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Newspaper
North Platte Semi Weekly Tribune
Location
North Platte, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1908
Page
7
Mrs Louis Mc Key of 13 Seventh street Oakland California describes a sudden rheumatic paralysis that left her bedridden for weeks. After using Sloan's Liniment twice she rose from bed in three days and walked with pain gone, attributing her recovery to the medicine.
The Hometown Banner reports that last Saturday evening two patched trousers were stolen from the editor after sewing and pressing. The editor notes the theft leaves him without his only church-going trousers, lamenting the crime and saying civilization seems regressed.
Fragmentary dialogue recalls a medical bill incident where a doctor asks about success and notes a $500 charge paid by the executor with no wink. The text mentions a Kansas City Times quotation and scattered references to Moyrd Lewis and a dealer, but the full context is unclear.
A brief note discusses strategies for quickly obtaining a favorable reputation or name. It emphasizes practical steps, suggesting caution and social navigation as paths to a respected standing.
Letters from readers celebrate Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a remedy for female troubles including tumors and displacements. The text cites decades of use, physician opinions, and an invitation to sick women to write for advice. The second item recounts the story of Princess Tatters who learns to value small things after a royal pony goes missing and is eventually found.
Rama, son of a fallen Goorkha soldier, longs to serve. He learns arms from Pat al, mentors younger lads, forms a village drill company, and leads a parade as the stylish new captain Rama. The tale follows his boyhood dream amid hardship and duty.
A Detroit Free Press item suggests making playful fruit and snack figures. A cherry becomes a spider with a pap er strip legs, a potato can become a doglike creature with ears, a raisin can imitate a turtle with an acorn head and toothpick limbs, and a banana forms a chicken with toothpicks and paper.
Sorrow sweeps Allegan Michigan at news of General Benjamin D. Pritchard death. Born 1835 in Ohio he became a carpenter turned lawyer and Civil War officer guiding Fourth Michigan Cavalry. He led in 93 engagements and pursued Jeff Davis in May 1865 before dying of battle injuries.
After an 18 mile forest ride they reached Irwinsville on May 10 and found Davis camped ahead. Col. Pritchard ordered 25 men to circle Davis, misidentifications led to a clash with Wisconsin cavalry. Davis was captured while cross-dressing. dispute over wagon supplies ensued. Davis resisted but was captured. Mrs. Davis aided. Pritchard later escorted prisoners to Washington with Alex Stephens and earned a brigadier general rank. He returned to Allegan as a lawyer.
I F Hughey of the Eleventh Ohio placed Gen Thomas Moonlight in command at the Platte bridge near Fort Laramie in 1865 and blamed him for part of the disaster. J F Ward of the Eleventh Kansas adds details about the siege of Red Buttes and the heavy losses in a four hour battle after Indian attacks, the destruction of telegraph lines, and failed rescues.
In the illustrated weekly, Pat-Sure jokes about new wonders drawing woodmen away as tree-choppers hunt for a new job. Mike-Phoy echoes fear that automobiles will dash through forests, knocking trees over one after another.
A speaker claims women boast about baiting hooks yet few actually perform the task in practice. The remark highlights a stereotype about competence in fishing among women and prompts discussion on practical skills.
Berlin reports unusually quiet streets as noise regulations curb late night disturbances. Municipal officials emphasize enforcement and public cooperation to maintain peaceful neighborhoods across the city.
The Bushby Clarion editor praises reporter Gid Hobart for his growing talent. He notes Hobart wrote a two column piece about a fire last week, though incorrectly guessing a farmhouse tale. The editor warns the staff may lose him before long as his work shows notable promise.
Six months after birth a girl suffered severe eczema with total skin loss and blood oozing. Two doctors attended. she was wrapped and carried for ten weeks. After trying many remedies she improved and has had no symptoms since using Cuticura Soap and Ointment. James J. Smith Durmld Va Oct 14 22 1906.
A humorous exchange shows a wife planning to choose her birthday gift and her husband predicting a surprise will occur, with playful bets on who will get the final present. The dialogue highlights domestic banter over gift choice and expectations.
Senator Tillman defended blunt, outspoken methods during a Washington banquet. He cited a South Carolina deacon advising to keep temper and that a soft answer is best, noting it maddens opponents and avoids quarrels.
A doctor warns not to worry over little things while a patient, married to a widow with six children, asks how to cope with such burdens. The exchange highlights practical concerns and humorous irony in domestic life.
A physician writes that much disease stems from poor food choices and lauds Grape-Nuts with milk as a remedy. He shares his prior malnutrition and heart palpitations, claims symptoms improved after using the cereal, and urges readers to trust the product as a rational nutrition choice.
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