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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1906
Page
15
Mrs. A. Helman of Stillwater Minnesota credits Doan's Kidney Pills with ending long standing back pain fainting episodes and general sickness. She says she was near death before treatment and has remained well since 1899. Pills sold by all dealers at 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
Captain Peter J. Fraser of the steam ship Bermudian has voyaged 1 400 miles between New York and Bermuda 507 times. His total sea miles reach 733 600, roughly the distance of about 29 trips around the world.
Fraxx J. Cuener claims senior partnership of F. J. Cornry & Co. of Toledo to pay $100 for each untreatable catarrh case. Notarized December 6, 1886 by A. W. Guyason. Hall's Catarrh Cure advertised as blood mucous-surface remedy. product sold by druggists for 75 cents. Also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
The French author Alexander Dumas could not refuse requests. He lent a letter to a Brussels friend who hosted him lavishly. After two weeks the friend vanished with the merchant’s best horse, and six months later the merchant learned the truth. Dumas exclaimed that the thief stole from him too.
The United States sends ma caroni wheat to Europe and wines to France with the proverb coal to Newcastle now realized. The country competes in global markets in varied products, reflecting its vast and varied soils and climates. The New York Tribune notes America as a practical epitome of the world.
A Denver woman reports years of chills fever headaches and indigestion linked to coffee. After switching to Postum Food Coffee six months ago her symptoms improved with no medicines. Her daughter also notes relief from chronic headaches and improved memory after quitting coffee.
The article dispels myths about shampoos and hair loss, stressing a clean scalp as healthy. It notes frequency depends on the person and occupation, suggests washing when dandruff or shedding appears, and says a fortnightly to weekly routine is fine with simple soap and occasional oil. It endorses massage to boost scalp circulation.
A twelve year old in North Tejon street blinds a wax figure with a mirror, causing its eye to water under sunlight. Spectators shower the stunt with coins as the attendant steps in to end the display, leaving questions of whether the figure is real or purely mechanical.
Riverside Drive and West End residents will miss the ships bells that kept local clocks accurate during the war. The bells synchronized house clocks to within five minutes after the vessels arrived, replacing a prior stretch where eleven clocks rang near midnight between 11.30 p.m. and 1 a.m. The New York Press notes the quiet chimes now fade from the city skyline.
A short verse lines describe Christmas returns yearly with a tear wiped away by a figure named James Barrett Kirk as the mood turns reflective and festive.
Household ad promotes Mull's Anti Belch Wafers claiming to cure indigestion by absorbing odors from undigested food. It offers two boxes for 75 cents or a free sample with coupon, asserting no drugs and stomach lining improvement.
The text argues that matter like gold has porous interstices while ether lacks them and acts as a continuous medium. It suggests magnified water reveals discrete hydrogen and oxygen atoms, but magnified ether would appear continuous, implying Ether fills space completely and is not composed of discrete particles.
Sold by all druggists, 50c per box. Also sent by mail. Geists.
Tibetan idols and trinkets among souvenirs Eastern travelers bring home. Grand Llama theme for winter reading club talks. Sir Edward Durand, British Ambassador’s brother, sent embroidery specimens to the Washington embassy. Embroidered pieces praised for color and design. Dull gold sunray pins from Lhasa shown by British officers, some given to American soldiers.
A young man wore a pedometer to a ball and logged 13.5 miles danced in one evening. The article notes typical dance distances: waltz about 0.5 mile, polka 0.75 mile, galop or schottische 1 mile, and lancer 0.25 mile. It adds that a girl commonly dances more and may exceed 16 miles in a night.
Two year neck sores caused itching and hair loss. Cuticura Soap and Ointment quickly eased symptoms, cleared sores, and restored hair. User H D Spalding of New York City endorses the remedy and recommends it highly.
Cecile Butticar a 24 year old Swiss woman becomes the first European to take engineering as a profession after passing her examinations with honor at the University of Lausanne.
Drugeists refund money if it fails to cure. L. W. Grove's signature on receipt ox, 25c. Jacob Steiner of Brooklyn has a collection of rare pistols.
The Prince of Wales impressed Indian rajahs with his gun skills during a hunt near Jaipur. He reportedly killed his first tiger with a long shot on the run.
Tobacco workers suffer severe nervous disorders and illness from the trade, with factory owners and yard foremen noting illness, irritability, and early death. The article cites worker and foreman testimonies and mentions a medical remedy promotion for nerve restoration. A brief item also notes a modern widow's mite at a Blackpool church.
A fragment notes outrage over disruption from coughing during church services. It mentions Anti-Grinine claimed to cure, priced 25 cents, with WKOW and Diemer AML Springfield Missouri as identifiers. It also references a separate line about educating a child in school at 20 dollars annually.
An assortment of medical patent claims and consumer notices includes Pazo Ointment refunds for failures to cure within 6 to 14 days, Mrs Winslow's Teething Syrup touted for teething relief, and Piso's Cure for coughs. Also mentions a new bullet tested for French infantry and the London Zoo receiving its first humming bird.
A Wildean quote from the Guernsey Wyoming Gazette compares gossip to a humming bird with eagle wings and a fog horn voice. It drolly claims gossip has caused more trouble than ticks and storms, rattlesnakes and plagues, warning that its impact could rival war and hell.
A home agents rep sent to inventory drawing room furniture found asleep on the sofa with an empty bottle beside him. The inventory book bore the line one revolving carpet, revealing a lone, futile effort to complete the task.
Emma Cole claims Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound saved her life and made her well. She warns that many young girls suffer irregularities or displacements during puberty, leading to years of suffering and peril.
A reader testimonial praises Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for easing the transition from girlhood to womanhood. The letter from Emma Cole of Tullahoma Tennessee describes relief from pain and nerves after using the remedy and urges mothers to seek guidance for their daughters.
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