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Newspaper
Neosho Valley Register
Location
Iola, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1871
Page
1
The excerpt notes a small booklet on chronic diseases by R V Pierce AM D of Buffalo New York. It invites readers to obtain the book post-paid by enclosing a postage stamp to the doctor.
An advertisement extols Dr. Viree’s Golden Medical Discovery as a cure for skin diseases from pimples to scrofula and ulcers. It claims the blood is the source of health, outlines internal and external treatments, and recommends Lugol’s solution and an ointment mix. The piece urges persistence, notes dealer availability, and ends with a moral about kind words.
The piece argues that rest and restraint enhance work and thought. It notes cycles of energy and fatigue, the lure of holiday and quiet, and the need to economize reasons for rest. It cites urban haste in New York and winter labor patterns, urging deliberate restraint to avoid wasted effort.
A coal yard worker named Billy, known for being fired daily yet never leaving, quips that his boss has finally learned him one thing. The exchange captures the stubborn dynamic and Billy’s wit in a rustic folk voice.
A lively observation on audience sleepers during lectures notes a middle aged man with grey hair nodding off and snoring loudly. The piece mocks the "get up and go outer" who distracts others with creaking boots and applause. It shifts to a humorous vignette about an inventor in Washington and ends with a child's clever retort about getting a beating.
The article argues forests and even a few rows of trees improve health by blocking malarial vapors and stabilizing climate. It cites Italian localities, Tuscany commissioners, and observers like Lieut Maury, noting trees protect residents from fevers and that extensive plantings have favorable results. It urges cherishing native forests and encouraging plantations for comfort, soil fertility, health, economy, and beauty.
A reflective piece arguing that a father's watchful guidance over children, aided by the mother, molds minds toward gentleness and obedience. It warns that conflict in authority bewilders children, invites disobedience, and dishonors the family, urging fathers to model virtue and duty for their offspring.
A poetic meditation on life as a fragile fountain fed by unseen streams. It contemplates daily accidents and the seeds of disease in nature and food, musing on mortality and the inevitable end that may claim us all. A mother sings a lullaby about where the baby's dimple and touch will remain in the hereafter.
Train timetable fragment lists stop names such as Lawrence Sibley Prairie City and Norwood with times and percentages, plus connections at multiple junctions. It notes night express passenger service, daily operation with Sunday exceptions, and connections at Rannas City Ottawa Town Humboldt and Theal with various stage links. Archival routing emphasizes Neosho Valley and Orange Ervissht lines and directs freight and passenger inquiries to MK. HALDWIN, Supersinan CY. Peek. UF TA. Lam.
GEO W TREESE denier sells a varied stock including sugar, coffee, tea, dried and canned fruits, vinegar, syrups, bacon, cigars, tobacco, fish, lard, oysters, and more. Also advertised is a petroleum flame lamp claimed to be explosion free and brighter, with lamps, burners, and chimneys included. Public sale to offer all items at low prices.
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