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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1908
Page
28
Mrs. Lenora Bodenhamer of Kernersville North Carolina describes stomach trouble and indigestion. She writes she found relief after using Peruna and Manalin following Dr Hartman’s advice. She urges others with similar symptoms to consider Peruna and notes many testimonials in their files.
Outing Magazine advises a careful approach for someone lost in snow. A steady pace of two miles per hour helps avoid fatigue and overheating while seeking shelter. If the person regains the road by afternoon, follow tracks and the last passage of a vehicle to reach shelter, assuming shelter nearby.
The piece argues that economy without meanness is unlikely. It claims mean individuals are naturally economical and that those who are not must first learn to be mean. It suggests delaying generosity until after accumulating wealth, noting successful people rarely philanthropize before age 50.
A Michigan woman shares how two months on Grape Nuts restored appetite energy and nerves after a year of illness post operation. She describes relief from indigestion and renewed desire to work and live, praising The Postum Company and urging readers to read The Road to Wellville for more genuine letters.
The Outing Magazine notes regional plowing differences from engine powered four to eight man teams on 30 000 acre Pacific Coast wheat farms to single ox plows in the Far East. In the South alfalfa yields three to four cuts yearly, with hay valued around 20 dollars per ton and net gains of about 60 dollars per acre after costs.
The board of agriculture and fisheries reports 1907 UK imports of food topped £172 million and wool and agricultural goods over £200 million. Per head, wheat from abroad nearly doubled since 1859–65, while total per‑capita foreign food spend rose from £1 12s 2d to £3 3s 11d. British eggs abroad reached 2,228,148,000 in 1907, with R H Rew predicting a shift away from live animal transit as dead meat gains Now. Britain also shipped 61,783 horses to Canada, a record value of £1,240,000.
A Syracuse business man with pneumonia resists rest and pesters his physician to let him return to business. After a sleepless night the patient suddenly asks the doctor to get into bed and let him carry the medicine bag out to the world.
A Richmond Virginia story tells how Chief Justice John Marshall earned a dollar from a freedman who freed his wheel by cutting a sapling with an axe. The man refused extra pay saying the lesson was not a dollar but to learn some sense.
An experienced traveler urges passengers to relax and yield to a train’s motion rather than resisting it. He recommends resting feet on a seat rail if available, using a bag as a footstool in Pullman cars, and keeping the body fully relaxed to reduce vibrations and bodily strain as part of modern physical culture.
A charwoman Mary arrives with a black eye and her mistress consoles her with a quip about fortune. Mary notes it could have been worse, adding she might not have been married, highlighting the humorous social exchange from Everyday’s Household.
The Life essay portrays bachelors as urban dwellers who socialize in counting houses, golf links, and dinner parties. It argues they avoid marriage to conserve national resources, framing bachelorhood as gregarious, wary, and collectively protective of the nation’s future.
A young woman of striking looks and blunt wit visits a gathering with the eldest son of a wealthy manufacturer. Conversation turns to marriage disputes as she and the young man spar over resolving a husband’s habits with blunt plans. The exchange ends with her clever rebuttal.
Nomadic Arabs gather around desert camp fires under moonlight where storytellers and a roaming magician entertain. Duncan in Harper's Magazine notes the tribe joins in childlike games with a man on shoulders, ring games, and crack-the-whip until fatigue ends the scene.
The Duc de Montpensier bought a New York to Paris car seen in China. He had it driven up a steep Pekin wall incline and around the wall, marking the first Seeing Pekin trip of this kind.
Congress organized rediscount bank in Mexico with capital of 1,910,000 dollars. One half supplied by French capitalists and the remaining half by Mexican banks.
A passerby hears screams from a house and finds a boy who has swallowed a quarter. After lifting and shaking him, the coin drops out. The grateful mother asks if he is a doctor. he replies he is a collector of internal revenue.
A home remedy claims to cure severe rheumatism by mixing one half pint of whiskey with one ounce Toris Compound and one ounce Syrup Sarsaparilla Compound. Take tablespoonful before meals and at bedtime. ingredients available at any drug store.
A barber offers to cut Kring Achelaus hair and the king replies silent ly. The tale warns that boundless speech harms the listener and those who speak much often speak poorly. Long speeches please the speaker but torture the hearer.
The Khedive of Egypt, famed for locomotive driving, narrowly escaped wreck on the State railway when a wagon loaded with pig iron blocked his path. He applied full braking and reversed to stop just short of the obstruction.
Northwood Iowa resident Mrs R C Richmond reports years of kidney trouble backache dizziness and bearing down pain. After using Dean's Kidney Pills the backache vanished and after three boxes no sign of trouble remained. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
In Austria a series of poles directs water to freeze into large icicles. Once proper size is reached, workers cart away the ice from the site to storage, turning the process into a profitable venture for the tea plant.
An 19th century advertisement promotes Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children teething. It claims gum relief reducing inflammation easing pain and curing wind colic with a price of 25 cents per bottle.
Berlin is described as the quietest city in Europe where railway engines cannot whistle inside city limits. No loud hawker shouting is allowed and a wagon with loose gearing risks a fine.
Mrs. Julia Ronald was struck when a broken trolley pole fell on her head on December 21 1904. In Judge Tuthill’s court a verdict of 17600 was rendered in her favor against Union Traction Company, one of the largest ever awarded to a woman in a Chicago personal injury case.
A Toledo advertisement by J.J. Cheney & Co. offers one hundred dollars for each catarrh case cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Prominent notary certifies the oath of Frank J. Coeney, senior partner, and the ad notes testimonials, mailed samples, and that the remedy is taken internally and affects blood and mucous surfaces.
Collier's Magazine reports the Seminoles of Florida as a shrinking people. Once part of the Creek family, they have lost their homes traditions and even contact with many relatives as the U S government failed to deliver owed payments and recognition. The last census put their number at 358 seven years ago, now down to 275 amid decline and neglect.
A Newark, New Jersey mother writes that at six weeks her son broke out with severe facial eczema, crusting and itching. After trying doctors and specialists, she used Cuticura Remedies and saw relief from the first use, with the condition fully healing and not returning by age seven.
A Southern congressman story recounts John Sharp Williams in Mississippi during a stump speech. An audience interruption proclaims being robbed by pockets, prompting a quip about Republican presence. The Man asserts he is the sole Republican.
A Nature excerpt traces how earthquakes have been viewed as divine portents inspiring reforms from tax relief to fashion changes. Instances include biblical prophecy influence and a 1727 New England notice where women abandoned hoop skirts after a major quake.
Jewish chess players have retained the championship at that game for forty two years. Steinitz held it for twenty eight years till 1894 and Lasker has been champion ever since.
A New York businessman mocks his wife’s imagination by retelling a transatlantic passenger’s supposed misfortune. He claims the man fell overboard and was never seen again but then quips that he merely sprained his ankle, revealing a dry, humorous tale from Lippincott's Magazine.
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