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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1908
Page
5
Sallie French of Pancannia Ind Ter writes that after seven years of female troubles she was run-down and nervous. She sought Mrs Pinkham’s advice and used Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound, and now she is strong and well.
An 1890s style advertisement for Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound claims it cures female ailments including displacements inflammation ulcers fibroid tumors irregularities menstrual pain backache and nervous prostration. It invites letters to Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts for confidential free advice.
An African proverb states that a single head on a gatepost is more valuable than six heads carried by enemies. This saying emphasizes harsh caution and communal resilience in the face of danger.
A mother recalls her son Clyde plagued by eczema for a year with scabs and bleeding. After using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent, he slept for the first time in months and recovered within six weeks, ending his torment.
The linen industry is Ireland’s greatest manufacturing sector with about £15.5 million invested and employment for around 70,000 people.
The Chicago Tribune notes locusts are eaten worldwide in famine or ritual settings. Descriptions cover Palestine to Algeria, Arabia Petrea, Central Africa, Madagascar, southern Russia, and beyond. Preparation ranges from frying and baking to boiling, with flavor shifting from strong to mild when cooked.
Prof K Zengelis notes a near unique antique coinage die found in Egypt in 1904 now housed in the Athens Museum. The bronze owl die, used on Athenian tetradrachms, shows 22 percent tin and about 70 percent copper and reveals ancient metallurgical skill dating to the late fourth century BCE.
A feature notes a ballerina praised in New York by American railways for her influence in dance. She remarks on rail speed and efficiency with a French accent. The anecdote recalls a London suburban train stop where a passenger steps out to pick two nosegays, then reveals seeds from a packet.
The 55 year old Johann Schmid of Suhr in Argovie claims he is the happiest man on earth. He says he has never worked married ill or worried about the future and that he eats drinks and sleeps well. His father left him a small income and a cottage on land, which he has occupied since his teens.
The Icelandic legislature’s visit to Copenhagen reawakens demands for autonomy. Iceland favors one king and a union with Denmark but desires full control of its internal affairs under a shared sovereign. The London Globe reports this as Iceland’s proposed organic instrument between the two states.
Report notes Belgian electric street railway lines in Tien-Tsin China see increasing patronage. The company projects handsome profits in a few years as Chinese passengers use the cars more.
A brief exhortation from the Hamburg Familien Zeitung advising men to accept women as they are and not harshly judge their faults. It urges true love to show patience with women’s whims and to strive for understanding rather than complaint.
The Agricultural Branch of the Training of San Antonio Children reports San Antonio has more school gardens than any city its size. Ninety four nine plots across twenty nine public schools are tended by pupils under school supervision, each garden ranging from one tenth to one quarter acre. The program improves health, study, and conduct, with fall winter and spring crops harvested by term end.
In 1749 John Wesley wed Miss Sarah Gwynne and the marriage yielded eight children two of whom became famed musicians Charles Wesley Jr. and Samuel. Charles dazzled audiences as Windsor’s organist and Handel interpreter while Samuel, a noted organist and composer, wrote Ruth the oratorio at age eight and later led concerts with their father.
A Pennsylvania Avenue bootmaker recalls a witty exchange with a pretty customer who inquired about riding boots. He pitched his new line called Roosevelts, but she dismissed them with a sharp jab about finding a pair. The Washington Star source notes the president would be amused by the moment.
Railways issue orders against profanity among staff while urging calm behavior from passengers. Washington Star suggests if workers must keep tempers in check, passengers should too.
A poem fragment narrates a Southern Sea scene and Italian charm guiding a poet’s search for fitting magazine verse. The muse returns with a carrier song that travels home, a critique urging fresher strains and towns like Kalamazoo Metuchen and Oshkosh to seek other poetry outlets.
A collage of humorous one liners from multiple newspapers features cheeky exchanges on stock tickers pirates and marriages. The snippets show witty banter about rapid machines hill climbers and descendants of lawyers, with a Puck joke about growing mushrooms in a parlor.
A New England Grocer column argues Americans resist changes in pricing, keeping small items at five cents due to laziness. The piece notes Sunday papers, street transport, and long-standing five cent prices, claiming firms miss profits when prices move beyond that standard.
The report states Korean rail workers in Japan earn thirty five cents per day with contractors allowed to deduct twelve cents for meals, reducing take home pay amid harsh working conditions.
British photographer G Albert Smith improves color cinema by using a two screen system to record alternating color strips with green and orange red lenses and a rotating disc to restore hues. The method relies on three color components and persistence of vision to merge them on screen.
The article urges proper sleep and rest to prevent headaches. It warns that late bedtimes and early rising, plus overexertion, provoke headaches and that long walks before breakfast can harm delicate people. It recommends hot fomentations and rest, with medical advice if simple remedies fail.
A Danish company reports producing alcohol from peat at about one quarter the cost of potato-based methods. An experimental plant in Denmark and another in France use peat cellulose, dissolved by sulfuric acid into a soluble carbohydrate, which is fermented by a special yeast.
Advertisement promises permanent cure of fits and nervous diseases with Dr. H R Kline’s restorative formula. A two dollar trial bottle and a free treatise are offered, with address at 931 Arch St Philadelphia.
A young Russian scientist Ovchennikoff demonstrated a new aging method using ozone in the presence of the Imperial Vineyards director and other observers. The process is claimed to mature wine in a few minutes that ordinarily needs years.
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Company founder Mrs Pinkham sails with her son Arthur W Pinkham and younger family members from Lynn Massachusetts on May 20 for a three month tour of Europe and a vacation.
The German writer Ulrich von Hutten endured poverty and hunger, wandering the countryside. On a bitter winter night peasants refused him aid and he was discovered dead of exposure in drifting snow outside a village.
A historic advertisement claims Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup eases teething pain gums inflammation wind colic and soothes infants. It promotes a 25 cent per bottle price and emphasizes soothing effects for children.
A recently deceased Royal Microscopical Society member created a diamond writing device. A specimen, the Lord’s Prayer in 227 letters per 1/237,000 square inch, equals 53,850,000 letters per square inch, about fifteen Bibles. Deciphering requires a 1-12 inch objective used for studying tiny bacteria.
Auer von Welsbach reports a new alloy that emits showers of sparks when struck with metal or alcohol soaked wicks. The composition is iron with cerium or lanthanum and other rare earths used in gas mantles, peaking in sparking at about thirty percent iron. Possible use includes igniting explosives.
The article explains that thinness can stem from digestive derangements and gastric hyperacidity. It describes fat digestion, the role of pancreatic juice, and how stomach fermentation impedes emulsification of fats. It suggests Peruna before meals to speed digestion and prevent fermentation, then eating fat-forming foods to regain fullness.
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