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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1908
Page
17
Levit P. Brockway of Anoka Minnesota recounts five months in a hospital where doctors said incurable and given six months to live. He says Dean's Kidney Pills restored health, easing heart trouble, smothering spells, vision, kidney function and general weariness. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
The newborn daughter of the King and Queen of Italy is to have a well furnished cradle collection. Palaces hold cradles from seventeen regions and foreign donors including Italians in New York and Argentines. One gift is a silver cradle with Romulus and Remus, an angel, laurel wreaths, and shields of Rome.
A compact four cylinder four stroke gasoline engine drives a thirty four foot boat at ten miles per hour replacing fourteen oars. An eighteen inch propeller with reversing clutch powers the craft, aided by two fuel tanks totaling ninety gallons. The fuel range is about two hundred miles per Popular Mechanics.
A Montreal woman reports twenty five years of eczema on her leg resisted doctors. After two Cuticura treatments swelling diminished and skin rebuilt. within two months her leg was cured and she walked without crutches. She credits Cuticura with a seven year cure and claims a surgeon endorsed the remedy.
Wigs by judges and barristers appeared late in the 17th or early 18th century as fashion shifted at court. Bishops wore wigs longer but have abandoned them for many years.
An 19th century advert for Hall's Catarrh Cure promises one hundred dollars for any incurable catarrh. Frank J Cheney of Toledo Ohio swears to the reliability of the remedy produced by J. Cheney & Co. The notice claims internal action on blood and mucous surfaces and urges testimonials and orders from Toledo buyers.
In Australia some remarkable ant nests are called magnetic nests because they align north to south. The nests offer a natural aid that helps travelers steer their course by their orientation.
An advertisement touts one product labeled Bromo Quinine as a universal cold cure in one day with a price of 25e. It is signed by I. W. Grove and marketed as used worldwide.
Statistics indicate fair haired individuals tend to be weaker on average but outlive those with dark hair. The finding contrasts hair color with strength and longevity.
An old advertisement touts Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for children teething. It claims to soften gums reduce inflammation ease pain and cure wind colic with a 25 cent bottle price.
The Earl of Wemyss, the oldest Scottish peer, is in his eighty ninth year and has witnessed five reigns. He remains active, enjoys shooting, fishing, and motoring, and frequently speaks in the House of Lords.
Asphaltic layers discovered near Kferie about 25 miles northeast of Latakia along the road to Aleppo are deemed by mining engineers to be rich and practically inexhaustible.
New Orleans report details the two parallel jetties at Southwest Pass forming a 1000 foot channel with depths of 35 feet and wider ferry for deep ships. Construction has used willow mattresses and stone, costing about 2.7 million, with total project spending near 6 million by the U.S. Government.
In Greenville Illinois Professor H G Russell and his wife announce a pioneering course in courtship for twenty three students. The program uses literature on love and aims to teach stages from first attraction to marriage detailing etiquette, proposals and handling parental objection.
The Canadian government has adopted a policy to discourage immigration during winter after a large influx in October and November. Agents are told to stop efforts to induce immigration and an extensive advertising campaign promoting Canada has been halted.
Dr. R L MacMurran of Portsmouth cites Norfolk druggists selling large quantities of fraudanum and cocaine daily in a Seaboard Medical Association talk on the drug evil. A crusade to suppress the habit will be launched.
The report notes Robert Hopfeldt a German electrician employed autogenous welding to solder aluminium wires achieving a direct aluminium to aluminium union. Dr R T Williams English physician testified in a London police court describing seven stages of drunkenness from irritable to death as the doses increase. Mahogany trees are dispersed through forests requiring an experienced finder to locate them by surveying from the highest ground. Tar used as mortar color by an American bricklayer showed durable color after years, suggesting no immediate need for pointing or repair.
Professor Robert Koch, famed for tuberculosis research, unveils a serum said to fully cure sleeping sickness. The disease spreads via gnat bite carrying the germ, and Koch asserts his serum destroys it, saving Africans from a condition that could devastate nations if unchecked.
Experiments in Wisconsin yield a short thick stalk corn that matures a good size ear with ears uniform in size. After four years of work, fields in Southern and Central Wisconsin report 60 to 80 bushels per acre and 100 bushels have been observed several times.
A collection of Scientific American recipes on silver care and silvering methods. Includes borax and soap wash for preservation, soot polishing, and a pure potato puree cleaning method. Also describes silvering glass, silk ribbons, and making a silvering powder with alum, potassium oxalate, and cream of tartar.
Washington is claimed to be the cleanest city in the United States due to lack of factories with coal smoke and clean asphalt streets. The article notes Washington’s early nickname Rome and a Tiber like creek, and mentions the first landowner named Pope.
Dr J D Kelso of the Chicago health department tours a district and orders removal of a sheep and a horse along with three dogs from a Italian bakery and admonishes a mother whose two children sleep in an ice box. The inspector notes the public resists health efforts in this quarter.
Congress shifts away from frock coats as over half the new members favor business suits. Tweed jackets and colored ties gain favor while old frock coat loyalties waver amid comfort and appearance debates. The Senate notes a few wearers in defiance as fashion evolves in the chambers.
An entry by Ernest Ingersoll describes the skunk as common and fearless in rural areas. It notes its adaptable lodgings from woodchuck holes to beneath houses, and its winter stench that forces eviction of the intruder.
Prof A A Breneman reports to the American Chemical Society that gasoline and soap entering drains from garages, factories and similar sites can liberate combustible vapors that may contribute to sewer explosions, not just leaks in gas mains.
The common wild goat is nearly extinct in Europe with the Alps where it was once common now sparse. The Piedmont mountains hold the last refuge, protected in the royal park of Fressoney with about 3800 head preserved. Some cantons urge the federal government to fund reintroduction efforts, while private initiatives have limited success.
The article notes that sea waves described as mountain high are poetic exaggeration and that waves over 30 feet are rare. It cites Atlantic seas where waves reached 44 to 48 feet only as exceptional instances.
The Well Informed seek a simple pleasant laxative and the California Fig Syrup Co. offers Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as a trusted remedy. Buy the genuine manufactured by California Fig Syrup Co. through leading druggists. Price fifty cents per bottle.
State Master GW F Gaunt of Mullica Hill told the annual address of the New Jersey State Grange Patrons of Husbandry that automobiles are reshaping rural life. He said adoption of cars by agriculturists is reducing prejudice against motor vehicles as thousands of NJ farmers already own touring cars and many more will buy next year.
An old advertisement claims nervous ailments including fits and St Vitus dance can be cured by Dr J R Kline's Great Nerve Restorer. It offers eight trial bottles and a free treatise from 081 Arch St Philadelphia Pa. It mentions Secretary Shields of New Orleans Water Board who allegedly collects insects for yard chickens.
Paro Ointment guarantees cure for itching bleeding or protruding piles within six to fourteen days or money back. This offer promises relief and refunds if the ailment persists.
Japan has seen active paper making over the last year with new companies formed and existing mills expanded. Most mills rely on steam for power and use machinery largely of American manufacture.
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