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Newspaper
Philip Weekly Review
Location
Philip, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1912
Page
7
An old Washington Herald clipping mocks dubious medical claims. It notes Garfield Tes purifies blood and a cure for constipation and skin issues, contrasting grand promises with practical skepticism. A student jokes about domestic science and a $50 bat.
A Michigan woman, troubled by coffee, tries Postum and notes relief from stomach and heart palpitations. She reports husband’s catarrh of the bladder and heart issues improved, and that children enjoy Postum. The letter argues tea and coffee both harm due to caffeine.
A vast hydroelectric project in central Tasmania will divert water from the Shannon River into a lagoon and through steel pipes to create a fall of over 1 000 feet. It is expected to generate about 85 000 horsepower year round to power Hobart Launceston and western mineral districts including Mount Lyell Bischoff Zeehan and silver mines.
London notes the Manchester ship canal now functions as an inland waterway carrying ocean-going ships into the heart of Manchester. The article describes the canal's length about 45 miles, depth six feet, width 800 feet, with sections 60 feet above sea level and a construction cost around 900,000. It highlights tidal approaches to Bristol Ipswich and Chatham, and the surprise of ocean access in a city 40 miles from the sea.
Woolly aphides injure trees by feeding through the outer bark and depriving sap to the growing tissues. They attack young grafts and scars where bark is forming, causing cracks and slowed growth. Remedies include kerosene emulsion, tobacco tea, and carbolic soap solutions.
Fragmentary text describes bases of younger twigs and body of twigs, noting junction at leaf stems and a winding abreat phrasing. May indicate botanical description or field note with unclear context. Entities uncertain due to garbled OCR.
A historical poultry guide advises culling cockerels over four pounds, securing breeding stock, and preventing disturbance during breeding. It covers feeding delays after hatch, early preparation of enclosures, removing sick birds, adding hay to encourage scratching, damp housing as a disease risk, and using coal oil in whitewash to combat lice and mites.
Fragmentary text discusses coal tar for interior use in wood staves and as a preservative. It notes tar application can seal cracks, describes kettle tarting as dangerous due to flames and fumes, and mentions safety steps like keeping distance before applying tar to a surface.
In a playful exchange, Fred asks why Miss Charming is deemed the hotel’s most popular, and Jack notes she is the sole person other guests call a “designing creature,” highlighting her unseen influence at the location.
The piece cites Jorkins as an example of vanity and inconsistency. It contrasts a grandiose Chester field who would relinquish his lifeboat seat to a woman yet attempt to lead a saloon orchestra in Nearer My God to Thee. On land he bullies through women and children to secure a window seat at six o'clock.
Miss Lillian Koussen at a birthday supper in New York was praised for beauty and spirit. Miss Russell joked that a woman is as happy as she looks, and a man is as happy as he feels important.
An old advertisement touts Paxtine antiseptic for tired inflamed eyes and granulated eyelids. It claims quick relief, priced 25 cents a box, with postpaid options via The Paxton Toilet Co. in BostonMass. Includes other patter about eye care and unrelated tidbits from the era.
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