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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1908
Page
6
An advertisement extols a healthful home remedy Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as a widely approved ethical laxative. It urges buying only the genuine California Fig Syrup Co. product, sold by leading druggists, and praises its component parts and physician endorsement.
The St. Louis Republic notes a coincidence between the return of old motto coins and the panic of last year, suggesting renewed economic vigor as gold pieces resume minting with In God We Trust and a revival in national prosperity is anticipated.
Mrs Louis Beck of San Antonio Texas recalls her two year old son's six month battle with eczema. After two doctors and months of suffering the Cutiora remedies brought relief in a week and cleared his face in two months. He has remained eczema free since.
Berlin researchers Fritz Puhl and August Wagner improve ornamental glass by uniting metal with glass for total adhesion. The new panes reflect a golden or silvery luster while transmitting light with color, yielding an antique effect. Mosaic work can mix new and old glass for windows lanterns and lamp chimneys.
A Manning Iowa woman credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with saving her life after years of severe female complaints and costly treatments. The letter extols relief from displacements inflammation and other disorders and urges other women to seek Pinkham's guidance at Lynn Mass.
A vivid illustrated piece surveys carnivorous plants like Venus flytrap and moccasin flower, noting insects’ odd habits such as anthead parasitism, assassin bugs, and the walking-stick’s limb regeneration, with remarks on winter birds and Alaska fish resilience and animal signaling.
The Sharon mill in the Carnegie Steel Company plant houses the world’s largest steam engine, a 25 000 horsepower unit weighing 6550 tons without foundations and flywheel. It runs at 150 to 200 RPM and powers the rolls in a steel mill, with a small independent engine reversing the mechanism and another engine operating the steam throttles under one engineer’s control.
The Kaiserin Wilhelm der Grosse arrived at Plymouth after a 1750 mile voyage powered by a missing rudder, maintaining speeds above eighteen and a half miles per hour.
A Sunday school message urges constant thinking and careful planning. It emphasizes thinking before acting, following a schedule, and sticking to a practiced program to guide daily life. The tone is exhortative and instructional.
Quote attributed to Llroyd's Weekly notes a complaint about British workers' wages failing to increase while the empire's reach is celebrated by statesmen. The remark contrasts imperial pride with economic stagnation for laborers.
The article details diatoms as ornate, tiny aquatic plants housed in silica shells. It explains their varied shapes and sizes, lively movements under a microscope, and famous Bacillaria paradoxa sliding dynamics. Diatoms inhabit ponds, marshes, bays, and coasts, forming thick deposits under salt marshes and in artesian well layers.
A historical editorial notes the veto power has expanded since Andrew Jackson, arguing the President now dominates Congress to protect prerogatives. It contrasts American evolution with England as it considers the balance of power among the President, Senate, and House.
The author praises visiting Mexico noting how quickly the country feels foreign beyond Europe with desertlike landscapes and distant snowcapped volcanoes. He highlights church towers and domes, artful interiors scarred by revolutions, and gold leaf carvings in old churches seen as unmatched. Apples For Sleeplessness describes apples as prime night food aiding sleep and digestion with brain-boosting phosphoric acid and liver stimulation.
A Pennsylvania politician who served one term in Harrisburg built a house costing about $20,000 after returning home. Neighbors questioned how he afforded it, asking for an explanation. He replied that during his Harrisburg term they did not keep a hired girl, implying funding came from his time in office.
A report notes that at a depth of about one thousand fathoms the water temperature remains consistently just above freezing. The finding highlights a stable thermal layer far below the surface, impacting deep sea ecosystems and submarine operations.
A historical note claims that Italy, shortly before Hannibal, could field about 1,000,000 soldiers in wartime.
A preacher in Atlantic City used melodramatic talks and moving pictures at church smokers to attract men. He quipped about Lat's wife turning to salt, blaming curiosity in women. Women protested, boycotted the events, and demanded retraction. The preacher backed down, admitting a mistake. Ohio State Journal.
The Philadelphia mint handles a surge of gold from the New York assay office with over 50 million dollars in bullion sent for coinage. The inflow has required hiring to 40 extra women adjustors, as the mint now produces about 800 thousand dollars daily and coins more than 70 million in four months, eclipsing last year by 20 million.
Levi P. Brockway of Anoka Minnesota reports five months in a hospital ending with a diagnosis of incurable and six months to live. He describes heart trouble smothering spells fainting and deteriorating kidney function. After using Dean's Kidney Pills he recovered and has felt well since. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a day Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
On May 13 officers of the signal corps with Lieutenant Frank P Lahm piloting ascended in a government balloon from Washington at 1 p m landing at Patuxent near Baltimore at 4 10 p m Messages were received from Annapolis wireless station via a special antenna suspended from the basket The experiment suggests balloons may soon carry wireless apparatus for sending and receiving messages greatly expanding wartime use says Major Russell.
A Boston Transcript reflection argues for teaching history through daily newspaper records to show continuity from past to present. It suggests that connecting events over time awakens interest and helps students trace causes by studying history backward from today.
Do Your Feet Ache and Burn Shake into your shoes Allen's Foot-Bare, a powder for the feet. It makes tight or new shoes feel easy. Cures Corns Bunions B swollen Hot Smarting and Sweating Feet and Ingrowing Nails. Sold by druggists and shoe stores, 2ids. Sample sent free. Address Allen Olmsted Lefty NY.
The monarch writes sole sign off on documents with the phrase Yo, el Rey, avoiding a full signature. This distinctive practice marks royal authority and sets Spain apart from other rulers who sign their names.
Julia Marlowe praises Peruna, calling it a great remedy. She says remedies aiding digestion strengthen nerves and that poor digestion leads to nerve weakness and debility.
Peruna is described not as a nervine or stimulant but as a remedy that supports nerve health indirectly through improved digestion, suggesting digestive benefits as the pathway to nervous system support.
Mrs J C Jamison of Wallace California credits Peruna with ending six years of stomach trouble and nervous dyspepsia after three doctors failed. She says liquid dieting helped briefly, but symptoms returned until she began the remedy. She reports complete cure after several bottles.
A decision by Prussia’s highest court rules cremation is illegal without police sanction and may be forbidden by authorities. The ruling cites religious objections but notes cremation’s rising popularity in many areas. Proponents plan to challenge the decree.
Mrs Elizabeth Custer intends to build a residence for impoverished literary women as a memorial to her husband who fell in the Little Big Horn fight with the Indians thirty years ago.
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