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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1908
Page
24
Levit P Brockway of Anoka Minnesota reports five months in hospital with heart trouble and failing health. After taking Dean's Kidney Pills he improved, regained strength, and has felt well since. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY
The King and Queen of Italy expect a daughter soon and the royal palace already houses numerous cradles. Seventeen gifts from around the world include a New York Italian and an Argentine cradle embroidered in Indian style. A silver cradle for Princess Yolande features Romulus and Remus with a wolf, and an angel above holding a laurel wreath.
A thirty four foot craft moved by a four cylinder four stroke gasoline engine replaces fourteen oars and a steering pair. An eighteen inch propeller with reversing clutch drives the boat at ten miles an hour. Two gasoline tanks hold twenty five and seventy five gallons, enabling a 200 mile radius per Popular Mechanics.
Mrs J B Renaud of Montreal states she suffered twenty five years from a severe leg eczema. After using Cuticura Remedies the swelling diminished in two months and new skin covered the leg. A doctor, impressed by the results, considered using Cuticura for his patients. She claims seven years of cure and credits the remedies with possibly saving her life.
Wigs for judges and barristers were adopted late in the seventeenth or early eighteenth century as court fashion. Bishops wore wigs longer but have discarded them for many years now.
Franklin J Cheney pledges one hundred dollars for each case of catarrh cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. The notarized declaration, dated December 6, 1856, lists Cheney & Co. of Toledo and Laredo as sellers, with testimonials offered and a 75 cent Hall's Family Pills reference for constipation.
In Australia some remarkable ant nests are called magnetic nests, built with a due north and south orientation. Travelers can use them to aid navigation by following their straight, magnetic alignments.
A vintage ad touts Laxative Bromo Quinine as a universal cold cure used worldwide. It features the signature of 4 W Grove and claims a single day remedy with a price of 25e.
Statistics show fair haired people tend to live longer than dark haired individuals despite generally being less strong. The finding highlights a surprising correlation between hair color and longevity across groups.
An item describes Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for Children as beneficial for teething pain, inflammation relief, wind colic, and soothing effects. The ad mentions a 25 cent bowtie as a related offer or included item.
The Earl of Wemyss, oldest Scottish peer, is ninety in his eighty ninth year and has served under five sovereigns. He remains active and enjoys shooting, fishing, and motoring while delivering frequent speeches in the House of Lords.
Asphaltic layers discovered near Kferie about 25 miles northeast of Latakia along the road to Aleppo, declared by mining engineers to be rich in asphalt and practically inexhaustible.
New Orleans reports the Southwest Pass jetties on the Mississippi near completion after four years of work. The project, costing about 6 million dollars, will create a 1000 foot wide channel with at least 35 feet depth, linking the river to the Gulf and to some 12 states. The massive willow and stone structures rest on wide bases, with a thin concrete cap, and are designed to endure long-term silt build-up while future extensions may be required.
Greenville Illinois. Professor H G Russell introduces lovemarking as a formal course at the High School. Twenty three pupils four girls. The syllabus covers heart taking stages detecting passion etiquette and proposing with literature as core texts. The program aims to guide courtship toward science like chemistry.
The Canadian government has ordered agents to halt immigration drives for the winter season after a high influx in October and November. An advertising campaign promoting Canada’s advantages has been stopped.
Dr. R. L. McMorgan of Portsmouth testifies at Seaboard Medical Association that a Norfolk druggist dispenses fifteen gallons of laudanum daily and another averages ninety dollars daily in cocaine sales. He says a crusade will be started to suppress the evil.
The report notes autogenous welding by Robert Hopfeldt for aluminium wires, a London police court discussion of seven drunkenness stages by Dr. R. T. Williams, guidance on finding scattered mahogany trees, a bricklayer using tar as mortar pigment with lasting color, and a climber locating prized trees by surveying treetops.
Professor Robert Koch unveils a serum claimed to destroy the sleeping sickness germ carried by a gnat sting. The cure reportedly restores patients who would otherwise suffer widespread devastation in Africa.
Experiments in Wisconsin yield a short thick stalked white dent corn that matures sizeable ears with uniform ears. After four years of work, fields in Southern and Central Wisconsin produce sixty to eighty bushels per acre and have reached reports of 100 bushels per acre.
A study of silver care from Scientific American includes borax soap mixtures for cleaning, wrapping in tinfoil to preserve luster, and a potato puree rinse. It describes soot polishing, a silvering powder recipe, leather polishing, and glass silvering via silver salt reduction. It also notes silvering on silk ribbons using nitrate of silver and gum, dried briefly, then reduced over a zinc sulfuric acid bath.
A Philadelphia Press note claims Washington is the cleanest U S city due to factory absence and soot free streets. It recalls Rome as an old name, a Tiber like creek, and the first landowner named Pope.
Dr J D Kelso of the Chicago Department of Health led a tour of inspection and ordered removal of animals from a bakery where a sheep horse and three dogs lived. He also told a mother that an ice box is not a healthful sleeping place for children in a quarter resistant to inspectors.
The Washington Star notes Congress is dropping the frock coat in favor of regulation business suits. More than half of the new House members wear tweed suits with red or lavender ties, signaling a trend away from traditional frock coats and tan shoes. The shift unsettles old guard supporters who fear a loss of formal garb, while the Senate watches belligerents adopt black coats.
Ernest Ingersoll notes the common skunk thrives as civilization grows and enemies lessen. Fearless in encounters on roads at dusk, it pursues a steady path. It digs deep burrows or occupies holes under barns, often emitting a strong odor in winter that forces eviction.
A Breneman study reported to the American Chemical Society finds that gasoline and soap entering drains from garages and factories can release combustible vapor, potentially causing sewer explosions beyond leaks from gas mains.
The common wild goat is near extinction in Europe with the Piedmont Alps as its last refuge. About 300 head are protected in the royal park of Fressoney, while cantons urge federal aid for reintroduction. Private efforts exist but the animal resists acclimatization.
A discussion notes that waves over thirty feet are rare with typical seas far lower. It cites Atlantic swells described as forty four to forty eight feet only as exceptional occurrences, not common events.
The Well Informed prefer Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna from the California Fig Syrup Co. as a simple pleasant laxative with known wholesome ingredients. Buy only the genuine product from leading druggists for fifty cents per bottle.
Painful nervous disorders described as fits or St Vitus dance are advertised as permanently cured by Dr Kline's Great Nerve Restorer. An $8 trial bottle and treatise are offered free upon request to Dr Hi R Kline Sd 081 Arch St Philadelphia PA.
Secretary Shields of New Orleans Water Board uses a spintel to catch bugs and transport them to the yard for the chickens. The device draws attention for its quirky function and practical use in feeding poultry.
An advertisement claims Paro Ointment cures itching and bleeding piles in six to fourteen days or refunds money. It asserts relief from itching, blindness, bleeding, and prolapse with a guaranteed timeline and promise.
Japan sees active paper making growth with new and enlarged mills. Most mills use steam power and rely on American made machinery for much of their equipment.
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