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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1908
Page
15
An advertisement extols Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as a trusted laxative. It emphasizes cleansing, sweetness, and relief of internal organs without debility or dosage increases. It claims physician approval and urges purchases from the genuine California Fig Syrup Co. through leading druggists.
The twenty fifth anniversary of Richard Wagner's death prompts a flood of stories in German newspapers. A Vienna piece claims Jean Paul wrote an introduction to a C I Hoffman work, adding witty remarks about poetry and music. The dated note is Beyreath November 24 1813, the year Wagner was born.
The article explains that naval uniforms worldwide are predominantly navy blue. It notes a British influence with the King selecting blue after a Duchess wore a blue riding habit, inspiring the navy to abandon French gray for blue. The pall Mall Gazette as source highlights the color’s adoption and widespread imitation.
A young man tips generously at a restaurant to follow custom, then learns the door man reaps a larger benefit as they leave. The joke notes tipping etiquette and ends with a punchline about who earned the most.
Alpha particles move about three inches at an average speed near 6,000 miles per second with Rutherford noting violent paths. The disruption shatters around 100,000 molecules, generating heat and forming positively and negatively charged ions during the process.
A testimonial asserts caffeine in coffee caused years of sickness, detailing a breakdown, recovery after quitting coffee and using Postum, and lasting health improvement. The letter, signed with Postum C Co at Battle Creek, Mich, ends with a plug for The Read to Wellville.
The 30 000 acre San Bernard bottoms in Texas host dense bear and deer populations drawing hunters from across the country. Notable figures such as William J Bryan John W Gates and ex Governor J S Hogg hunted here with experts like Will Martin maintaining 80 miles of bear trails. Stories recount Gates battling a 400 pound bear with a knife, Bryan guiding by dogs and others enduring peril in the canebrakes.
A satirical capsule from Success Magazine urges against saving small sums. It argues against economizing, warns of reputational harm from thrift, and promotes spending now for immediate pleasure while challenging long term discipline.
Lake Morat in Switzerland turns red at ten year intervals due to a tiny plant seen only under a microscope. The phenomenon is linked to a microscopic organism thriving in the lake waters, drawing scientific curiosity.
A Wisconsin reader recounts years of fatigue and sleepless nights then improves after six bottles of Peruna and credits the remedy with a full recovery. An Evanston Illinois resident also reports prior run-down condition, loss of appetite and weight and says Peruna restored health and vigor.
Onlooker critiques a type of contemporary novel likening it to a mechanical doll. The works begin with a shiver of clock work, display rigid poses, and reveal the ongoing wheels of mechanism until the reader’s payment is exhausted.
Mrs. Herman Smith of 901 Broad Street, Athens, Georgia recounts kidney trouble leading to weakness and dropsy. She credits Dean's Kidney Pills with saving her life during a critical period after doctors offered no help. Sold by all dealers for 50 cents a box by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
The Des Moines Register cited growing belief that natural foods like fresh fruit, especially oranges, are superior to mineral medicines for many diseases. Oranges supply key salts and acids, aid in scrofula gout rheumatism and blood diseases, and help consumptive or anemic people. A separate dispatch from Poplar Bluff recounts Emory fending off a catamount with a saved watch chain after bullets failed.
A Dundee Advertiser tale recalls a juror stubbornly holding out for acquittal by night. The 11 to 1 split softened as the sleeping elder’s hollow cane, filled with whisky, was discovered. He finally declared, “Boys, am arther changin’ me moind.”
Mrs Lily Hedge of Camberwell Green England writes that her son Owen suffered from eczema from three months old to fifteen years old. After four hospital stays and multiple treatments he was deemed incurable. Six months ago a Cureuria remedy set was used and the boy is now perfectly cured. January 12, 1907.
In Cleveland four teams of 15 children competed. two young girls posted perfect scores. A Paris recital of 40 child pianists saw a little girl win a prize. A New Jersey inquiry shows 25 of 32 cities report more boys than girls behind grade, with boys more often below average in most physical tests. only one test favored girls. Nearsightedness and mental defects likewise show higher incidence among boys.
Two Prohibition campaigners discuss naming the party’s top candidate with a breezy exchange. One proposes a picturesque label for the head of the ticket and the other agrees, suggesting “the cheerless leader” as a fitting sobriquet from the Washington Star.
Mining experts estimate that the remaining gold along the Rand reef in the Transvaal is worth five billion dollars.
Lena V. Henry of Norristown Ga writes that Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cured her female troubles after she faced surgery. She praises the remedy and urges other women with displacements inflammation or uterine discomfort to try it and seek Mrs Pinkham's advice from Lynn Mass.
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