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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1908
Page
6
The General Demand for a known value liquid laxative is met by Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna from the California Fig Syrup Co. It is promoted as ethical, wholesome, gentle yet prompt, and preferred by the well informed. Sold by reading druggists at fifty cents per bottle.
The piece explains ancient beliefs that the mind resided in the front third of the head with temples as doors to wisdom. It describes the brain’s memory vaults in the head’s middle and back, guarded by 200,000,000 nerves above and before the ear, and notes a physician’s habit of checking the forehead for fever.
Millions in oats and barley offered with Salzer's Emperor William Oats and Silver King Barley praised for high yields in 1907. A sample seed catalog with prices and promises invites 10c, then 14c for extra seeds sent by mail from La Crosse Wisconsin.
Two British engineers report that ninety two psi six atmospheres can be endured without lasting harm. They note pressure must be released gradually at twenty minutes per fifteen pounds and the body must keep circulation through exercise. Only slight temporary neuralgic pain in the arms occurred.
An advertisement notes that many professional men clergymen teachers and singers use Brown's Bronchial Troches to cure hoarseness and coughs.
Mr. Edison outlines construction steps for his model cement house. It will take six days to mold the edifice and six days to dry, after which the building will be complete and the owner can move in.
A vintage advertisement for Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for children promises relief during teething. It touts softened gums reduced inflammation eased pain and wind colic with a 25 cent bottle price.
The Chicago Tribune reports Prof. Jacques Loeb explains why moths and other insects and plants move toward light. Heliotropism drives insect and plant behavior, with diffused light prompting gradual movement and bright glare causing rapid fluttering as a survival aid.
The advertisement claims Doan's Kidney Pills gave Mrs. James M. Long of Staunton Virginia lasting relief from backache urinary troubles and bearing down sensations. She first reported cure January 31 1903 and reiterated June 20 1907 that she had had no kidney trouble since. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sells at 50 cents a box.
Nashville professor and business college president John F. Draughon tells a humorous auto ride anecdote from a Torrey Alexander revival. He describes taking evangelists on a city tour, mishaps with a second hand car, a ditch and fence collision, and his uneasy questions about pay and driving skill, ending with a safe return to the Auditorium.
An old Youths Companion anecdote recounts a keeper slowly amputating a rhinoceros horn to save its life. The horn, a hair and skin growth, was gradually treated with stroking, motion of a saw, then a real saw, until the horn was removed without protest.
The British steamer Kilburn bound for Japan ran ashore on the Arabian coast and was ransacked by about 3800 pirates. They looted crew belongings and fittings, captured most of the crew except the captain who paid a $500 ransom. Some sailors later sought Turkish protection and a warship was sent, but the pirates had fled.
Mae O Connor a twenty year old telephone operator in Monroe County Iowa fought a stranger who entered a Pella house and demanded talk. She wrested a knife from him after an hour long struggle and was left in a faint with knife wounds after help arrived.
J G Holloway a Louisville and Nashville fireman saved a three year old girl found on the track near Ivansville Indiana as a freight train approached Nashville Tennessee. He crawled onto the cowcatcher and with one hand held the child while the other held on. The child escaped unharmed and Holloway will be nominated for a Carnegie medal.
Mrs. Alice Butler, famed railroad promoter, recently declared bankrupt, paid her largest creditor by marriage. She wed S. F. Moore of Coshocton Ohio, chief engineer on several Butler railroad projects, whose claim stood around 7000 dollars. The marriage followed Butler’s divorce from E. F. Butler of Des Moines Iowa in St. Louis.
The telephone is used to locate shoals of fish with a German patent electronic setup. A water tight microphone connected to a battery and telephone is lowered underwater. When it touches fish, tapping sounds reveal their presence and the cord marks the exact shoal depth.
Cure claim for fits and nervous diseases advertised by Dr H R Kline of Philadelphia. Offers 2 trial bottles and a treatise free from 981 Arch St. Promises permanent relief. Medical sensationalism typical of the period.
The American Hebrew notes New York becoming a magnet for world Jewry and international visitors shaping modern Judaism. It laments the absence of a dedicated New York Jewish body to host distinguished guests and provide hospitality during their stays.
