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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1904
Page
7
The Philadelphia Ledger notes two doctors have been called in for consultation on a teething remedy used by mothers. The doctors reportedly reached agreement on the price of the bed p remedy, cited as Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup, for children's teething discomfort.
A fragmented ad advises washing silk and ironing damp for renewal. It promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure by F J Cheney Co Toledo as a constitutional remedy, claiming it treats catarrh by acting on mucus surfaces and noting a promised money back potential.
A reader letter from Alma Pratt of Holly reports Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound revived her energy after fatigue and weakness from school demands. The note cites seven pounds gained in three months and urges other young women to try the remedy.
A six year old boy visiting Sir Henry Irving at the Queen's Hotel in Manchester declares he misses Phil May and asks to be his chum. The actor and child exchange solemn dialogue and pledge lifelong friendship on Phil May's memory.
Mrs Lucy Nicholls of Randolph Nebraska credits Dodd's Kidney Pills with ending her severe back pains after years of doctors and remedies failing. She says one box relieved all pain, allowing free movement and renewed gratitude to the remedy.
The text lists pay for Congress members and officials in earlier years. A Congressman earned 6 dollars daily while in session plus 6 dollars per twenty miles traveled. Speaker of the House received double pay. The President’s salary rose from 25 000 to 50 000 during Grant’s term. Vice President 5 000. Chief Justice 4 000. department heads less. In 1866 legislators’ pay reached 5 000 annually with 20 cent mileage. Speaker and Vice President rose to 8 000. Delegate Jonah Kalanianaole travels about 10 900 miles to Washington, mileage 2 180.
Sweating cures corns and bunions with Allen's Foot-Ease. The ad promotes a powder for feet to soothe irritation and improve comfort, highlighting relief for foot ailments and the wearer’s ease.
A quote on happiness notes that true genius thrives when wealth ensures independence from talent. It suggests riches remove the need to rely on one's abilities, implying comfort dampens creative drive and self-sufficiency.
A Philadelphia Record quotation notes government efforts to improve small coinage. A trolley conductor shows brighter coins after recall and replacement, saying wear is cleared and new pieces issued. Banks discard worn coins while the treasury redeems them, improving circulation.
A Tit-Bits quip contends Ajax would be courageous if electricity from a battery powered an automobile. The dialogue frames lightning as unreliable, while the timorous speaker notes the odds may favor nobody getting struck.
The territory lists seven institutions of higher learning under territorial control and many schools under church supervision. It notes over 250000 school aged children and about 3000 students in colleges and universities.
National Geographic Magazine reports on desert plant water storage and the Carnegie desert botanical laboratory in Tucson. It describes how Native Americans extract drinkable water from trees and the technique used to obtain two or three quarts from a palm trunk with a carved top.
A famed New York figure known as the mad poet McDonald Clarke outwits a rude pair at a hotel table. After one man coins a taunt by offering money to see him, Clarke responds by presenting a York shilling and declaring children half price.
A Geological Survey report traces petroleum to Col. Drake in Pennsylvania near Titusville. It notes the early lack of use, then rapid rise in demand with byproducts expanding yearly. From 1859 to 1902 crude oil production reached 1,165,280,727 barrels, mainly from Pennsylvania, New York, and Ohio, with smaller shares from several other states.
A quip notes that a baldheaded man is blessed because he never needs a hair cut on a Saturday night. The line reflects a rural or folk humor tone and offers wit about routine grooming.
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