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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1905
Page
11
Miss Mildred Keller of Washington DC reports Peruna cured her years long catarrh after failing other treatments. She says the remedy rebuilt her health, appetite returned, and she regained strength. The paper notes thousands of testimonials and ongoing endorsements for Dr Hartman’s product.
An 1873 Account Explains the common housefly Ly adult life from egg to perfect fly in ten days. It details breeding in horse manure, larval and pupal stages, wing development, and natural enemies. It notes hibernation indoors, climate effects, and the role of flies in spreading disease, urging fly extermination.
Miss Gertrude von Petzold is reported as the first woman pastor in England, recently appointed pastor of a Unitarian church in Leicester. Her historic appointment marks a milestone for women in religious leadership within the country.
An odd clipping promotes Dr Kline's Great Nervorestorer with a $2 trial bottle and free treatise from NH KLIN Ltd Philadelphia. It lists historical meds and claims such as Winslow's Syrup and Piso's Cure for Consumption, and notes on Breslau mosquitoes and motorized boats by Scotch fishermen.
Mrs. G W Fooks of Salisbury Maryland wife of the Worcester County Sheriff describes eight years of kidney trouble with fatigue short breath swelling and bloating. She credits three days of Dean's Kidney Pills with quick relief and complete cure and notes the product is sold by all dealers at 50 cents by Iester Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
An eyewitness recounts the Russian retreat from Mukden toward Tai pass, noting demoralized troops and drunken officers. The account describes disorder, desertion, and brutal acts as soldiers attacked civilians, mixing liquor with desperation and fear.
Suit rolls appear as a new wrinkle for athletes in baseball, lawn tennis and golf this season. They are designed to keep clothing smooth and include room for shoes, an outing suit, and shirt. Made of canvas or leather with shawl strap like handles.
A Chicago Journal passage contrasts a woman's various behaviors with a man's, noting women are excused for charm and affectations while similar male actions would be labeled frivolous or unstable. It argues gendered judgments on manners, appearance, and deception.
The text notes that cheap newspapers in Shanghai are produced with low paper quality and cheap labor. The standard Shanghai journal sells for four cash, roughly one fifth of a cent, illustrating the extremely low pricing of printed matter.
Local applications promise a cure for deafness caused by Eustachian tube inflammation with a reward for cataract deafness cases. an herbal remedy and pills sell for 75 cents. Separate notes warn of widespread pigeon and bird slaughter for plume trade as birds migrate between Europe and Africa.
To make a flower bed dig the soil a foot deep at least. Use plenty of well rotted manure. If the soil is very wet dig out two feet deep and put in a layer of stones clinkers or broken crockery. Annual plants want all the sun they can get.
A powder named Allen's Foot-Ease promises to rest feet and cure corns bunions swollen sore wet calloused aching sweating feet and ingrowing nails. It aids new or tight shoes and is sold by druggists and shop stores for 25 cents with samples mailed to Allen Olmsted LeRoy N Y.
A Buffalo housewife recounts recovery from nervous stomach symptoms after switching to Grape-Nuts. She reports weight gain, reduced stomach burning, calmer nerves, and renewed energy, attributing improvement to the cereal’s digested nutrients and phosphorus content. The ad credits Postum Co. Battle Creek, Mich. There is a reason.
A description notes that freight engines and cars engaged in U.S. rail traffic could form a string nine thousand miles long, illustrating the vast scale of the nation’s freight transport system.
A letter from Mrs Chester Curry of East Boston credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with curing eight years of menstrual irregularities and nervousness. It urges women to use the remedy at first sign of ill health such as painful or irregular menses, backache, or blues.
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