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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1908
Page
7
Georgia man Nesbitt of Marion Kentucky recounts kidney illness with thick secretions swelling limbs and near paralysis. After doctors offered no hope he used Dean's Kidney Pills for three months and recovered, returning to work. Sold by dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
Remains of Emmanuel Swedenborg exhumed in London after lying since 1772 were sent to Sweden for final burial. A large procession accompanied the coffin from the railway station to the waterfront with Swedish and British naval escorts and representatives from Swedenborgian groups and Swedish societies.
Dr. James W. Russell notes a 21 year old sleepwalker with extraordinary visual acuity during sleep. The teacher, typist and student performed tasks in near darkness while asleep, recalling events later, and could not copy a lighted address when awake.
Antwerp innovator Jack Fockety introduces a two cushioned buoyant lifebelt tested in Belgium and France. The vest sits on the chest and back, fastened by shoulder straps and a waist strap, weighs six and a half to seven pounds, and deploys in three seconds. A helmet with an electric lamp aids night rescue, keeping the face above water and freeing the limbs for swimming. The lamp runs on a small battery for four to five hours.
Records from many city libraries show a sharp rise in interest in sociology political economy and kindred subjects over the past five years. Reading and consulting books on these topics have more than doubled in fifteen years.
A reader letter claims coffee caused heart and stomach distress, headaches, and dyspepsia. After switching to Postum Food Coffee, several women including a former state WCTU president report relief from asthma, dyspepsia, and heart trouble, with one noting complete recovery. The writer promotes Postum as a healthier caffeine alternative.
A Washington Herald item notes a man known as Honest Bob who earned friends with zeal and vim but faced a sad end after failing to secure work. The piece labels his sobriquet Fatal Sobriquet and hints at a grim final chapter.
A Lippincott’s Magazine piece riffs on misperceptions about a bakery worker. The dialogue toys with the idea of a bread maker being called a loafer, provoking a light, humorous take on labels and social roles.
A Kansas City Independent reader note quotes a scientist linking cryptococcus zanthogen la cus to yellow fever. The exchange jokingly misattributes causes to disease and lockjaw.
A Louisville Courier Journal quip notes statistics claim marriages occur every half second. An elderly maiden laments and mentions Abserlom visiting over thirteen years, framing a humorous social vignette.
A Courier-Journal item notes audience mixups with wrong seats and a mislaid overcoat. The discussion cites a woman who finally sits beside a man who monopolizes her conversation, highlighting the evening’s theatrical chaos.
In a Pick Me Up item the heiress laments that her spouse married for money while he counters he married for access to her wealth. The exchange highlights a blunt, witty domestic exchange about finances and motives.
A Louisville Courier-Journal item notes a spring hat with 67,000 tips snipped from feather dusters, festoons of tin cans, and a lace curtain back. The boastful description mocks extravagant millinery as seen in daily fashion chatter.
In a terse Tatler vignette a waiter asks to open the other egg. The customer replies sharply No, open the winder. The brief scene captures a polished, witty street exchange from a period miscellany.
Mrs. Lottakids declines invitation to the mothers congress opening, saying via telephone she is busy caring for the children. The note reflects social duties and domestic responsibilities featured in the Chicago Tribune report.
In a lighthearted quote Mr. Grump describes his wife’s need to avoid ladies whose appearance might tempt men. The Louisville Courier-Journal presents the bantering exchange as a humorous aside on marriage and social proprieties.
Quip about debutante coming out features a backhanded image of the process. The narrator recalls a wife aiding the debutante with a theatrically staged entrance. The dialogue hints at societal expectations and marriage market tactics in a satirical tone.
Dennis timidly asks Bridget about marriage and she admits the idea has not occurred to her before. Bridget halts Dennis’s departure and says she will consider the notion, prompting a moment of contemplation between the two.
A humorous exchange features a humble cow complaining that patience failed as village loafers gather under the shade tree ready to play quests on its burro. The sheep asks what the trouble is while the cow laments the crowd.
A moral tale contrasts earthly riches with spiritual treasures. Stories of Alexander the Great, a shipwrecked mariner, and M. Foscue illustrate that wealth fades at death while moral wealth endures. The piece urges readers to question where their true treasure lies and to avoid greed that destroys life and conscience.
