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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1906
Page
7
Hood's Sarsaparilla claims unparalleled success with testimonials totaling over 7,000 in two years. The ad says it purifies blood, cures blood diseases, humors and eruptions, strengthens the stomach, increases appetite, and builds up the system. It is sold as a usual liquid tab form and in tablet form.
Cardiff correspondent reports miles of useless sand dunes along the British Channel coast threaten lowlands. A business group plans to manufacture bricks from sand and lime. Trials succeed on the continent with colored bricks that glaze well, promising a future Welsh and UK building material.
A reporter asks if reform laws are coming. The statesman doubts legis lation soon but says there is a growing view to change how witnesses are sworn. The aim would be to require truth only, not the whole truth in most cases.
A. H. Stotts of Columbus Ohio states kidney trouble and crippling backache lasted fifteen years. He collapsed, lay bedridden ten weeks, then used Dean's Kidney Pills. After two months his health returned and he weighs 188 pounds. He used twelve boxes and has been well for two years. Sold by all dealers 65 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
A chaotic classified list from Portland mentions photo supplies Kodak developing and printing prices, lanterns, hosiery, trusses, eyes, cream separators, men’s clothing, poultry food, pianos and organs, and telegraphy courses. Includes Woodard Clarke company references and Hazelwood Co. contact details.
A. T. Kirkland of Boston leads a Massachusetts effort to eradicate the moth by importing a large number of moth parasites from Zurich. He says the project may succeed or fail and notes that mistakes are common in such ventures. A light exchange on mistakes between a lawyer and a doctor is included as a closing anecdote.
The piece debunks the rumor that dishonest jewelers swap crystals for jewels in watches for profit. It explains jewels in watches are valueless, costing about 10 cents each, and even antique stones could be costly, while modern watch jewels are rarely worth more than 15 dollars per gross.
In a city apartment entrance a belated husband overhears his wife accusing him of gambling. She admits a loss and the man replies he won twenty dollars. She then softens, suggesting maybe men deserve some recreation after all.
In a cozy chair by a stove Mr. Trouble Hunter sighs over spring duties while his wife consoles him. He contemplates stove pipe removal as worry shadows his mood, then the scene shifts to a matinee wait where delays and small mishaps delay their plans for the evening performance.
Verses and reflective lines urge spiritual renewal and moral integrity. The piece contrasts ritualism with genuine piety, praising honest conduct, self-improvement, and the pursuit of God’s will in a troubled world.
The Rev. George E. White reports in the Hartford Seminary Record on a Turkey region ritual where flocks pass through rock holes to cure liver disease and where sacrificial meals are shared among devout Armenians. He notes a wedding ritual with blood on the bride’s shoes and a church led charity feast supplying bread and meat to the poor.
The royal cabinet questions the need for a vast stone mass as Pharaoh insists the pyramid will cement his reign. He retorts Sam Hill, asserting future generations will remember the building for the many reasons cited by ancient data.
The department store manager asks how business is going and the superintendent says good in most areas except hashes and stews. The manager pushes for more demand and suggests advertising. A Rambling exchange ends with a call to promote a remnant sale.
A man leverages the rest cure to justify ignoring the command to love one’s neighbor. After attempting the rest cure once, he shows little regard for other approaches or obligations.
Uncle Eben reflects on reformers who must speak long to express one commandment. The Washington Star quotation captures a humorous, folksy view of reformers as talkers rather than doers.
A historical classified style notice offers a One Hundred Dollars reward for an incurable catarrh with CHENEY & CO. Toledo as providers. It includes undersigned endorsements claiming long standing reliability and ability to fulfill firm obligations, and advertises a Catarrh Cure taken internally that acts on blood and mucous membranes.
A New York instrumental music teacher tells a pupil’s father that the 10 year old is improving and will learn to play the piano. The father asks if the progress is real or just fitting in with his own expectations.
An advertisement promises quick relief for shaken feet using Allen's Foot-Ease powder. It mentions sore aching swollen feet and corns with claims of curing ingrowing nails and bunions. Sample mailed free from address 18 Olmsted Le Roy NY.
A peddler offers a painless corn cure to a householder, who snaps that she has no painless corns, and slams the door shut in Chicago Tribune style.
An old farmer’s ram machine raises water using a small fall, ideal for dry seasons and high land. It provides domestic water, can lift spring water with muddy supply, requires no maintenance, and costs little. A ram pays for itself quickly and many are satisfied. Contact our Hydraulic Department for literature.
A brief report notes engineering operations near the intersection of Tenth and Johnson Streets in Columbia. The item mentions local works at the Columbia Engineering site and touches on surrounding street activity.
A brief exchange between a collector and a merchant pivots on threats and a distant place. The Philadelphia Press mentions St. Vitus' Dance and nervous diseases, advertising Dr. Kline's Cheat Nerve Restorer and a free trial offer from Dr. B H L Kline at 41 Arch St, Philadelphia.
The note threads political jabs at Senator Lotsman and a complaint about duty and fences. It also mentions Mothera and Winslow's Soothing Syrup aimed at teething children and comments on Farry's Greek statue-like profile, with remarks about Miss Deery and Miss Jellers observing Cheeks.
An old notice describes Howarp E Burton a leadville based assayer and chemist offering gold ore testing services and chemical analysis. It notes mailing envelopes and price lists sent on request and references banking and chemical control work.
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