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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1908
Page
5
Free book offer from Red Cross Pile KY and Fistula Cure. Minneapolis Minnesota based REA CO Dept. B4 distributes pamphlet on pile treatment and related remedies.
The New York World extols the past half century as America’s golden age of steel and progress. It lauds Bessemer’s 1856 impact and celebrates the liberation of slavery, free industry, and free pulpit and press, framing the era as a triumph of rights, duties, and human development.
The plan to operate the new transcontinental line of the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul railroad by electricity for 1000 miles from the Pacific coast is noted as water power abundant in the regions it passes. Locomotives burning coal or oil will not be needed there. The electrification of railway transportation in the United States is advancing faster than commonly realized.
A letter from a New York man recounts indigestion relief after using Grape-Nuts and Postum. He describes breakfast habits, symbolic treatment duration, and improved appetite within two weeks, attributing his restored health to the regimen.
New Yorkers visiting a tented summer camp near Rockaway Park faced a costly, disruptive entertaining burden. John Engler recounts how he forbade weekend guests by offering hard fare and sand beds, ending with the cancellation of future invites and relief from interruptions.
A London Tabloid recounts untold fortunes awaiting claimants and dormant balances in British banks. Stories include a £28,000 savings forgotten by an eccentric old lady, a wealthy man missing after a railway crash, and a South African War officer with £6,000 unclaimed. A West End bank alone reports two million pounds in securities awaiting rightful owners.
Minnesota marks its fiftieth year with dramatic growth from 150000 residents to 2000000 and wealth rising from about 30 million to 1 billion in assessed property. Per capita wealth jumped from 200 to 500, agriculture now sustains more prosperous farms than the state’s entire population half a century ago.
A BBC style dialogue hints a government airship purchase discussed among aviators. The Judge notes the airship project “went up long ago,” signaling a long-cancelled plan and lingering interest among aviation circles.
The annual beer production in the United States is estimated between 57.2 million and 60 million barrels. This range reflects the total output across major breweries and regional producers, with shifts in demand and brewing capacity influencing the annual baton.
An emphasis on quality products for health and happiness notes syrup of figs and elixir of senna as a trusted family laxative. It recommends buying the genuine California Fig Syrup Co. product sold by leading druggists and backed by world informed opinion.
The eight inch Parrott gun nicknamed the Swamp Angel stood on piles in a Charleston swamp during the siege. It burst August 22, 1868 and after the war was melted down but later identified and reinstalled on a granite base at Perry and Clinton streets in Trenton.
Mrs. R. Crouse of Manchester Iowa says two years of weak back rheumatic pain and disordered kidney action ceased after using Dean's Kidney Pills. The remedy restored normal kidney action and greatly improved health. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
The Boston Herald notes that expanded transportation capacity tends to increase cargo volume. It urges keeping service capacity slightly ahead of demand to avoid business clog.
There is more catarrh in this region than other diseases and it was once thought incurable. Hall's Catarrh Cure from WJ Cheney Co Toledo is advertised as the only constitutional remedy, taken internally to affect blood and mucous surfaces. The firm offers a hundred dollar reward for any failed case and promotes testimonials with circulars. Sold by druggists for 75 cents, with Hall's Family Pills for constipation also recommended.
The Great Lakes rank second to the Atlantic Coast in coal consumed for steam propulsion. Of 11,300,000 tons loaded on vessels for bunkering in 1907, these waters supplied 25 percent of the total coal tonnage.
Mrs T W Hyde of Brentwood Essex reports a dramatic cure for an eczema eruption that spread from the chest to the back and head. After trying two doctors with little relief she used Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills and says every trace of the disease vanished before the ointment was three quarters finished.
Chicago authorities move to regulate roller coasters and scenic railways at amusement resorts following multiple accidents. Officials aim to protect visitors from dangerous ride designs and unsafe operation.
The Geological Survey reports world coal production at 1,209,184,109 short tons. The United States produced about 40 percent, 60 percent more than Great Britain and over 90 percent more than Germany. North of the equator accounts for more than 98 percent of total output. Since 1899 the U S has led world production, widening the gap with Great Britain.
Professor Mudd of Australia proposes a vast underground river system beneath the continent. Extraordinary geological conditions are said to channel much of the land’s water underground, with a central river possibly 200 miles wide.
Advertising copy for Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup claims to ease teething pain by softening gums reducing inflammation and curing wind colic. It promotes a 25 cent bottle with medical language and claims of soothing relief for children.
Across the state last Sunday many churches held prayers for rain to end the drought. The Philadelphia Bulletin notes the irony that despite modern technology and travel, people remain helpless before a natural element and must appeal to a higher power.
The American Audubon Society plans to acquire an island off the Maine coast as a bird reservation. It warns New England wild waterfowl are declining yearly while shore birds face increasing attacks, urging breeding refuges to prevent extinction.
A scientist claims metals fatigue similar to organisms. Telegraph wires conduct better Monday than Saturday due to a Sunday rest, and a three week rest increases wire conductivity by 10 percent.
A historical note describes Tolstoy's domestic life as unusually happy despite religious and sociological disagreements with his wife. It mentions the Countess being 16 years younger, mother of 13 children, still beautiful and charming.
Mrs. Sallie French of Paueaunta Indiana Territory describes seven years of female troubles and gradual decline. After consulting Lydia E. Pinkham, she took Vegetable Compound and recovered strength and health. The letter endorses the remedy and credits improved well being to the formula.
An 19th century testimonial style notice touts Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound as a long standing remedy for female ills. It promises cures for displacements inflammation ulcers fibroid tumors irregularities and various pains and invites women to write to Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts for free confidential advice.
The total value of all kinds of fish landed in England and Wales in one year surpasses 35 million dollars, with more than 40 thousand men and boys employed in the industry.
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