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Newspaper
Monroe Weekly Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1907
Page
6
A middle aged plate worker marries a widow after a brief acquaintance. At a Christmas gathering he surprises her with a wedding present, revealing they will have five or seven children, causing mixed reactions. Also notes on laundry starch and light items from various sources.
A fragmented vintage prose piece depicts King Frederick and the tall Queen of Denmark as a regal pair, noting her vast wealth and religious piety. It shifts to ad copy for Defiance Starch praising starch’s strength for stiffening garments and boasting humorous office-boy banter, then misc quotes and product mentions.
Losses near 70000 dollars flood Oshkosh Wisconsin. fires and water damage strike multiple communities. Resignations, strikes, trials, and legal actions appear, including car, factory, and rail incidents. Notable items include a Spanish prince’s regiment roll, a Love of vaudeville rumor, and a 2000 machinists strike in Cleveland. Reports also note a pension offer to a bandit and a hot newswire on aviation and naval appointments.
J W Browning of Ogaden Utah recalls doctors saying diabetes and failing kidneys in 1845 era. He suffered nights, dullness, weight loss, back pain, rheumatic spells and dizziness. After using Joans Kidney Pills his troubles eased and he remains in good health at 73. Sold by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY, 60 cents a box.
A London 1885 celebration for Dr Samuel Johnson featured guest cricketer Boomer from Australia. Bonner proposed a toast to Johnson’s memory. His reply praised Johnson’s memory over his own cricket triumphs, noting the value of enduring renown.
Mrs Henry Porter of Albion Nebraska describes a long lasting sever scalp infection covered by sores the size of pennies. After trying doctor remedies and salves with little relief she used Cutcura Remedies and within a week saw improvement and three weeks later was fully cured. This account dates from August 28 1906.
A humorous exchange shows a college student trying to introduce his friend with a mangled name while a hearing impaired mother mishears. The piece shifts to Medicine of Bamboo Sap known as Tabasheer, sold in Indian bazaars and East Asia for centuries. It is described as a silica-rich, cooling agent once believed to possess miraculous powers.
A teacher recalls nearly quitting due to coffee nerves, then found Postum as a safe, healthful drink for children and adults. After a first flop, a second long boil produced a rich flavour and clear health gains, enabling renewed vigor and enjoyment in teaching. There’s a reason. Read the Health Classic tale in the package.
Special trains on the Chicago Union Pacific and North-Western Line depart early in July for the Pacific Coast. All-expense tours at low round-trip rates include sleeping car accommodations and meals. For itineraries and details write S A Hudsonson Tourist Department 212 Clark Street Chicago.
An 19th century brochure touts internal medicines for catarrh while warning local applications cannot cure the disease. It promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure as an internal treatment with blood purifiers claiming to act on mucous surfaces, and advertises other patent medicines and constipation remedy.
The Penang Gazette denounces the British administration as a flabby parody of governance. It also promotes a laundry starch product claiming home ironing gives better stiffness, less wear, and a smoother finish than steam laundering.
A fragment shows overheard gossip among Miss Passay Miss Pert and Mrs Kutcher about social behavior and Lent meat, followed by ad style chatter on Defiance Starch. The tone mocks self interest and virtue while noting charity and character as actions over scent.
Shake Into Your Shoes Allen's Foot-Hase promises to cure painful swollen smarting and sweating feet. Marked as new shoes zig zag design. Sold by all druggists and shoe stores with samples. Address A. Olmsted Le Roy, New York.
English imports of grain total 10,500,000 wares to match yearly foreign grain. A Defiance Starch ad claims ironing day worries vanish as it resists sticking to iron. Various old product pitches follow, including cough drops, cigars, and teething preparations.
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