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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1908
Page
23
Leesburg Virginia resident Maude E Forgie writes of relief after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and prescribed treatment. The ad cites the remedy as a long standing standard for female ills including displacements inflammation and irregularities and invites letters for advice from Lynn Massachusetts.
Mukden Manchuria reports 40 trainer ies and a large fur trade with prices 15 to 20 percent lower than a year ago reflecting weaker demand and ongoing market pressure.
A. D. Bruce of Aurelia Iowa recounts use of Sloan's Liniment to cure fistula and sweeny after a veterinarian gave little hope. He notes the liniment fixed a neighbor’s horse, and calls Sloan's Sure Colic Cure reliable.
A color resembling pewter may be given to brass by boiling the casting in a solution of cream of tartar containing a small amount of chloride of tin.
Mrs. William Geeding of Attica Indiana praises Cuticura Soap and Ointment after three uses cleared her son's persistent itching sores without scarring. She reports the condition never returned and claims no ill effects. The letter is dated July 22, 1907.
The article notes New York City has the world’s third largest German population after Berlin and Hamburg. It adds a household tip recommending borax to keep a housewife’s hands soft and white, free from cracking.
Some undertakers serving poor clients use coffins made of pressed paper pulp. They come in various styles, resemble polished wood when varnished, and are said to be more durable than traditional wooden coffins.
Mrs Rebecca Mack of Columbus Ohio reports persistent back pain irregular kidney secretions and nervousness before using Deans Kidney Pills. She credits prompt relief and continued use with cure. Advertisement notes price fifty cents per bar and distribution by Vooster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
New York Tribune notes Manhattan rents dwarf elsewhere with top dollar for offices stores and post offices. Crowned by Cortlandt Street Terminal Building cigar booths at 30 per sq ft yearly, and grand rentals in Hudson Terminal Plaza and Trinity blocks, plus pricey private suites at the Plaza and St. Regis.
The employer in New York City pays a total of seventy six million dollars yearly in salaries.
An estimate shows about 4000 acres of cedar trees are felled annually to supply the raw material used in making lead pencils.
Alason Canfield of New Milford Connecticut is 100 years old and has cast a ballot in every presidential election since 1828, marking a remarkable century of voting in New England.
The report notes cremation is not allowed in Austria with Belgium also prohibiting it, requiring bodies to be sent to France or England due to lack of crematory ovens. It adds Spain has no regulations on cremation.
A helmet in the Tower of London armor collection was sent to Henry VIII by the King of Portugal. The piece is described as a mask of Satan with gleaming red eyes and Mephistopheles horns, reflecting the Portuguese potentate’s sense of humor.
The text notes that in Russia and Saxony youths must wait until eighteen for males and sixteen for females to marry. In Switzerland, men may marry from fourteen and women from twelve.
The text describes a young bee leaving the cell as a baby-like creature who soon reaches peak strength within days. She remains at home for about two weeks performing house duties such as cleaning the hive, removing dead bees, assisting the queen, feeding larvae, secreting wax, building comb, and ventilating the hive.
A New York florist recalls blue black roses named Fetisoffs created by Piotr Fetisoff of Voronezh. Fetisoff, once poor, now grows rich selling rose slips at high prices worldwide. Some believe black roses are dyed red, but this is disputed as a genuine variety.
A chronicler recalls 1738 when press gangs placed a live turkey atop a monument to attract idle men for Royal Navy service. A citizen fired at the bird, causing it to fly away, but the plan succeeded in drafting the required sailors.
The article contrasts Perry's 1854 naval show in Japanese waters with a later Yokohama arrival en route home from the Pacific coast. It argues the 1854 demonstration began US Japan relations now defined by friendly commerce and diplomacy and predicts the forthcoming visit will solidify trust and mutual respect between nations.
An old advertisement promotes Allen's Foot-Ease powder for foot comfort. It claims to ease tight shoes and cure corns bunions swollen hot smarting and sweating feet and ingrowing nails. Available at druggists and shoe stores for 25 cents with mail order to Allen 5 Olmsted LeRoy N Y.
With the help of 32 hens Miss Maud Loud of Westchester County New York is funding her college education.
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