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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1909
Page
6
A testimonial urges try Dr Caldwell's Pepsin for stomach liver and bowel ailments. It claims a six year stomach trouble cure for a Johnston City Illinois man and his wife use it too. Readers can request a free trial bottle by sending name and address and may receive a 60 cent or one dollar bottle if satisfied.
Mr H van den Oever bought a quarter section of land in Hand County South Dakota. Backers of Stegeman Land Company tout safe returns noting panics and storms do not affect the security of land investment and claim it increases in value while offering peace of mind.
The article proclaims growing interest in the great live stock show, forecasting record cattle, draft horse, sheep, and swine exhibits. It stresses historic horse lineages, top English and Scottish types, and importations, calling the event the finest in the history of the series and a major education and entertainment trip for all involved in agriculture.
Algona November 8. Cement drain tile used in Kossuth county drainage was tested by Professor Oker of Ames. Tiles were sand supported and weighed to simulate pressure. Six-inch tile broke at 1,050 pounds while 14 inch tile failed at 1,900 pounds and a ten-inch tile broke at 1,400 pounds, indicating poor performance for heavy loads.
The passage lists seven guiding principles to judge charitable acts and societies. It argues that aid should reach the most people in need, funds should fund the right agency, the work should be made permanently operative, and resources should aim to prevent rather than only cure needs.
An advertisement asserts back pain signals kidney and bladder derangement and promotion for DeWitt Kidney and Bladder Pills. It promises rapid relief, restoration of kidney and bladder health, and offers free trial samples by mail from DeWitt Co, Chicago, urging readers to write for a trial box.
L Turley Curd of Wilmore Kentucky says a family physician gave up on him for heart trouble and dropsy in 1902. He credits Miles Heart Remedy with swelling relief and restoring strength allowing him to work on his farm. The ad notes nerves and muscles aided and offers a money back promise if the first bottle fails.
The New Idea Woman's Magazine for December argues for teaching over punishment and funding based on economics. It questions how many need charity, how many are reached, and the cost to reach all. It asks if education yields better results than relief and whether the city or another agency should bear responsibility.
A columnist urges parents to supervise daughters more closely to combat the white slave traffic sweeping the nation. He advocates parental involvement, trusted male callers to homes, and limiting girls' associations with street acquaintances and indiscriminate friends. He warns that weak companions can pull down innocent girls.
In Nuremberg eighteen million dollars of toys are shipped annually with five million five hundred thousand dollars aiding young America. Most wooden toys are hand crafted in small workshops by families and even by children, including soldiers, dolls furniture, and jointed animals.
A city girl recalls a fond dream of becoming a farmer's wife but discovers a widening gap between romance and reality after a month on the farm. She notes missing wood, cooking with splinters, and damp clover while tending cows, realizing fond dreams do not always pay out.
DeWitt’s Little Early Risers and the safe easy liver pills promote DeWitt’s Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve the original with claims for piles and general salve uses. Sold by all druggists with warnings to refuse substitutes.
Shake into your shoes for relief from painful and smarting feet ingrown nails and bunions. Alleged to cure sweating and swelling, Allen's Foot-Ease claims instant comfort for tight shoes. Sold by druggists and shoe stores, 26 cents by mail. free trial offer included.
An advertisement extols Rocky Mountain Tea as a mood lifting secret, urging readers to try the remedy to banish morning blues and ease worry, credited to F. D. Stubenrauch.
Henry Busch owned a fine team of young mares valued at $400. An enemy poisoned one and cut the tongue from the other. One horse sickened and died, suspected poison. The remaining mare returned home in distress, tongue severed, unable to take grain but drinking water and hay, feared to starve. Authorities believe a fiendish act.
An old advertisement touts Hollister’s Rocky Mountain Tea as a simple remedy for numerous ailments. It promises blood purification, flesh healing, and system cleansing, claiming it has helped millions and many report happiness after use.
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