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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1908
Page
6
The article asserts Peruna combines two classes of herbs: standard catarrh remedies and tonics. It claims each ingredient has a distinct reputation in treating catarrh or acting as a tonic, and notes chronic catarrh is widespread with patients seeking relief from various doctors. It highlights Peruna’s label transparency of active constituents.
The Louisiana Planter and Sugar Manufacturer argues for statewide alligator protection to curb muskrat overpopulation. It notes Plaquemine parish briefly barred alligator killing, while Rep Welsh pushes an act to ban alligators statewide. As alligators decline, muskrats surge, threatening levees, rice and cane fields, with mink predation and hunting hindering enforcement. The piece warns of broad measures if remedies fail.
The elevation of John Morley and Sir H H Fowler to the peerage brings fees for letters patent of at least £200 for a viscountcy, £3850 for a duke, with further costs for investiture and heraldry. Earlier eras taxed holders heavily. James I required soldiers or payments, while modern fees fund the Exchequer. The Walker Trustees and the Heritable Usher caused new demands for Knight and baronet creations.
The United States produces almost 48 percent more coal than Great Britain, highlighting a substantial energy production gap between the two nations.
A satirical recipe advises blending questions with fidge and beets, adding sense and nonsense, then stirring in rhetoric and candy dates. It suggests a platform shaped from planks, months of boiling, adding newspapers if needed, and serving with green garnish and a grain of salt.
Alice Li Dowell of St. Louis testifies her baby niece suffered severe eczema for year and a half. After doctors failed, she used Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment, and the child was cured in three months. May 2 and 20, 1907.
An acre in Missouri yields 600 to 800 bushels of onions per season and tomatoes near Kansas City command high prices in early spring. The Brus farm near Blue Ridge boulevard ships tomatoes to hotels at 3.50 to 4.00 per bushel. One acre of tomatoes could gross about 1,050 annually at lower rates, leaving a capable grower with substantial savings potential even after reducing ground for a family garden.
A German-born father, poor in youth, rests in old age while his son Sir Hubert Herkomer, famed painter, lifts his clay work by night. The father sees, then exults, as his son recreates pieces to match past skill, saying I can do as well as ever I did.
In Congress General Benjamin Butler rebukes a member for overstepping debate. The member quips about division of time. Butler answers with a grim remark that he divided not eternity with him.
A letter from a Postum Co. reader describes headaches tied to coffee and relief after switching to Postum. The writer praises Postum’s appearance, aroma, and effects, cites family health benefits, and references The Road to Wellville as context.
An American-minded look at Berkshire five acres near Thatcham where Miss Jones and Miss Peel run a market garden with a French gardener. They use cloches and glass frames to yield three crops a year, inspired by French intensive techniques, attracting helpers and neighbors. A separate project at Bredon Norton by Miss Woodhull teams horticulture with a dairy apiary and a club to infuse rural life with new ideas.
The article recounts a story from the Sunday Magazine about Confederate General Smith, a fiery yet patriotic officer. While leading his regiment on a grueling march, exhausted soldiers did not rise after repeated orders, prompting the general to threaten he would march the unit off and leave them behind.
The Inner Ear program by Miss Mary Edna Brigance’s class was a musical treat. The Buf fungton building south room was decoratively vine adorned and filled with parents and friends as pieces were beautifully played and expressive, delivering musical vibrations to listeners.
A medium fertility soil sample per acre at nine inches depth weighs about 3,000,000 pounds and contains 2,000 pounds of nitrogen and 6,000 pounds of phosphorus. The nitrogen could feed ten corn crops at 60 bushels per acre. phosphoric acid and potash endure longer. Fourteen elements needed by plants are listed with several derived from soil and air.
Mrs James M Long of 118 N Augusta St Staunton Va reports in 1903 that Doans Kidney Pills cured backache and urinary troubles. In 1907 she adds no kidney trouble since and repeats the testimony. Pills sold by dealers at 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
A late experiment by Dr Kammerlingh Oanter shows hydrogen and helium in a capillary tube within liquid hydrogen compressing beyond 4 atmospheres makes hydrogen nearly liquefy while a helium bubble defies into it. As pressure lowers the helium rises to the surface of the liquid. Wickerwork Boats: C J F de Vos Rotterdam unveils a cane hull boat claimed unbreakable unsinkable leakage proof cheaper lighter with ample storage.
Leesburg resident Maude Forgie testifies the Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cured months of feminine ailments. The letter urges other sick women to write for Mrs Pinkham's advice from Lynn Massachusetts as the standard remedy for displacements inflammation and related symptoms.
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