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Newspaper
Maurice Times
Location
Maurice, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1909
Page
3
A collage of health ads and brief notes including Munyon's Paw-Paw Pills promising bowel regulation and skin clarity, Hamlin's Wizard Oil for tired feet, Pettit's Eyed Salve introduced in 1807, Perry Davis' Painkiller, and a note on Sweden's telephone use. mentions laws on pistol length and snakebite data in India.
A playful exchange from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch cites Bobby and Arthur arguing over whose doughnut is bigger. Mother joins noting Arthur’s doughnut has a larger hole, prompting a humorous punchline about sizes and holes.
A former clerk describe how quitting coffee and using Postum improved his health after telegraph service left him weak. He credits coffee replacement, proper preparation, and positive letters like The Road to Wellville with his recovery and ability to eat freely again.
A compact itinerary of historical milestones including grants of land to Penn, Greene’s rise, naval actions in 1776, Indiana’s land title, Sweden’s prince, African conflicts, Washington fire, Illinois statehood, Lafayette reception, cholera in Rome, Santa Fe annexation, Liberia’s republic, Civil War episodes, Milwaukee fire, political shifts, railway openings, cable news, Irish Congress, Dry Creek raids, first kindergarten, Pacific rail link, Foochow bombardment, Haymarket trials, Cleveland’s exposition, exhumations, Oregon mine tragedy, Uruguay’s president assassinated, Kern’s nomination, and other navigational notes on global events.
A Massachusetts forester's bulletin warns that the state could face widespread forest devastation in 62 years without preventive steps and replanting. Railroads cause nearly 40 percent of fires, unknown causes 25 percent, smokers 8 percent, burning brush 7 percent, and incendiary acts about 5 percent. Only five of 1 229 fires were lightning linked and truly unavoidable.
Former President Eliot of Tarvard responds to criticism of his five foot book shelf that excludes the Bible and Shakespeare. He argues the Bible is antiquated and questions their replacement of other good books. He denies plans to extend the shelf to six feet.
The article extols pure white lead in seeds oil as the durable base for paint and notes the Dutch Boy trademark from National Lead Company as a safety seal. It also shares a Kansas City Star anecdote about Jim Perkins the hog and Uncle Bill Abbott debating hog intelligence at a village store.
Marion Indiana resident Mrs Josephine Jeffery at 24th and Washington Sts says years of kidney pain backache and nervousness faded after using Dean's Kidney Pills. She recalls doctors gave no hope yet she improved with the pills sold by all dealers at 50 cents a box Milburn Co Buffalo NY. Crushed Again. Denham dialogue from New York Press.
A Vermont woman reports severe eczema cases on face and neck with constant itching and raw skin. After trying three doctors and various treatments, she used Cuticura Soap and Ointment and recovered in under three months.
The piece mixes agricultural tips from farm practice. It notes a Cincinnati freight train carried 37 000 turkeys to Boston and offers guidance on soil moisture, horse care, worm remedies for sheep, plum and apple cultivation, and pest control including the tripetary fly in orchards. It mentions frost effects on beets and carrots and advises growers to plant alfalfa, store only minimal root crops, and follow Bordeaux mixture for fungal disease.
The article advises weekly potato cultivation to conserve moisture and promote growth, using a six-shovel cultivator with tight wheel spacing and shallow later passes. It also describes building a durable cement tank and contrasts harrowing and shovel cultivation for corn amid varying soil moisture, with tips on fender adjustments and weed control.
Noah Ky woman reports relief from headaches nervousness and hemorrhages during the Change of Life after using Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. The ad touts the remedy as sole through period health issues and offers free confidential advice from Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
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