A missionary report to the British and Foreign Bible Society tells of Kim Kyong Syop in Korea who pledged temperance by tattooing a dark spot on each thumb after years of spirit worship and cow sacrifice. He vowed to abstain from alcohol, using the marks as a continual reminder if he ever drinks again.
Novelty improves meals by adding spice to cooking methods. Food must be palatable and tempting or the cook’s imagination will fail. Monotony dulls appetites. every meat should surprise, simple or not, to stimulate taste and enjoyment.
Miss Trimmingham postmistress and letter carrier at Fishlake near Doncaster has served thirty seven years as postman and twenty three years in charge. Her twelve month routes cover 6186 miles with only seven days off duty and her walking totals exceed two hundred thousand miles.
An advertisement from a chauffeur who studied medicine and law for three years offers good practice and availability as a witness. He has been acquitted thirteen times without damages and seeks a position with a machine rated at a hundred horsepower.
The General Demand for a safe effective liquid laxative is met by Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna. The California Fig Syrup Co. stresses its wholesome known components and ethical production. Buy the genuine product from California Fig Syrup Co. only, sold by leading druggists for fifty cents per bottle.
Hamlin Garland recounts Crookes results and his own experiences with mediumship under strict tests. He describes moving chairs, self luminous bodies, luminous clouds near Helio tropes, hands appearing from nowhere, and phantom forms playing an accordion in full light.
A group of distinguished Americans received a small paper souvenir during a brief audience with Pope Pius X. The item turned out to be the return coupon of a Venice to Rome railroad ticket purchased by Cardinal Giuseppi Sarto for the cardinal meeting in Rome after the death of Leo. He never returned to Venice.
Mrs V V Albert of Upper Frenchville Maine reports a rheumatic leg infection healed after three weeks using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent. She states three doctors failed before the treatment, and the sores dried up with relief in three months. The testimonial claims full recovery and invites verification.
The Boston Herald argues that private privileges and interests challenge public service, especially in forest preservation and waterways development. It asserts courts protect private rights but lawmakers must yield to people’s rights, urging balance in policy.
An old style advertisement from Garfield Digestive Tablets by Garfield Tea Co Brooklyn N Y selling 25 cents per bottle with samples available on request.
Maine last winter produced about 900 million feet of timber and indications suggest similar output this year. Labor shortages limited operations significantly.
Two Belgian physicians report favorable results for vegetarianism based on a pamphlet about forty three vegetarians of Brussels. They claim vegetarians are younger with clearer complexions, show little strength difference versus meat eaters, but excel in endurance by 50 to 200 percent and recover from fatigue faster, corroborating a Yale experiment.
The government builds a new breakwater at San Pedro California extending two miles into the sea. Piling was driven first to support a railway trestle and large quantities of rock are being dumped on both sides.
An advertisement claims St Vitus Dance and nervous diseases are permanently cured by Dr Kline's Great Nerve Restorer. A trial bottle and treatise are offered free. Address: Dr H R Kline Ltd 931 Arch St Philadelphia PA.
Prof. Alois Hauser, director of the Royal Gallery, announces a newly discovered Rembrandt portrait. The painting shows an ugly young man staring from the canvas. experts have authenticated it as a Rembrandt, after it was found beneath another portrait by an unknown artist.
A 100 dollar reward offer for catarrh cure failures by Fall's Catarrh Cure from F. J. Chenry & Co of Toledo. A 15 year trusted testimonial from Walding Kinnan & Marvin endorses eG Cheney for firm obligations. Hall's Family Pills promoted for constipation. Testimonials and pricing disclosed.
British naturalist A W Borthwick debunks myths that beech, oak, or rescious trees are more dangerous in lightning. He says lightning strikes relate to tree height and proximity, not species, and that tree cell damage involves shrinking rather than tearing. roots largely escape harm.
An ad style narrative credits Lydia E Pinkham with creating a powerful woman's remedy from roots and herbs. It cites Mrs Bertha Muff of Louisiana Mo praising the compound after years of illness and failed treatments and urges other women to seek health and strength through Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
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