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Newspaper
Jackson Herald
Location
Jackson, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1908
Page
3
AGENT OF WAFFLE claims to have suffered severe kidney stones for nine years with back pain and bloody passages. After four boxes of Down's Kidney Pills, he reports rapid improvement and no recurrence, sold by Powter Milburn Co., Buffalo, N.Y.
A Tennessee town with a new water system sees pride in bathrooms and ablutions yet faces stubborn opposition from an elderly woman who resists the modern fixture. Neighbors joke about convenience while she insists it is indecent and unfit for her long respected church life.
A Kansas mother recounts her infant son’s three month facial eczema, severe enough to cause pain during baths. After failing two doctors and months of treatment, a switch to Cuticura products cured the condition, with the child remaining eczema free at age two. The piece also includes a blunt moral about debt collection inequality.
Hon George W Honey a U V Chaplain testifies Peru U as relief for catarrhal troubles and grippe. Fireband, a Wisconsin photographer, certifies its curative virtues. Horton and associates promote Peru na tablets as a convenient option.
Gen Daniel Sickles famed Civil War hero and diplomat, known for Gettysburg fame and the unwritten law, is set to turn 84 in a few weeks after reuniting with his Spanish wife who had lived apart in Madrid for 27 years. His career spans congressman to major general, and diplomatic posts in London Spain and Mexico he declined. His life includes the Key affair leading to the famous street shooting and later marriages to two women in Spain and America. A daughter married to a British diplomat. He remains a prominent Democratic figure and one of the era’s best known commanders.
Dr Sheldon Jackson, United States general agent of education in Alaska since 1855, has transformed a virtually blank educational landscape. Seventy teachers now educate about 7100 pupils as natives warmly welcome schools and the minister’s system grows from canoe mail service to district government and a crude school framework.
Sir George Howard Darwin, president of the World Association of Science, declares plants can see think and remember after long study. The remarks, praised by scientists, suggest plant life shows a low order of instinct akin to animals. Darwin, son of Charles Darwin, attends Franklin celebration in Philadelphia and is noted for tides research and Cambridge Trinity College professorship.
A fragmented report shows Senator Levi Ankeny of Washington in the so called vendetta list to be defeated in the primaries. It notes Congressman Weasley J. Jones leading 1,500 to 4,000 votes with Judge Snell third, and mentions La Follette allies seeking Ankeny’s defeat. The piece recounts Ankeny’s wealth and career, including ties to railroads, and outlines Jones’s modest background as a lawyer.
St Louis Valentine Tapley of Frankford Missouri claims the longest beard on record at eleven feet. He stands six feet tall and says his beard reaches the floor when extended. He has not trimmed since the Civil War and prefers quiet farm life to show career, paying taxes and voting the Democratic ticket.
Washington reports the bureau of ordnance will adopt the Davis combination gun torpedo after a Fort Strong test. The board’s report shows the weapon’s importance and urges rapid contracting. Foreign governments may seek to purchase, and battleships may face altered defenses as the torpedo breaches netting and bulkheads.
A party game description where players whisper names and sentiments to neighbors and identify portraits presented to Tim. Players may use their own or famous characters, real or fictional, with humorous inscriptions read aloud.
A playful scene shows Tommy and siblings acting out politics with rules like a unit rule and chairing a delegation. The mother overhears their pretend convention and apple decision, reflecting a child’s view of voting and governance.
A garbled collage of aphorisms, product plugs, and stray quotes. Mentions including Emerson on character and Noah's ark, Pettits Eye Salve, smokers and Lewis' Single Pinder cigar, and a reference to a hand tool. The text blends varying sources with misspellings and partial names.
An old advertisement extols Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as a preferred laxative. It emphasizes cleansing action, natural relief, no debility, and physician approval. Promotes genuineness by California Fig Syrup Co. and availability at leading druggists.
Mrs T C Willadsen of Manning writes that Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cured her severe female ailments after years of doctoring and costly medicines. She urges other suffering women to try it and notes she would have been dead without the remedy. The letter promotes Pinkham's products and offers medical advice from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
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