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Newspaper
Kingman Star
Location
Kingman, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1907
Page
9
A dinner anecdote from Lippincott's recounts Eugene Field facing a witty New York woman in a clash of literary wits. Field concedes a playful defeat but adds a closing quip about not laughing at him behind her sleeve.
A reader recalls eleven years of eczema on hands with cracks bleeding and a nail loss. After trying three doctors and many remedies, Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent pills healed the condition, with the writer recommending the Cuticura products. The note is dated October 15, 1908 from Liscomb Ta.
Detroit Free Press quotes a playful exchange about optimism and humor amid weathering a gloomy mood.
A fractured view of female illness leads many women to consult family doctors for general symptoms misattributed to dyspepsia heart or liver disease or nervous prostration. The text promotes Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a cure addressing underlying uterine disease and restoring strength and sleep with a pleasant pellet aid.
A dated letter from Caylay Alberta details a three year land and farming turnaround. Philip Bessieged reports buying 320 acres at seven dollars an acre, selling for twenty, plus livestock and crops gains, totaling about twelve thousand six hundred in assets and great family health in the community.
J Tomlin of Nottingham, now 81, received an army pension for Sevastopol but his medals were replaced. He fell ill with typhoid while on furlough and, unable to read or write, did not inform his officers. On return from furlough he was treated as a deserter, arrested, and branded with the letter D at Aldershot after court martial.
Mrs James French of 65 Weir Street Taunton Massachusetts reports severe back pains and disordered kidney secretions improved by Dean's Kidney Pills. After six boxes she says her kidneys are cured and no relapse occurred. Sold by all dealers 30 cents a box FosterMilburn Co Buffalo NY.
IP A Whitney of Meeteetsee Wyoming, a wealthy rancher, spoke in New York about a slum lad sent to the country for a month. The boy, ignorant of farm life, mistook mushrooms for food and disputed a horse being a cow, saying horses have wagons.
The London Graphic quotes a controversial line describing the unsexed woman as one who despises sex hates home and chil dren and is at war with men. The account notes the statement stems from the era’s gender discourse and uses sharp, provocative language.
A stranger notes beastly weather and a native explains a string of fine days despite near constant rain. The exchange humorously contrasts perception with climate, while an advertisement line about Mrs Winslow's soothing product appears amid garbled text.
NYC resident Aline DePasse reports seven years of catarrh improvement after using Peruna and Manalin, stating twelve bottles cured her and her children. Wisconsin reader Mildred Grey praises Peruna for stomach catarrh after years of discomfort and relief from the first use.
The government studies coal tar creosote as a wood preservative to save millions by delaying decay. Railroads mining firms and telephone companies back experiments showing impregnation can double or triple timber life, with forest service representatives evaluating production and raw coal tar sources.
A Philadelphia Press quip labels Burroughs as a clever man who can spin many ways to tell you he’s broke. The remark plays on his reputation as a writer with a sly, financially strained edge.
A testimonial asserts coffee caused dark blotches on the face and body and credits Postum Food Coffee with restoring a fair complexion and improved health. The message argues coffee disturbs digestion and that Postum supplies grain-based elements to rebuild the nervous system, suggesting readers seek The Road to Wellville in packages.
Reports cover new unions forming in Red Wing and Newark, wage gains for Gloucester foundry workers and Boston horseshoers, and a growing American Federation of Labor branch in Mexico. The British Columbia and English coal, clerical, and immigrant labor matters are noted along with education requirements and conciliation boards.
Col. Frank B. Posey describes an underground garden in an abandoned Boonville area coal mine where he grew tulips carnations and other plants under acetylene light. He plans a larger operation to supply vegetables and flowers to his table and neighbors next winter.
Plans for a New York connecting railroad bridge forming part of a three mile steel viaduct were submitted for approval. The arch span will be 1000 feet, supported by 200 foot stone towers with rooms for railroad operations. Tracks sit 140 feet above the water and eighty thousand tons of steel will be used.
A health note promotes Cascarets as a cure for chronic habitual and occasional constipation. It urges taking a 10c box promptly at first signs, promising preventive benefits and issuing a satisfaction guarantee from druggists.
A 12 year old son of a Montana pioneer laid a trap by draping a sheep skin over a bush to imitate a wolf. The real wolf dashed toward the mock animal but dropped the fur and fled after detecting the ruse. The wolf fled tail between its legs, and the boy likened the incident to an April fool.
The burglar admits stealing a pair of boots found in the dining room claiming hunger forced the break in and objects the boots did not belong there. The judge questions the burglar about the alleged theft.
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