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Newspaper
Lovington Leader
Location
Lovington, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1914
Page
5
A humorous tale from Vaughn Comfort features Zeb the elder who suffers a six week corn between his toes yet reveals a larger misperception when his boot is removed. The scene pivots on a friend’s mistaken diagnosis that the injury is a collar button rather than a corn.
A wife recounts warning signs from coffee and caffeine and how switching to Postum, prepared per label, improved her nervous symptoms and coloring. Her husband, once coffee dependent, then joins, and the family abandons coffee for Postum. The ad notes two forms Regular and Instant and promotes The Road to Wellville.
The article discusses the earth as a flattened sphere with varying diameters by measurement point. It cites Prof. L Henkel and compares Mount Chimborazo and Mount Everest, noting Chimborazo’s summit as farthest from the center and giving a 7,929.3 mile diameter. It considers antipodes in Sumatra and Arctic/Antarctic regions and mentions Mount Chiles in Colombia as a competing farthest point.
Orange hunter Henry Clark found a possum containing a Roosevelt gubernatorial campaign button. The odd discovery spurred local talk about politics as Clark suggests the animal may be a foreshadowed Bull Moose. A separate Detroit speech urged large families to bolster population.
Peter Kane received a jail sentence after attempting to trade his trousers for a pint of whisky on a crowded Portland street. He offered to finalize the deal in public, prompting authorities to intervene.
A traveler, angered by a pushy clothing dealer, visits the store and tries on over thirty coats. He leaves with a charity quip and a promise to help if he returns, proving a lesson on overbearing salesmanship.
Mrs J G Kelley of Port Orchard Washington reports her five day old infant developed painful abdominal blisters resembling burns. After trying powders and remedies the sores worsened. Using Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment provided relief within days and complete cure in a week. Copy of Skin Book offered by Cuticura Dept L Boston.
A young woman initially asks for a business letter at the Euclid village post office window but is told there is nothing for her. She returns in heightened anticipation, blushes, and reveals she was hoping for love letters instead.
A Otterbein Indiana man chronicled a 26 year kidney trouble case that worsened to bladder inflammation. After trying Dodd's Kidney Pills he took two boxes and recovered, endorsing the remedy and inviting others to write for information and free household pamphlets.
A broker voices a blunt reply about stock speculation ethics and practice. He says his method was to confront downturns directly by grilling and bearing them, framing his approach as foundational to his success in volatile markets.
An assortment of old advertisements touts Allen's Foot Ease powder for foot comfort and Dean's Mentholated Cough Drops as value at drugstores. It contrasts Ady Automobiles with household costs and warns against nostrums while urging readers to avoid dangerous products.
A Maxwell parts and service campaign urges owners of Stoddard-Dayton Everitt Brush and other early makes to overhaul their cars. It highlights a $1,750,000 Newcastle plant, 45,000 part bins, and 24 to 48 hour shipment for replacement components.
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