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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1908
Page
13
The article argues Peruna combines two types of remedies, standard catarrh remedies and tonic herbs, each with established reputations in treating catarrh and tonic needs. It notes chronic catarrh is common across nose throat lungs and stomach, with many patients seeking cure from various doctors.
The Louisiana Planter and Sugar Manufacturer argues for a state law to ban alligator killing after Plaquemine parish attempted a local ban. It notes the decline of alligators, surge of muskrats, and mink impact, urging enforcement of hides seizures to curb muskrat damage to rice and levees.
The piece explains the varied fees tied to English peerages from viscount to duke, noting £200 for Viscount, £350 for Duke, and £259 for Earl with additional investiture costs. It cites historical burdens, such as James I’s era, and odd proposals like taxing titles or selling them. It also mentions the Walker Trustees charging new knights and baronets for their creations.
The United States produces nearly forty eight percent more coal than Great Britain, highlighting a significant edge in coal output between the two nations.
A satirical guide from Success Magazinejackets campaign planning as a mix of odd ingredients and tricks. It humorously prescribes equal parts questions and nonsense with candied dates and progress, then simmers months in a platform of worn planks and newspapers for rising enthusiasm.
A mother describes her infant daughter Rezema suffering severe itching and sores across the body and face. After trials with doctors, she credits Cuticura Soap and Ointment with curing the condition in three months, replacing fears of lifelong illness.
An acre in Missouri yields 600 to 800 bushels of onions per season and tomatoes near Kansas City fetch high prices in early spring. The Brus farm on Blue Ridge boulevard ships tomatoes to hotels at 3.50 to 4 per bushel. One acre of tomatoes at 3.50 would income about 1,050 yearly, with other crops for a family leaving substantial surplus for a tomato grower.
A German immigrant father, once a clay craftsman, struggles with tremulous hands while living with Sir Hubert Herkomer near London. Each night Herkomer secretly refinishes his father’s work, restoring pride and proving he remains capable of beauty.
General Benjamin Butler challenged a floor remark accusing a member of overstepping. The member noted Butler had disputed time given to him, to which Butler replied with a quip about not dividing eternity.
A reader advocates Postum as a coffee substitute after suffering headaches from coffee. The letter credits Postum with eliminating headaches and improving family health, and promotes the product with testimonials and references to the Postum Company and its publication.
The New York Tribune notes a Berkshire five acre farm run by Miss Jones and Miss Peel using cloches and glass frames to produce three crops a year. A French gardener guides close cultivation and the women plan further agricultural experiments at Bredon's Norton with a horticultural college, a dairy, an apiary, and a rural club to broaden appeal.
A Sunday Magazine tale portrays Confederate general A. Billy Smith as irascible yet patriotic. During a grueling march his tired regiment refused to move and he threatened to march them off leaving all behind if they did not rise at once.
The Inner Ear event by Miss Mary Edna Brigance showcased a students recital in the Buf fington building south room. The airy decor of vines and flowers drew parents and friends as pieces were finely executed and conveyed strong musical expression to all in attendance.
A nine inch depth of medium fertility soil weighing about 3 000 000 pounds per acre contains nitrogen around 2 000 pounds and phosphorus and potash totaling about 6 000 pounds. Nitrogen could feed ten corn crops at 60 bushels per acre. phosphoric acid and potash would last longer. Fourteen elements needed for plant life are supplied by soil with carbon hydrogen nitrogen oxygen phosphorus sulfur chlorine silicon calcium iron magnesium potassium and sodium, some also from air.
Mrs. James M. Long of Staunton Virginia reports rapid relief from backache and urinary issues after using Doan's Kidney Pills on January 31 1903. Four and a half years later she confirms she has had no kidney trouble since and repeats her testimony. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
A late 19th century note describes Dr Kammerlingh Ont’s experiment where hydrogen and helium in a capillary tube under 4 atmospheres nearly liquefied hydrogen, a helium bubble forming, then rising to the surface as pressure dropped. Also mentions C J F de Vos’s wickerwork lifeboat from Rotterdam claimed to be unbreakable, unsinkable, leakproof, painting-free, cheaper and lighter with ample storage.
Maude Forgie of Leesburg writes that after months of feminine troubles Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound made her strong and well again. The note touts the product as a standard 30 year remedy for displacements inflammation irregularities and related pains and invites others to seek advice from Mrs Pinkham at Lynn Mass.
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