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Newspaper
Kingman Star
Location
Kingman, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1907
Page
7
An ad asserts Peruna combines herbal remedies for chronic catarrh diagnosis and treatment. It touts Dr Hartman, claims large scale, honest production, direct-to-people supply, and accessible labeling of principal active constituents. It argues catarrh affects nose throat lungs stomach and other organs with prior doctors failing to relieve symptoms.
The Samoan islands host a diminutive cattle variety. Males average about 150 to 200 pounds, females around 100 pounds more. They are stocky, rarely taller than a Merino sheep, with reddish mouse color fur, white markings, large heads, and exceptionally long horns.
Dialogue notes Throggins naming a baby. Nancy Jane suggested by one parent and Veronica Angelina preferred by the mother. The child’s future christening is uncertain and discussed in a domestic exchange.
A Yonkers Statesman quip plays on a misheard compliment about horse sense. The exchange has Jill and Bill debating whether someone truly has sense as a joking misstatement about mulh sense is offered.
A fog shrouded collision off Shelter Cove Mendocino County sinks the passenger steamer Columbia with about 210 people aboard and the lumber freighter San Pedro. Reports say more than half the Columbia's passengers and crew perished, with around 80 rescued from wreckage and the Roanoke and George W. Elder aiding evacuation to Eureka. Survivors indicate many were in their berths when the crash occurred and Captain P. A. Doran directed efforts from the shattered bridge. The San Pedro, damaged but afloat, towed the disabled vessel to safety after drifting in the fog for two hours. Residents of San Francisco, Portland, and nearby towns tally among the dead and survivors.
May reports note 287 injuries in Canadian industry and 323 009 union members in Austria. Trade congresses convene in Bath while Canadian unions organize in Oklahoma City. Buenos Aires strike ends. Winnipeg molders threaten if talks fail. Massachusetts statistician cites living costs outpacing wages in 1904. England and Scotland wage fights, Detroit to crown a Labor Day queen, and Minneapolis builds a union banking plan. Freeloading dockers strike at Salford over pay. Brazilian funerals described as garish, Siam pagoda rites grand with king led pyre lighting and lotus dances.
Kingston endures a slow realization that rebuilding is unlikely as streets lie cleared of debris and few temporary structures rise. Widespread losses hit every resident. insurance payouts vanish, investors avoid the island, and a wave of arson follows as desperate owners torch properties to claim fire damages.
In New York City a school under Mr Rockefeller directs teaches mothers proper infant care. Twenty experienced nurses will be hired to explain child care to poor and ignorant mothers. The Pittsburg board of health reports that about half of babies die before age one, largely due to maternal ignorance.
A reflective passage from American Magazine extols early morning aromas. It describes still mornings preserving night odors, with breath of clover or apple blossoms drift across fields. The text likens scents to rooms in a grand temple of fragrance.
An 1890s style notice touts Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a safe non alcoholic tonic for women with duties at home and for expectant mothers. It claims proven benefits, lists ingredients, and notes endorsements by medical writers. It also promotes Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets for constipation and explains the origin of etiquette as labels for orderly paths.
Mrs Clyde Pixley of Bridge Street Belding Michigan describes severe bladder inflammation with backaches headaches dizziness and faintness. After five years of worsening symptoms doctors warned an operation was needed. Dean's Kidney Pills brought rapid relief and she became a well woman, with 30 pounds lost regained. Sold by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY at 50 cents a box.
A shy young woman rebukes a persistent reporter who insists on pleading his case. The scene centers on a tense exchange as the man presses for time and attention while the woman stands firm, emphasizing boundaries as night approaches.
An old health pamphlet explains that intestines have millions of suckers absorbing nutrition. If food slows, it rots and releases poison causing gas and harm. It claims Cascarets are the only safe medicine to preserve digestion and avoid waste of digestive juice.
An old practice among physicians used a hollow gold topped cane filled with aromatic powder or snuff. On entering a disease scene, the doctor struck the cane on the floor to stir the powder and then applied it to his nose, explaining why printers show doctors with canes to their noses.
A report from Morrison Illinois details eczema cures in two sisters and a third sister who tried Cuticura Regolvent pills. The first two used Cuticura Soap Ointment and were cured of head eczema after a friend recommended the remedies. Edith Hammer of Morrison described full improvement on October 3 1906. A separate note mentions a Wind sor Colorado man asking hotel staff if the tub is busy before bathing at Shirley hotel.
An old advertisement notes Mrs Winslow’s Sooraina Syrup for teething pain and inflamed gums. It claims to ease wind colic and reduce discomfort, priced at 2 cents per bottle, targeting parents seeking a home remedy.
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