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Newspaper
Kingman Star
Location
Kingman, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1907
Page
9
A humorous quote from Nos Loisirs describes Martel as a tiresome bore who talked for hours, pausing only to cough. The other speaker notes that even when coughing, Martel signals he will continue speaking, leaving little chance to interject.
An advertisement touts the Golden Medical Discovery as a universal cure for digestion liver and catarrh along with other mucous surface ailments. It promises free literature and testimonials authored by Dr. R Y Pierce of Buffalo New York and claims alcohol-free formulas using refined glycerine.
The Rev. Mr. Good man halted his sermon near midpoint noting the heat. He proposed singing only the first stanza of From Greenland's Icy Mountains before dismissal, per a Chicago Tribune quotation.
A Burling ton North Carolina reader recalls a cousin in Rockingham County cured of a birth skin disease after two months of Cuticura usage. The letter notes dramatic improvement and lasting health, dating from June 1905. The snippet also mentions Dr Lanolin, a 5¢ Lewis cigar, a Paris Academy prize for tuberculosis cures, Switzerland’s foreign trade, and a line about a medicine bottle price.
A fashionable lady at a large north country church sits in a private paid pew. The stern verger orders her out. She retorts that she is one of the Fifes. He remains unmoved and repeats the demand to leave.
A Salem reader recounts years of kidney pain and rheumatism followed by rapid improvement after using Dean's Kidney Pills. The testimonial claims lasting relief after three boxes and notes the product's availability at 50 cents a box from FosterMilburn Co. Also included are a brief tale of an actor with a free-steamer ticket and a quip about a scientist claiming a North Pole travel invention.
An advertisement touts Grape-Nuts as a fully cooked, easily served food that requires no preparation. It claims pre-digested nutrition via grape sugar exuded from granules and pitches benefits for weak stomachs. The copy notes serving ideas with milk, cream, or hot milk and sugar, and advertises Postum Co. Battle Creek Michigan.
News reports a massive labor shortage in the Northwest as lumber mills in eastern Washington and Oregon and northern Idaho demand 60,000 workers. Northern Pacific Railway recruiters and Western Pine Shippers Association push nationwide to fill skilled mill and railroad jobs with higher wages and steady work to avert construction delays and mill closures.
Governor Hughes signs a sixteen hour maximum for train workers. Missouri seeks court relief against the 2 cent passenger rate and livestock rate laws. Rock Island plans to operate Alton system without Union Pacific after a trial period, amid ICC inquiries. New Jersey upholds Duffield tax on second class rail property. Perkins law faces challenge. Stuyvesant Fish rebukes overcapitalization claims, while Henry Clews proposes watchdogs for crooked deals. Chicago Rock Island guilty pledges yield $1,000 fines. Great Northern fights similar charges as Hill envisions possible government aid or ownership, signaling a republican tension.
Mrs Lapsling explains Johnny injury from a porch fall noting a near fracture of the juxta position bone near the medallion obligato. An Allen's Foot-Ease ad promotes powder to ease foot pain, with free samples and 25c price offered.
A brief exchange from a Chicago Tribune item describes siblings adjusting a freezer handle during a children's party. The joke hinges on the idea that turning it the wrong way spoils ice cream and yields boiled custard.
Mrs Upmore compliments a portrait while noting the baby in her lap is actually Fido. Mrs Highmus objects, clarifying the dog is the real “little darling,” prompting a lighthearted misunderstanding.
An old advertisement touts Sawbuck exercise for bowel regularity claiming two hours of wood sawing equals natural cure. It contrasts with pills and laxatives and promotes Cascarets as the artificial exercise that strengthens bowels without purging, upsetting the stomach, or wasting digestive juices.
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