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Newspaper
Jackson Herald
Location
Jackson, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1908
Page
3
Mrs John Kirk of Detroit Michigan reports five years ago facing kidney trouble backache and swelling. After using Dean's Kidney Pills she improved in a few weeks and returned to excellent health now weighing 167 pounds. Sold by all dealers at 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
Senator Harte at Albany delivers a sharp critique of medicine and a bill against the sale and manufacture of cigarettion. He argues that medicine is the art of amusing the patient while nature cures the disease and urges caution toward counterfeit goods and money in Government.
A new scaffold system uses suspended platforms hanging from steel girders for 10 to 50 story buildings. Bricklayers work on these swinging platforms and the scaffold rises with the construction progress.
Warnings warn against catarrh remedies with mercury that can destroy sense of smell and damage internal surfaces when taken internally or used as directed. The notice urges avoiding preparations sold by physicians and cautions about device, price, and availability.
A jumble of ad lines and anecdotal dialogue appears. Mentions of CASTOR OIL for infants, a gag about Mae Wood, a daily fly killer, and a Lewie Single Binder cigar ad note. Also includes stray quotes about marriage gifts and a cynical remark about newspapers.
One of the essentials of happy homes today is a broad fund of information on health and well being. The piece promotes a well known laxative Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as a trusted, ethically produced remedy manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co. and sold by leading druggists worldwide.
A ticket man is approached by a man who slips a cigar and jokes about past favors involving seats and a potential marriage proposal. The exchange includes sly boasts about seating, a mistaken row, and a comic aside about a “leap year proposal” before the curtain. The piece includes verse lines about women and eyes, titled Handy and Leggy, too.
The Bugle editor and Baseball Reporter relay a wedding between Jud Hicks and Susy Philbrick officiated by Rev. Van Deusen. The playful recap notes a tie game, a double play chain, and Hicks' high batting average set to drop as the couple plans a home run in the near future.
Evelyn laments being in the blues and misery. Myrtle counters by imagining buying beautiful clothes if money were available, highlighting a hopeful, humorous spin on poverty.
A fragment from the Chicago Daily News narrates a man remarking the Cairo museum holds the ashes of the Egyptians, followed by a friend jokingly showing ashes from Egyptian cigarettes, delivering a brief, tongue in cheek exchange.
A small girl named Dot visits a farm with her aunt to see how pigs are cared for. She watches the piglets curiosity and pauses to ask, in a puzzled tone, whether pig tails appear in girl papers as part of the playful exchange.
Mrs Acker Charles questions Agnes about spring wardrobe expenses while Mr Acker laments likely little money in his pockets after the purchases.
A reader recounts a woman's reaction to her husband’s gift, revealing her expectation and her gentle, faltering response. The piece reflects on men’s assumptions about marriage and the social dynamic in a humorous, dated tone.
A spring philosopher asks about a woman with a towel on her head beating a car rug with a broom. The man escaping house cleaning replies that it signals time to flee to the tall timber to avoid being broomed by domestic chaos.
A brief, clipped exchange from the Chicago Daily News shows Regey telling his tailor of marrying a rich girl and Percy reacting with a plan to secure a settlement. Regey agrees to get to work on establishing the settlement for items bought two years prior.
The Chicago Journal notes a playful quote about hair care and vanity with wry humor. It highlights gendered banter and fashionable boasts, reflecting light social commentary of the era.
A terse exchange echoes through a life obituary draft. The editor jokes that the dead Haskins, who shot someone, came by yesterday seeking proof corrections, underscoring the urgency of accuracy in final tributes.
Inatinet and Loanstein exchange a jumbled barbed dialogue about a “terrible bad color” in the head with Puck interjecting about payment. A jesting, absent minded contrast appears as the characters riff on a misfortune and a payoff.
The dialogue shows a tense exchange where one speaker fears a health issue with their liver while another expresses concern about a debt. The two voices, identified as Sounder and 407 Rounder, reveal a personal, unsettled moment centered on health and finance.
In Chicago a question frames a family tale from the Yonkers Statesman. It asks if he is following his father’s footsteps. The reference notes the father’s multiple marriages and the son’s four unions so far, a contrast across generations.
A study describes a Jewish agricultural experiment near Alliance New Jersey aiming to convert surplus humanity into farm workers. It portrays settlers tending fields, raising truck crops, and embracing outdoor life while recalling biblical origins and promises of independence, plenty, and communal settlement.
The engineer notes progress in using electricity to melt steel, with Kjelling type furnaces trialed at local works for crucible quality cast steel. Plans are set to erect one furnace at the technical department of Sheheld University for student use. Patent owners claim a furnace capable of high grade steel production is now devised.
The advertisement extols Peruna as a universal tonic and catarrh remedy. It argues that a true catarrh cure must act on mucous membranes and provide nervous-system toning, citing ingredients like COLLINIA CANADENSIS and CORYDALIS FORMOSA. It asserts Peruna’s widespread testimonials and theoretical soundness, produced by the Peruna Drug Manufacturing Company in Columbus, Ohio.
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