his mother teased that he spoke long at court yet dismissed God in seven minutes. He replied that the Lord is not as dull in uptake as the judge bodies.
A garbled 19th century advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure and a reward of one hundred deters for an incurable case. The copy mentions F J Garrett Co and testimonials from a Chevey figure, claiming internal use and a preventive claim. It also references constipation remedies and prices, all in a promotional catalog style.
A classic scene shows an old-time druggist declining a guitar gift to win Amy's hand, citing a promise to his partner's son. He offers the suitor consolation by proposing to marry off one of his five other daughters. The tale ends with a lesson about love and parental pledge in a small-town romance.
Important notice urges mothers to carefully examine every battle of Castoria as a safe and sure remedy for infants and children and see that it meets standards and supports health claims.
A fragment shows a woman's claim that a life is built on sacrifices. Her partner, her husband, retorts with a brutal remark about sacrifice sales, highlighting a troubling dialogue about endurance and control.
An OCR fragment lists product claims for Our Pie and Our Pin by D-Ztrta Co and Mochester NY. Mentions Warfield Tea laxative and Lewis' Single Bin'er whiskey with health and character rhetoric. Offers dealer distribution in Peoria and St. Louis area markets.
The State of Wyoming plans to open irrigated land for settlement under the Carey act, offering opportunities for irrigated farms with cows and payments. A detailed report with illustrations and maps is issued by the department. The notice invites applicants to obtain full information from the department. The Telephone Girl's Amendment is recounted in a civic anecdote about misheard numbers.
A fragmented advertisement touts an amazing grass and seed package promising high yields and multiple crops per year. It mentions a 100 acre farm with seed costs and purported tonnage of wy grain, plus claims of mail‑order offers from John A Salar Seed Co of La Crosse, Wisconsin, with promises of new farm seed packs.
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