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Newspaper
North Judson News
Location
North Judson, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1908
Page
7
An article describing backache as a warning sign for female health and nervous symptoms. It states the back is central to a woman's body and hints at a remedy that quickly removes the cause and restores health, though the exact treatment is not shown.
For thirty years Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has been the standard remedy for female ills. It has helped thousands troubled by displacements inflammation ulceration fibroid tumors irregularities periodic pains backache bearing down feelings and related symptoms. Testimonials from Mrs Will Young and Mrs Augustus Lyon praise its effects.
In a tense exchange Mrs Lapsting and an enaller discuss naming a baby as a joke about tetanus meaning lockjaw. The husband suggests a name while the others debate its propriety and meaning, quoting a Chicago Tribune remark.
J F. Hennen of Milan Missouri reports a long battle with an itching rash and a leg infection feared to be blood poisoning. After three doctors failed, Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent cured the outbreaks and leg swelling, with no recurrence for years. May 13 1907.
A lighthearted dialogue features a young woman praised for a solitaire ring on her left hand. Encountering a question about marriage, she overhears talk of a prince and a coal king’s son, hinting at a Cinderella style match.
A Tribune quotation pairs a physician joking about a boil with a campaigner boasting travels and speeches across twenty seven states in two weeks. The exchange highlights political theater and rapid speaking tours.
Prince Ferdinand, backed by the cabinet, proclaimed Bulgaria's independence at Tirnovo, crowning a new era as Turkey suzerainty ends. London reports suggest powers will mediate to prevent war, with France and Britain offering mediation to Turkey and Bulgaria.
The commissioner's report for the year ending June 30 details 34 333 deaths among civil war veterans on the pension roll, about 5 percent of the total, leaving 628 084 survivors. Expenditures reached 155 005 000, while the roll’s value at year end rose to 150 495 701, up 16 644 821 from the prior year.
While Vice President Fr. TR. Squire of the Standard OU Company of Ohio testified in the New York oil trust probe, lawyer Kelloge for the government demonstrated how the Toledo Oil trust operated.
Berlin announces Bulgaria will not urge Turkey to war. Bulgaria seized the Oriental railroad in eastern Rumelia and kept it after a strike. Austria-Hungary plans to annex Bosnia Herzegovina, with Francis Joseph arguing for changed status. Britain signals readiness to cooperate to avert a wider war.
Squire testified that the Company and the American Oil Company operated as independent concerns while actually owned by Standard to exploit the old names goodwill. He described dismissing C J Castle who ran the Cleveland Standard unit for supplying rebates to customers.
Fred Beel buys an eighty acre Colby Wisconsin farm and plans wrestling stumps. Joliet’s M A Griffin, Olympic discus runner up, will enter Beloit College. Freddie Welsh defeats Frank Carsey in Los Angeles. Macalester counts forty football hopefuls. Carlisle thirty five.
Dr. Norman E. Ditman proposes a Columbia University initiative to establish a school of sanitary science aimed at educating the public about preventable causes of death. He notes over 400,000 American lives lost annually to these preventable factors.
John Wanamaker announced 1,000 jobs to demolish the old Chestnut Street store section in Philadelphia. A crowd of about 5,000 men surged into the area last Monday, blocking traffic until police reserves cleared paths for streetcars. After selections, the crowd dispersed without disorder.
The article defends rattlesnake meat as a tasty, even refined fare. It notes the snake’s venomous reputation and the safety of eating cured or dried meat, with smoky southern preparations praised for flavor. It argues prejudice against rattlesnake as table fare is unfounded and elevates the dish as a notable delicacy.
Mrs. J. H. Bennett of Gardiner Maine describes four months bedridden with back pain dizziness headache and bladder inflammation. After taking Doan's Kidney Pills she recovered fully in three months and has remained well. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
Notice to gentlemen offering Sagathie and Duroy suits, various sizes and prices from £3 10s to £5 10s. German Seree cloth suits at £4 and £4 10s. Livery suits £1 4s to £1 7s. Horsemen coats twenty shillings, morning gowns and blue cloaks advertised. Fog's Journal 1734.
The text likens a city to a vast shop where advertising drives success and notes newspapers are key coadjutors in development, urging Berlin to raise its press. It contrasts Berlin’s media as impoverished and subservient with London New York and Paris where the press has influence in city affairs.
A Wisconsin reader writes of using Postum for eight years, drinking it three times daily. She describes relief from dyspepsia after quitting coffee and credits Postum with enabling normal appetite. Her parents and husband also improved after switching. She ends with plain facts, not praise.
A street car conductor comforts a mother claiming her boy is not yet 66 and defends the child’s worth. The exchange ends with the conductor praising the boy as the brightest and handsomest seen in days.
A measure promoting Allen's Foot-Ease powder to shake into shoes for relief of sore feet corns bunions swollen and ingrowing nails. Claims ease for new or tight shoes and notes price 25 cents and free mail offer from Allen S. Olmsted Le Roy New York.
A brief Chicago Tribune fragment notes a queer fellow at a gathering, with comments on his awkward posture and clasped hands during the evening. The line captures social sniping and humor from a past edition.
An eye salve titled PETPTIT'S EYE SALVE is advertised as a quick remedy for all eye diseases. The promotion notes availability through Howard Bros. druggists in Buffalo New York.
A witty exchange shows a dentist informing a man he has had all four wisdom teeth removed. The scene hints at the diamond cutters of Amsterdam facing business downturns, adding a note of shared distress.
The General Demand for a pleasant efficient liquid laxative is met by Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna from the California Fig Syrup Co. Aimed at safe wholesome effect with gentle prompt action, it is recommended by physicians and sold by leading druggists at fifty cents per bottle.
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