A tale from Indian World retells a Moghul princess scolded by her father for showing skin through her clothing. She defends herself saying she wears seven suits. Another anecdote from Dacca recalls a weaver chastised for a cow eating muslin drying on grass.
Pacific Coast Borax Co offers "Successful Dairying" free by postcard request. The guide covers profitable cow selection, feeding and care, milk handling to maximize price, preservation of dairy products, plus disease articles and cure recipes.
Peter S. Kirek of Lancaster, Pa., slaughtered a Western steer and found an open-faced gold watch in its stomach. All parts are intact except the hands. It is believed the watch was lost in the West and swallowed with feed.
Mrs David Brown of Jogle Arkansas reports two years of eczema with sore ankles and intense itching. After three uses of Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills she slept better, avoided opiates, and healed quickly with no relapse in a year. May 18 and July 13 1907.
Archibald McIntosh of Brookville Mass finished a curly maple violin intended as the property of King Edward of England. The wood came from an ancient table once owned by the Duke of Kent.
An old advertisement touts Bromo Quinine as a universal laxative and cold cure. It claims W Grave’s signature endorses the remedy and promises relief in a single day for 25e.
Great Britain possesses a coastline exceeding 3,000 miles making it the longest in Europe, with Italy second at 2,474 miles, followed by Russia and France in the next places.
An advertisement proclaims Woolford's Sanitary Lotion resolves itch in three minutes with a claim it never fails and is available at druggists.
The French Academy of Science has announced a $20,000 prize for anyone who discovers a viable method of communication between planets. The offer aims to spur research into interplanetary messaging and signal transmission.
Louise de la Rome known as Oulda dies January 25 in Viareggio after a long illness. She passes in distressing poverty with only an old servant as attendant. Blind in one eye and the other damaged by exposure and privation. Last months spent sleeping outdoors when lodging could not be afforded. Death attributed to asthma aggravated by heart disease.
Paro Ointment guarantees cure for piles including itching bleeding and protruding cases within six to fourteen days or a refund. Product advertises fast results and money back offer.
An English authority notes the kettle bridges as the world’s most remarkable structures. Cossack soldiers fashion rafts from lances and cooking kettles, tying several into a raft strong enough to bear half a ton. Sets of rafts are connected to form a bridge in an hour, allowing safe army passage.
A 19th century print advertises Hall's Catarrh Cure with a one hundred dollar reward for cure failure. It includes testimonials from I J Cheney Co and Walding Kinnan Marvin endorsing F J Cheney's firm and claims the remedy works through the blood and mucous surfaces. It notes price at 75 cents per bottle and promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
The Bossesman calmly places his bare foot on a puff adder's neck, provoking venom as the snake struggles. He then kills the reptile and consumes its body, using the venom to tip his arrows.
An old advertisement fragment urges readers to request Nature's mild laxative and related products. It mentions Garfield lea Co of Brooklyn New York and offers headache powders and digestive tablets upon request via postcard.
A physician discusses color vision using the tintometer, noting women are less color blind than men. He cites studies: about 1 in 30 women vs 1 in 5 men, and explains rare absolute color blindness. He mentions tobacco smoke as a possible factor and that non-smokers often have sharper vision.
A wry adage notes that many would trade $100 in mining stock for a ham sandwich, reflecting appetite for valued exchange amid market humor.
A magazine style appeal urges women to write to Mrs Pinte ham of Lynn Massachusetts for private illness questions. It claims years of correspondence with sick women yield insights that can aid personal health and reassure readers seeking confidential guidance.
Mrs Norman St Barnett of Allen Town Pennsylvania describes suffering from organic derangement and female weakness with headaches and nerves until using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She credits the remedy with restoring her health after following directions.
An ad touts Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound as a standard remedy for female ailments. It claims the product has cured thousands of women troubled by displacements inflammation ulcers fibroid tumors irregularities periodic pains backache bearing-down feelings flatulence indigestion dizziness and nervous prostration.
An American naturalist suggests earthworms and squirrels help forest regeneration. Dry maple seeds enter worm burrows, sprout there, and some likely survive in moist seasons, aiding plant propagation.
A reflective musing compares certain men to a ne'er-do-well suburbanite who always plans to catch the last train to town but typically misses it, illustrating idle schemes and unreliable ambitions.
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