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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1905
Page
8
An advertisement touts Mull's Anti-Belch Wafers as a daily remedy for stomach gas and indigestion. It claims to absorb foul gases, strengthen the stomach lining, improve digestion, and sweeten breath while discouraging drugs. A two box offer or free sample is advertised with a 75 cent price for two boxes.
A Philadelphia Press opinion argues that reading about Shakespeare may overestimate desire for more frequent plays while noting that a reasonable number of performances annually benefits theaters and playgoers. It cites readers with prior engagements as a reason for fewer shows and mentions Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup and Gladstone cutting trees.
An Ocean Grove New Jersey testimonial from Feb 17 1901 proclaims Piso's Cure for Consumption a flawless medicine for coughs and colds. The note also mentions Japan observing three national holidays.
The sultan owns more than 200 bicycles with gold and silver fittings. He is said to earn a good salary as a trick rider. He also has a fondness for motor cars and grand pianos.
Captain W S Graham of Wheeling West Virginia credits Cuticura Soap and Ointment for clearing his face and back sores after doctors failed. A Dayton Ohio meeting in February 1906 will discuss forming a general council of Congregational United Brethren and Methodist Protestant churches with combined memberships totaling over 1 million.
E B Pitts of Skowhegan Maine recounts severe kidney symptoms nine years ago with night sweats fainting and dropsy. He credits Dean's Kidney Pills for a dramatic recovery and reports being well for three years. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
A New York Weekly sketch humorously describes husbands bringing old friends to dinner without notice. The scene shows wives in worn dresses serving leftovers like cold greens, bread pudding, and overworked pie, while husbands defend the visit as about friendship, not dinner. The piece ends noting husbands would think twice if their households lacked help or provisions.
The article discusses sleep in infancy and childhood, noting that excessive sleep is rare in vigorous states while narcotics do not create true sleep. It recommends sleeping on the abdomen, proper room temperature, loose clothing, and moderate evening meals. It calls for adequate ventilation, air flow under the bed, early rising, and winter heavier sleep, with tuberculosis care emphasizing continuous fresh air and controlled room temperature around 50 to 60 degrees Fahrenheit.
An analysis compares life insurance asset growth with broader U S economic expansion from 1896 to 1904. It notes life company assets in New York rose from 1 228 billion to 2 454 billion while life in force doubled, and contrasts with bank assets, railroad dividends, clearinghouse activity, exports, immigration, and overall revenue gains.
The article notes men as beasts of burden carrying ore from Andes mines. In a copper mine in a ravine near the Cordilleras, ore is carried vertically 450 feet with an average load of 250 pounds per man.
The piece contrasts two Native viewpoints on cannibalism and upbringing, noting the white men supposedly never eat their enemies and labeling the second Native claim as ridiculous. It reflects ethnographic stereotype dialogue and cross-cultural misunderstanding.
The Rev. C. H. Marshall, pastor of St Barnabas Episcopal Church in Denver, Colorado, marks 31 years of service having officiated at 5000 baptisms 3500 funerals and 1700 weddings.
A promotional notice touts Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as essential for girls approaching puberty. It cites letters from mothers and young women praising relief from dizziness headaches and irregular menses and invites others to seek free guidance from Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts. The piece frames the product as the safest path to healthy womanhood and urges readers to try it.
A dispute over a large tract left by Bart Smithson was resolved by a coin toss. The land was split into four parts with the four heirs selecting in turn, a method that drew sharp comments from local lawyers.
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