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Newspaper
Preston News
Location
Preston, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1908
Page
3
Mrs. David Brown of Locke Arkansas reports two years of eczema with sleepless nights and inability to walk. After trying two doctors and numerous remedies she used Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills three times and regained rest and strength. A year later there is no return of symptoms.
A brisk cold spell prompts a man to joke that his wife prefers their fireside to a matinee. The playful remark captures how chilly days drive cozy, homebound choices during winter.
A fragmentary note cites a Sphinx riddle on in love and diminutives, quoting Juvenal and a playful signoff by E.W. Howe. The text blends quirky maxims, a weathered platitude, and a mention of curing a cold with a curious sign, all in a hazy, historical voice.
The report highlights near completion of the Monarch mines wig mill at Atlanta Idaho and progress on the Boise Ore Testing plant. It notes ore secured for six months and plans for independent smelters to bypass the smelter trust, plus new strikes, expanded mills, and upcoming shipments of coal and gold prospects across Utah Nevada and Colorado.
A boiler explosion at a Northumberland rolling mill killed seven and injured many. Commander Peary plans a new Arctic dash starting next July. A mob lynched Jack Long in Newberry Florida after his arrest for murder. The Sulloway pension bill for widows passes Congress. Baldwin works cut 10,000 Philadelphia engines as orders dry up. Jeune d Arc boiler burst wounded fourteen sailors off Tangier. A famine relief bill for Russia moves forward. Grand Cascapida and Racine fires kill and injure. a club fire costs $120,000. Steel plant workers return after idleness. A Missouri mother kills her two children. Boilermakers strike in Minnesota ends. Outlaws murder rural police near Cheremkhovo. Monaco plant boiler explosion kills workers. Johannesburg boycott movement forms. Two Western Maryland coaches derail. two men die. Harriman house under construction. payroll high. Senate panel boosts South America mail subsidies. St Cuthbert burns. crew drowned. Railways plan cheaper freight car charges. Sympathy vote for Portugal king withdrawn amid constitutional dispute. Mollet shoots himself after girl rejects him. Dr Moss found dead near Morgan Hill. Nyack woman dies after skating accident. Eva Ludgate sings as crowd escapes a fire. Wisconsin Rep Nelson attacks Speaker’s power in House.
The article stresses cleaning kitchen walls with a light tint to reveal dirt and cobwebs. It warns against glue coatings from horse hooves and urges alabaster finishes plus regular spring and fall repaints. It also covers pantry upkeep with yearly wall brushing and sealing holes to deter insects and mice.
The editor recalls a flood of questions from readers seeking moral guidance and social tips. A widowed woman asks about remarriage, a minister's nose provokes doubt, and a woman seeks the best winter resort to meet bachelors. Other queries cover drinking, race, and general propriety.
Testimonial from Mrs. James M. Long of Staunton Virginia dated January 31 1903 and June 6 1907 confirms long term kidney relief after using Doan's Kidney Pills. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY. Also included is a short humorous vignette from Lippincotts Magazine about Abe a tight mulatto boy seeking a white style wedding for five dollars.
A Toledo lawyer swears before officials that the firm F. J. Curser & Co. will pay large sums for each invalid claim. The fragment includes a drug advertisement urging readers to buy a constipation remedy and features a dramatic orator and a weary auditor in a speech scene.
An advertisement urges farmers to plant Salter A. Salter Seed Co products including Emperor William Oats and Silver Shing Barley, claiming high yields and profit on 50 acres. It promises a seed catalog with samples for 10 and 14 cent offers and mentions additional seeds and products.
Dr Moth asks what is wrong as Artie Ant explains he ate too many marshmallows at the swamp party causing a stomach ache and discomfort.
A narrator ponders who first advertised in a history of advertising. A farmer humorously suggests hens as the earliest advertisers, noting no extant data but reasons to believe the claim.
The fragment lists products like Castoria with signatures, Brown's Bronchial Troches for sore throats, Pazo Ointment for itching and protruding issues, and Mrs Winglow's Soothing Syrup for teething. It weaves in ad copy and aphorisms about money, wit, and medicine, reflecting early 20th century brand promotions.
A writer urges patients to share private illness details with Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts. She promises strict confidentiality and cites decades of correspondence with grateful women that demonstrates the therapeutic value of her guidance and treatments.
Persistent advertisement cites Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a remedy for female ailments. A customer from Allen Town Pa shares recovery after following directions, claiming improved health and urging others to try the product. The copy lists conditions such as displacements inflammation irregularities and backache and notes a thirty year record of use.
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