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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1908
Page
23
Mrs Lenora Bodenhamer of Kernersville North Carolina writes of long stomach trouble and indigestion that resisted medical treatment. After reading Peruna and following Dr Hartman guidance she reports full improvement and urges others with similar symptoms to try Peruna.
A guide advises a lost woods traveler to move carefully not to overexert. He warns that panic and fatigue threaten life, recommends a pace of about two miles per hour, and suggests following tracks toward shelter based on the time of day.
The piece argues that mean traits accompany economy and advises a life plan: be as mean as possible early, curb generosity later after accumulating wealth, and that most successful men are not philanthropists before age fifty.
A Michigan woman reports after a year of digestive trouble and weakness that two months on Grape-Nuts restored her appetite energy and interest in life. She describes relief from stomach and nerve symptoms and renewed ability to work. The letter promotes Grape-Nuts as a health food with a testimonial tone.
The article compares plowing by engine powered machines on 30 000 acre Pacific Coast wheat farms with traditional ox driven methods in the Far East and Southern mountains. It notes regional shifts from single to multi team plows in the Midwest and Northwest and highlights alfalfa's profitability in the South with multiple annual cuttings and high hay value.
A Syracuse businessman with pneumonia battles rest and storms at the physician. After spending nights in the hospital he suddenly orders the doctor to lie in bed so he can go out with the medicine bag replacing the tired clinician.
Chief Justice John Marshall, returning home to Richmond, Virginia, sees his wheel catch on a sapling. A nearby Black man offers help with an axe. Marshall offers a dollar for removal, but the man refuses the dollar saying it’s not a dollar to learn some folks sense.
The board of agriculture and fisheries reports Britain's 1907 imports of food and agricultural goods exceed £172 million and £200 million respectively, with four fifths of wheat consumed from abroad. Per head spending on food nearly triples since 1859 65, and British eggs abroad reach over 2.2 billion units. Horse exports to Canada total 61 783 worth £1 240 000, Belgium and the Netherlands as major buyers.
A humorous portrait describes bachelors living in cities and resorts, noting their habits in bachelor apartments and clubs. It argues bachelors conserve resources by not marrying and raising families, presenting their conduct as unselfish.
A witty young woman visits a gathering with the eldest son of a wealthy manufacturer. The talk turns to marital quarrels as she declares a husband should start as he intends to continue, even joking about smoking. The clever exchange ends with a bold challenge from the suitor.
An experienced traveler argues fatigue from long journeys stems from resisting motion. Relax fully while riding. rest feet on a seat rail if possible or use a bag as a footstool. True repose comes from conscious relaxation, aligning with modern physical culture.
A charwoman Mary reports with a black eye and the mistress remarks on her luck. The comic exchange ends with the line that at least she is married, implying a gentler fate than worse options. The dialogue showcases everyday social exchanges and wit.
In desert camps under moonlight traveling Arabs share stories and perform tricks of hand. Norman Duncan in Harper's Magazine describes Eastern revelers engaging in schoolboy games with a man on each shoulder, ring-around-a-rosy, bull in the ring, and crack-the-whip until fatigue ends the spectacle.
The Duc de Montpensier bought a French car seized in China after a New York to Paris run. He had his chauffeur drive it up a steep Pekin wall and then around the wall, marking the first Seeing Pekin trip of this kind.
Congress provided rediscount bank was organized in Mexico with a capital of 19100000 dollars, funded equally by French capitalists and Mexican banks.
A country road encounter ends with a frightened mother and a man who, not a doctor, explains he is an internal revenue collector. He shakes the boy to dislodge a swallowed quarter, which drops to the floor.
An advertisement proclaims a complete cure for rheumatism using a home mix of half a pint of whiskey one ounce Toris Compound and one ounce Syrup Sarsaparilla Compound. It advises taking tablespoonful doses before meals and at bedtime with ingredients available at drug stores.
A barber pledges to trim Kring Achelaus hair but the king replies Silent ly. The tale laments a boundless tongue as a burden and notes that talkers often speak poorly. long speeches please the speaker but torture the listener.
The Khedive of Egypt, famed for locomotive driving, had a close call when an engine was blocked by a wagon loaded with pig iron. He applied full brake power and reversed to stop just before the obstruction, demonstrating quick thinking.
Mrs R Richmond of Northwood Iowa describes years of backache dizziness and kidney trouble. After trying many remedies she used Dean's Kidney Pills and the backache ceased within three boxes with no remaining trouble. Sold by dealers 50 cents a box Yester Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
In Austria ice sticks are made at a profit by a series of poles arranged to drip water slowly. Water freezes in winter forming long icicles. When they reach the proper size workers cart off the sticks and store them for use.
Vintage ad for Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup claims relief for teething pain in children. features a 25 cent bottle and notes gums inflamed or painful. markets as a cure for wind colic and cramps.
Berlin earns the label of Europe’s quietest city as trains stop sounding whistles within city bounds. No loud street vendors, and a trader with a rattling wagon gear is fined.
Mrs. Julia Ronald was struck when a trolley pole toppled on December 21, 1904, turning her chestnut hair white and aging her appearance. Judge Tuthill awarded her $17,500 against Union Traction Company, a record personal injury verdict for a woman in Chicago history.
Frank J. Cheney swears his firm Cheney & Co will pay one hundred dollars for each cataract case uncured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. The document notes the remedy is taken internally and claims it acts on blood and mucous surfaces. Advertises testimonials and product sale by W. Henry & Co of Toledo, price seventy five cents, with Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
Collier's Magazine notes the Seminoles of Florida dwindling from 358 to 275 members. It laments loss of tribe, traditions, homes, and government neglect since the Seminole War, highlighting vanished payments and fading Spartan courage.
A Newark mother reports severe eczema on her six week old son spreading to arms and legs. After trying doctors and specialists she used Cuticura Remedies and saw relief the first time, with the condition fully healing by age seven.
A Southern congressman recounts a Mississippi campaign moment where a man yells of pickpocketing. Williams pretends to search for a Republican presence and the crowd roars as the man insists he is the only one. The anecdote illustrates campaign perks and audience reaction.
A New York businessman mocks his wife’s imagination over a dinner tale from a newspaper. He recounts a transatlantic passenger who fell overboard and humorously claims the man was never seen again due to a sprained ankle rather than drowning.
A discourse traces earthquakes as signs or warnings through prophecies in the Htle and cited early American reactions. It notes how earthquakes spurred social changes, from tax abolition to theater closures and changes in dress, with a 1787 New England example of women abandoning hoops trends due to quake fears.
Jewish chess players retain the championship with Steinitz holding it for twenty eight years until 1884 and Lasker as champion since then, extending a forty two year title run.
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