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Newspaper
Potosi Journal
Location
Potosi, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1908
Page
3
A Denver woman writes Mrs. Pinkham praising Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound for female troubles after an operation. The letter claims the product restored her health and urges others to seek Mrs Pinkham’s advice, noting Lynn Mass as the source.
Senator Harte in Albany advocates a bill against cigarette sale and manufacture and shares terse views on medicine. He quips at a banquet that medicine amuses the patient while mature cures the disease, illustrating his blunt style and reform stance.
This 19th century style ad markets Allen's Foot-Ease to cure painful ingrown nails and sweaty feet, promising comfort and easy shoe wear. It touts a trial package free and urges buying only this brand from all druggists for 25 cents, with address in Le Roy New York.
Two authoresses debate literature and finance. One says literature is very difficult while the other agrees. The central aim is achieving financial success without becoming a social failure.
An old advertisement promotes OUR PIE by Prepara Hon. It touts chocolate piles as simple to make and shareable with friends. Three flavors Lemon Chocolate and Custard are offered at 10 cents per kit, put up by Beretta Co Hookenter.
A quoted exchange suggests a line about life and marriage. The remark hints at personal doubt within a domestic context, with a tone of skepticism toward divorce or separation. No additional people, places, or concrete events are provided in the readable text.
A daily fly killer claims to kill thousands in a season and advertises by asking readers to contact a dealer or send 20 cents to H. Bomers at 149 De Kalb Ave Brooklyn NY for more information.
A composite remark on working for a living and Shakespearean praise, noting the Lewis Single Binder straight 5c cigar as consistently quality. A cryptic line about a factory and dishonor appears, followed by a strange phrase about charites and alloys and a physician who is well informed yet often ill informed.
An advertisement lauds a universal health and happiness ethos, promoting known products approved by the Well-Informed of the World. It highlights a family laxative Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co and sold by leading druggists.
Burton H Barnes an American in Corsica aids English officers and Marina in a dangerous vendetta plot. They flee by a fishing lugger toward Nice and Corsica while Enid Anstruther and Edwin Chartris face threats. A note warns Marina may betray Edwin to save her own life.
Citizens demand higher power lighting as fogs diminish and urban brightness rises. The drive pushes more dark corners to be fitted with 30 candlepower electric lamps, up from eight candlepower several years ago, signaling a shift toward stronger public illumination.
A 24 inch square crate with 100 squares and ventilation guides. A matching 100 square testing tray uses a glass pane and cloth, numbered to align with the crate. Six grains from each ear are tested per square, with careful separation and moisture control. If feasible, multiple crates and trays allow simultaneous testing under similar conditions to choose the best seed for planting. An extra year saves corn by testing and storing in the crates before frost.
A discussion on Peruna as a tonic or catarrh remedy cites compounds like COPAIBA COLLIB SONLA CANADENSIS CORYDALIS FORMOSA and CEDRON SEED. The text asserts Peruna's effectiveness through medical opinion and practical experience, noting its manufacture in Columbus Ohio by the Peruna Drug Manufacturing Company.
The Atchison Globe quotes a maxim about unhappy marriages prompting men to warn others and women to become match-makers. Garfield Digestive Tablets and Garfield Tea Co. advertise 25c products from Brooklyn. A stale joke amuses its teller, and a Lewis' Single Binder cigar is promoted by a Peoria dealer. A Morris quote notes that seeing what is right without doing it shows lack of courage.
A Kansas City park board bulletin details oiling boulevard drives to curb dust and wear. Last year sprinklers fought dust but oiling proved far more effective and cheaper, reducing maintenance and washouts while cutting costs by 34 percent totaling 3,535.88 dollars.
Instructions for garden work advise sinking tin cans as watering aids for cucumber and melon hills and spraying promptly. A light social quip asks what tune a daughter can play on a dishpan. A remark warns not to plant peach trees in a chicken yard. Apple exports to Europe through March 11 reach 2,229,295 barrels versus 2,463,939 last year. A cryptic note references sal hu and mice, and a line about a “mise” hired to est e Lord.
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